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We propose a method for integration of features extracted using deep representations of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) each of which is learned using a different image dataset of objects and materials for material recognition. Given a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-04-22 Yan Zhang , Mete Ozay , Xing Liu , Takayuki Okatani

FMCW radar could detect object's range, speed and Angleof-Arrival, advantages are robust to bad weather, good range resolution, and good speed resolution. In this paper, we consider the FMCW radar as a novel interacting interface on laptop.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-08-29 Xiaodong Cai , Jingyi Ma , Wei Liu , Hemin Han , Lili Ma

This paper considers object detection and 3D estimation using an FMCW radar. The state-of-the-art deep learning framework is employed instead of using traditional signal processing. In preparing the radar training data, the ground truth of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-02-15 Guoqiang Zhang , Haopeng Li , Fabian Wenger

Reliable connectivity in millimeter-wave (mmWave) and sub-terahertz (sub-THz) networks depends on reflections from surrounding surfaces, as high-frequency signals are highly vulnerable to blockage. The scattering behavior of a surface is…

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar provides robust sensing under adverse conditions and can penetrate thin materials for non-visual perception in industrial and robotic settings. Recent work with MIMO mmWave radar has demonstrated its ability…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-03 Stefan Hägele , Adam Misik , Constantin Patsch , Eckehard Steinbach

In this paper, we propose a novel deep neural network framework embedded with low-level features (LCNN) for salient object detection in complex images. We utilise the advantage of convolutional neural networks to automatically learn the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-08-18 Hongyang Li , Huchuan Lu , Zhe Lin , Xiaohui Shen , Brian Price

Millimeter wave (mmWave) based gesture recognition technology provides a good human computer interaction (HCI) experience. Prior works focus on the close-range gesture recognition, but fall short in range extension, i.e., they are unable to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-02-10 Yu Liu , Yuheng Wang , Haipeng Liu , Anfu Zhou , Jianhua Liu , Ning Yang

Due to its light and weather-independent sensing, millimeter-wave (MMW) radar is essential in smart environments. Intelligent vehicle systems and industry-grade MMW radars have integrated such capabilities. Industry-grade MMW radars are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-04 Maloy Kumar Devnath , Avijoy Chakma , Mohammad Saeid Anwar , Emon Dey , Zahid Hasan , Marc Conn , Biplab Pal , Nirmalya Roy

Camouflaged object detection (COD) aims to segment objects that blend into their surroundings. However, most existing studies overlook the semantic differences among textual prompts of different targets as well as fine-grained frequency…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Dezhen Wang , Haixiang Zhao , Xiang Shen , Sheng Miao

The increasing congestion of the radio frequency spectrum presents challenges for efficient spectrum utilization. Cognitive radio systems enable dynamic spectrum access with the aid of recent innovations in neural networks. However,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-08-25 Sangwon Shin , Mehmet C. Vuran

Salient object detection is a fundamental problem and has been received a great deal of attentions in computer vision. Recently deep learning model became a powerful tool for image feature extraction. In this paper, we propose a multi-scale…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-01-15 Fen Xiao , Wenzheng Deng , Liangchan Peng , Chunhong Cao , Kai Hu , Xieping Gao

This paper presents a system for robust, large-scale topological localisation using Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) scanning radar. We learn a metric space for embedding polar radar scans using CNN and NetVLAD architectures…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-01-29 Ştefan Săftescu , Matthew Gadd , Daniele De Martini , Dan Barnes , Paul Newman

Winter conditions pose several challenges for automated driving applications. A key challenge during winter is accurate assessment of road surface condition, as its impact on friction is a critical parameter for safely and reliably…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-29 Risto Ojala , Alvari Seppänen

Challenges in remote sensing object detection(RSOD), such as high interclass similarity, imbalanced foreground-background distribution, and the small size of objects in remote sensing images, significantly hinder detection accuracy.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-04 Yujie Lei , Wenjie Sun , Sen Jia , Qingquan Li , Jie Zhang

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) OFDM radar equipped with rainbow beamforming, enabled by phase-time arrays (PTAs), provides wide-angle coverage and is well-suited for fast real-time target detection and tracking. However, accurate detection of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-10 Qiushi Liang , Yeyue Cai , Jianhua Mo , Meixia Tao

Understanding structure-property relationships in complex materials requires integrating complementary measurements across multiple length scales. Here we propose an interpretable "multimodal" machine learning framework that unifies…

Materials Science · Physics 2026-02-03 Shun Muroga , Hideaki Nakajima , Taiyo Shimizu , Kazufumi Kobashi , Kenji Hata

Few-Shot Remote Sensing Scene Classification (FSRSSC) is an important task, which aims to recognize novel scene classes with few examples. Recently, several studies attempt to address the FSRSSC problem by following few-shot natural image…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-10-05 Baoquan Zhang , Shanshan Feng , Xutao Li , Yunming Ye , Rui Ye

mmWave FMCW radar has attracted huge amount of research interest for human-centered applications in recent years, such as human gesture/activity recognition. Most existing pipelines are built upon conventional Discrete Fourier Transform…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-11-09 Peijun Zhao , Chris Xiaoxuan Lu , Bing Wang , Niki Trigoni , Andrew Markham

Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radars are indispensable for perception tasks of autonomous vehicles, thanks to their resilience in challenging weather conditions. Yet, their deployment is often limited by insufficient spatial resolution for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-06-12 Ruxin Zheng , Shunqiao Sun , Holger Caesar , Honglei Chen , Jian Li

Frequency-modulated continuous wave radars have gained increasing popularity in the automotive industry. Their robustness against adverse weather conditions makes it a suitable choice for radar object detection in advanced driver assistance…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-05-18 Huaiyu Chen , Fahed Hassanat , Robert Laganiere , Martin Bouchard