Symmetry-Aware Methods in Image Processing and Computer Vision

Dear Colleagues,

Recent advances in image processing and computer vision, driven by improved image acquisition and intelligent devices, have enabled wide real-world applications and rapid progress in symmetry-aware techniques. By exploiting geometric symmetry and invariance, modern methods achieve improved efficiency, robustness, and accuracy in visual analysis.

Deep learning, particularly symmetry-aware neural networks, has significantly advanced image processing and computer vision by leveraging large-scale data. However, these models often require substantial computational resources, limiting their deployment in real-time and resource-constrained environments. To overcome these challenges, lightweight and efficient network architectures that incorporate symmetry have gained increasing attention.

This Special Issue focuses on recent developments in symmetry-aware and lightweight methods for fast image processing and computer vision. We welcome original research contributions on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

• Symmetry-aware and lightweight deep neural networks.
• Fast image restoration, including denoising, super-resolution, and deblurring.
• Efficient object detection and image segmentation.
• Fast and symmetry-aware image style transfer.
• Secure and privacy-preserving image processing using cryptography.
• Homomorphic encryption and secure deep learning for images.
• Image authentication, watermarking, and tamper detection for security.
• Real-time secure image and video processing on resource-constrained devices.

We look forward to receiving your contributions and to fostering further advances in symmetry-aware image processing and computer vision.

Prof. Dr. Nabil El Akkad
Prof. Dr. Mostafa Merras
Guest Editors

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