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We propose a novel direction to improve the denoising quality of filtering-based denoising algorithms in real time by predicting the best filter parameter value using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). We take the use case of BM3D, the…
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Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are the state-of-the-art algorithms for the processing of images. However the configuration and training of these networks is a complex task requiring deep domain knowledge, experience and much trial and…
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Deep learning algorithms have demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in various tasks of image restoration. This was made possible through the ability of CNNs to learn from large exemplar sets. However, the latter becomes an issue for…
We propose an efficient neural network for RAW image denoising. Although neural network-based denoising has been extensively studied for image restoration, little attention has been given to efficient denoising for compute limited and power…
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Document image enhancement and binarization methods are often used to improve the accuracy and efficiency of document image analysis tasks such as text recognition. Traditional non-machine-learning methods are constructed on low-level…
A key enabler of deploying convolutional neural networks on resource-constrained embedded systems is the binary neural network (BNN). BNNs save on memory and simplify computation by binarizing both features and weights. Unfortunately,…
Binary Neural Networks (BNNs) enable efficient deep learning by saving on storage and computational costs. However, as the size of neural networks continues to grow, meeting computational requirements remains a challenge. In this work, we…
In this paper we propose a new approach for learning local descriptors for matching image patches. It has recently been demonstrated that descriptors based on convolutional neural networks (CNN) can significantly improve the matching…
Image denoising is a classical problem in low level computer vision. Model-based optimization methods and deep learning approaches have been the two main strategies for solving the problem. Model-based optimization methods are flexible for…
We introduce a novel scheme to train binary convolutional neural networks (CNNs) -- CNNs with weights and activations constrained to {-1,+1} at run-time. It has been known that using binary weights and activations drastically reduce memory…
Binary Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) can significantly reduce the number of arithmetic operations and the size of memory storage, which makes the deployment of CNNs on mobile or embedded systems more promising. However, the accuracy…
In this paper, a novel inverse tone mapping method using a convolutional neural network (CNN) with LDR based learning is proposed. In conventional inverse tone mapping with CNNs, generated HDR images cannot have absolute luminance, although…