Neural Networks and Deep Learning in Image Sensing
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Sensing and Imaging".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 60251
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Interests: image deconvolution/restoration; color image compression; computer vision; deep learning
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Interests: multiagent reinforcement learning; few shot learning/model-agnostic meta-learning; adversarial machine learning; generative adversarial network
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Deep-learning-based image sensing is used in a variety of applications today. Major smartphone makers, for example, are adding new deep-learning-based technologies to smartphone camera applications, such as face recognition, panoramic photography, depth/geometry detection, high-quality magnification, and detection.
More innovative and enchanting functions based on deep learning are expected to be included in future imaging systems. In addition to the trend of increasing the functions in the imaging system, another important trend for smartphone cameras is the increase in resolution. The increased resolution of smartphone cameras reduces the size of the pixel sensors, which again reduces the amount of light sensed in each pixel. This reduces not only the dynamic range of the sensed image but also the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and makes it difficult to take clear pictures at night. Therefore, the importance of developing high-performance image signal processing (ISP) techniques is increasing.
Many deep-learning-based ISP technologies have recently been developed and successfully applied to image post-processing techniques such as conversion of mobile photos to DSLR-quality photos, automatic night shots, demosaicing, denoising, dehazing, deblurring, super resolution, high dynamic range imaging, digital image stabilization, etc. Furthermore, deep-learning-based ISP technologies have also been successfully applied to images captured by multispectral filter arrays (MSFA) to enhance the resolution and sensitivity by integrating additional information received from spectrum-wide bands. Such ISP technologies can be employed in various applications, such as military, surveillance, remote sensing, and scientific imaging applications.
The goal of this Special Issue is to highlight and invite state-of-the-art research papers related to deep-learning-based image processing and computer vision techniques in image sensing. Topics include but are not limited to:
Deep-learning-based image signal processing techniques:
- Deep learning-based demosaicing;
- Deep learning-based superresolution;
- Deep learning-based deblurring/denoising;
- Deep learning-based dehazing, inpainting, compression;
- Other advanced image signal processing (ISP) techniques based on deep learning;
Deep learning-based computational photography:
- Deep learning-based panoramic photography;
- Deep learning-based generative models for image sensing applications;
- Deep learning-based image/video alignment;
- Deep learning-based image/video artifact corrections, image/video stabilization;
- Deep learning-based rendering;
- Deep learning-based image reconstruction and image/data fusion from data acquired by multispectral sensors;
Deep learning based computer vision algorithms:
- Deep learning-based depth estimation;
- Deep learning-based object detection, object tracking, object localization;
- Deep learning-based scene understanding, three-dimensional analysis;
- Deep learning-based segmentation, shape detection;
- Few-shot learning.
Prof. Dr. Sukho Lee
Prof. Dr. Dae-Ki Kang
Guest Editors
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