AI-Driven Image and Video Understanding

Dear Colleague,

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revolutionized image and video understanding, evolving from theoretical exploration to practical cornerstones across critical domains, including medical imaging for disease diagnosis, real-time perception in autonomous vehicles, intelligent content curation in multimedia platforms, and smart surveillance for public safety. This transformation has made AI indispensable, yet it also underscores the need to address emerging challenges in visual data analysis. This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research at the dynamic intersection of AI and visual content understanding.

Against the backdrop of explosive growth in unstructured visual data (e.g., high-resolution images, long-form videos) and rapid advancements in deep learning (e.g., transformer-based architectures), generative models (e.g., diffusion models), and multimodal fusion techniques, we actively seek submissions that push the boundaries of existing knowledge. Focused topics include novel neural architectures for image and video understanding, multi-model data processing, AI-driven computer vision, and AI-driven vision applications.  

We invite submissions that blend rigorous theoretical insights with robust empirical validation, explicitly addressing key challenges facing visual AI systems. By bringing together researchers from computer vision, machine learning, and application domains, this Special Issue seeks to accelerate cross-field knowledge exchange, drive technical innovation, and highlight how AI can unlock richer, more reliable insights from visual data. Ultimately, it aims to shape the future of AI-driven image and video understanding, fostering solutions that deliver tangible societal benefits.

Dr. Gongyang Li
Dr. Xiaofei Zhou
Dr. Yong Wu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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