Hybrid Local and Global Deep-Learning Architecture for Salient-Object Detection

Salient-object detection is a fundamental and the most challenging problem in computer vision. This paper focuses on the detection of salient objects, especially in low-contrast images. To this end, a hybrid deep-learning architecture is proposed where features are extracted on both the local and gl...

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Autores principales: Wajeeha Sultan, Nadeem Anjum, Mark Stansfield, Naeem Ramzan
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Colección:Applied Sciences
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Acceso en línea:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/23/8754
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Sumario:Salient-object detection is a fundamental and the most challenging problem in computer vision. This paper focuses on the detection of salient objects, especially in low-contrast images. To this end, a hybrid deep-learning architecture is proposed where features are extracted on both the local and global level. These features are then integrated to extract the exact boundary of the object of interest in an image. Experimentation was performed on five standard datasets, and results were compared with state-of-the-art approaches. Both qualitative and quantitative analyses showed the robustness of the proposed architecture.
ISSN:2076-3417