Efficient decomposition of image and mesh graphs by lifted multicuts

M. Keuper, E. Levinkov, N. Bonneel, G. Lavoue, T. Brox, B. Andres

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Abstract

Formulations of the Image Decomposition Problem [18] as a Multicut Problem (MP) w.r.t. a superpixel graph have received considerable attention. In contrast, instances of the MP w.r.t. a pixel grid graph have received little attention, firstly, because the MP is NP-hard and instances w.r.t. a pixel grid graph are hard to solve in practice, and, secondly, due to the lack of long-range terms in the objective function of the MP. We propose a generalization of the MP with long-range terms (LMP). We design and implement two efficient algorithms (primal feasible heuristics) for the MP and LMP which allow us to study instances of both problems w.r.t. the pixel grid graphs of the images in the BSDS-500 benchmark. The decompositions we obtain do not differ significantly from the state of the art, suggesting that the LMP is a competitive formulation of the Image Decomposition Problem. To demonstrate the generality of the LMP, we apply it also to the Mesh Decomposition Problem posed by the Princeton benchmark [16], obtaining state-of-the-art decompositions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 International Conference on Computer Vision, ICCV 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1751-1759
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9781467383912
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 17 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event15th IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision, ICCV 2015 - Santiago, Chile
Duration: 11 Dec 201518 Dec 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision
Volume2015 International Conference on Computer Vision, ICCV 2015
ISSN (Print)1550-5499

Conference

Conference15th IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision, ICCV 2015
Country/TerritoryChile
CitySantiago
Period11/12/1518/12/15

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