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We present a novel approach to face aging that addresses the limitations of current methods which treat aging as a global, homogeneous process. Existing techniques using GANs and diffusion models often condition generation on a reference…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Lais Isabelle Alves dos Santos , Julien Despois , Thibaut Chauffier , Sileye O. Ba , Giovanni Palma

Image generative models, particularly diffusion-based models, have surged in popularity due to their remarkable ability to synthesize highly realistic images. However, since these models are data-driven, they inherit biases from the…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-18 Lin-Chun Huang , Ching Chieh Tsao , Fang-Yi Su , Jung-Hsien Chiang

Controllable diffusion generation often relies on various heuristics that are seemingly disconnected without a unified understanding. We bridge this gap with Diffusion Controller (DiffCon), a unified control-theoretic view that casts…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-10 Tong Yang , Moonkyung Ryu , Chih-Wei Hsu , Guy Tennenholtz , Yuejie Chi , Craig Boutilier , Bo Dai

Recent advances in text-to-image generation with diffusion models present transformative capabilities in image quality. However, user controllability of the generated image, and fast adaptation to new tasks still remains an open challenge,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-17 Omer Bar-Tal , Lior Yariv , Yaron Lipman , Tali Dekel

Modern learning-based approaches to 3D-aware image synthesis achieve high photorealism and 3D-consistent viewpoint changes for the generated images. Existing approaches represent instances in a shared canonical space. However, for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-15 Katja Schwarz , Seung Wook Kim , Jun Gao , Sanja Fidler , Andreas Geiger , Karsten Kreis

Diffusion models have shown remarkable potential in planning and control tasks due to their ability to represent multimodal distributions over actions and trajectories. However, ensuring safety under constraints remains a critical challenge…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-06-17 Jichen Zhang , Liqun Zhao , Antonis Papachristodoulou , Jack Umenberger

Recently, the multimedia community has witnessed the rise of diffusion models trained on large-scale multi-modal data for visual content creation, particularly in the field of text-to-image generation. In this paper, we propose a new task…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-11-10 Jingwen Chen , Yingwei Pan , Ting Yao , Tao Mei

Text-conditioned diffusion models can generate impressive images, but fall short when it comes to fine-grained control. Unlike direct-editing tools like Photoshop, text conditioned models require the artist to perform "prompt engineering,"…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-05 Michelle Shu , Charles Herrmann , Richard Strong Bowen , Forrester Cole , Ramin Zabih

Conditional diffusion models have exhibited superior performance in high-fidelity text-guided visual generation and editing. Nevertheless, prevailing text-guided visual diffusion models primarily focus on incorporating text-visual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-05 Ling Yang , Zhilong Zhang , Zhaochen Yu , Jingwei Liu , Minkai Xu , Stefano Ermon , Bin Cui

Text-to-image diffusion models have revolutionized image synthesis and editing, but precise control over stylistic attributes remains a challenge, often causing unintended content modifications. We propose an approach for fine-grained…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Max Reimann , Benito Buchheim , Jürgen Döllner

Classifier guidance -- using the gradients of an image classifier to steer the generations of a diffusion model -- has the potential to dramatically expand the creative control over image generation and editing. However, currently…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-02 Bram Wallace , Akash Gokul , Stefano Ermon , Nikhil Naik

Diffusion models excel in image generation but lack detailed semantic control using text prompts. Additional techniques have been developed to address this limitation. However, conditioning diffusion models solely on text-based descriptions…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-10-17 Frank Fundel

Large-scale generative models are capable of producing high-quality images from detailed text descriptions. However, many aspects of an image are difficult or impossible to convey through text. We introduce self-guidance, a method that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-06-13 Dave Epstein , Allan Jabri , Ben Poole , Alexei A. Efros , Aleksander Holynski

We are witnessing a revolution in conditional image synthesis with the recent success of large scale text-to-image generation methods. This success also opens up new opportunities in controlling the generation and editing process using…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Burak Can Biner , Farrin Marouf Sofian , Umur Berkay Karakaş , Duygu Ceylan , Erkut Erdem , Aykut Erdem

Facial attribute editing and style manipulation are crucial for applications like virtual avatars and photo editing. However, achieving precise control over facial attributes without altering unrelated features is challenging due to the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-24 Wenmin Huang , Weiqi Luo , Xiaochun Cao , Jiwu Huang

Latent Diffusion Models (LDMs) enable high-quality image synthesis while avoiding excessive compute demands by training a diffusion model in a compressed lower-dimensional latent space. Here, we apply the LDM paradigm to high-resolution…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-29 Andreas Blattmann , Robin Rombach , Huan Ling , Tim Dockhorn , Seung Wook Kim , Sanja Fidler , Karsten Kreis

The diffusion model has demonstrated superior performance in synthesizing diverse and high-quality images for text-guided image translation. However, there remains room for improvement in both the formulation of text prompts and the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-27 Qi Si , Bo Wang , Zhao Zhang

Diffusion models have recently emerged as powerful generative priors for solving inverse problems. However, training diffusion models in the pixel space are both data-intensive and computationally demanding, which restricts their…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-17 Bowen Song , Soo Min Kwon , Zecheng Zhang , Xinyu Hu , Qing Qu , Liyue Shen

Large-scale generative models have achieved remarkable advancements in various visual tasks, yet their application to shadow removal in images remains challenging. These models often generate diverse, realistic details without adequate…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-12-04 Xinjie Li , Yang Zhao , Dong Wang , Yuan Chen , Li Cao , Xiaoping Liu

Interior design is a complex and creative discipline involving aesthetics, functionality, ergonomics, and materials science. Effective solutions must meet diverse requirements, typically producing multiple deliverables such as renderings…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Yuxuan Yang , Tao Geng