AI in Object Detection—2nd Edition
A Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417) belonging to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2026 | Viewed by 603
Editors
Interests: image processing; artificial intelligence; deep learning; target detection; pattern recognition; target recognition
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Interests: medical image processing; deep learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Small object detection and tracking are currently among the most challenging and fundamental topics in computer vision. ‘Small objects’ are typically characterized by small size, low contrast, and blurred edges, which collectively complicate the tasks of detection and tracking. In recent years, advancements in this field have facilitated the application of small object detection and tracking in remote sensing imagery across diverse domains, including mineral exploration, precision agriculture, urban planning, forestry management, and disaster assessment. Despite these advancements, several critical challenges persist in real-world applications, particularly in the context of high-resolution remote sensing imagery. Key issues include the difficulty of extracting detailed information from small objects, the trade-off between detection accuracy and computational efficiency, the ability to identify unknown or untrained categories within remote sensing data, and the effective tracking of small objects over time. Addressing these challenges remains essential for advancing the practical utility of small object detection and tracking systems. Therefore, we invite submissions of papers including theoretical research and those on practical applications related to transformer models and deep learning architecture for small object detection related to remote sensing images.
Prof. Dr. Fengping An
Dr. Chuyang Ye
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- object detection
- object tracking
- target identification
- remote sensing
- deep learning
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