Computer vision promising innovations

Yara Maha Dolla Ali

doi:10.54254/2977-3903/3/2023026

1. Introduction

Computer vision, historically rooted in the endeavor to simulate human sight and interpretation, has emerged as one of the quintessential disciplines in the confluence of artificial intelligence and image processing (Zhang, Sclaroff, & Lin, 2018). This fusion aims to design algorithms and models that empower machines to interpret, analyze, and act upon visual data, comparable to human understanding. The surge in digital imagery, from social media content to medical scans, positions computer vision as an indispensable tool for various sectors such as healthcare, entertainment, security, and transportation (Jiang et al., 2020). As organizations grapple with vast volumes of unstructured visual data, there is an escalating demand for automated and intelligent visual interpretation. This paper delves into the intricacies, challenges, and opportunities of computer vision, leveraging state-of-the-art techniques and offering a holistic understanding of its transformative potential.

2. Related work

Over the past decade, advancements in computer vision have been primarily driven by deep learning techniques, primarily Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) (Krizhevsky, Sutskever, & Hinton, 2012). These networks have excelled in tasks such as image classification, object detection, and semantic segmentation. Another landmark has been the Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) proposed by Goodfellow et al. (2014), facilitating image generation, super-resolution, and style transfer. Beyond these, Transformer architectures, which revolutionized natural language processing, are also making inroads into the computer vision domain (Dosovitskiy et al., 2020). In the context of real-world applications, computer vision has been instrumental in medical imaging for anomaly detection (Shen, Wu, & Suk, 2017) and in autonomous vehicles for pedestrian detection and route planning (Chen et al., 2017).

Table 1: Overview of Popular Computer Vision Datasets

Dataset Name	Number of Images	Categories	Notable Use Case
ImageNet	1.2 million	1,000	Image classification
COCO	200,000	80	Object detection & Segmentation
ADE20K	20,000	150	Scene parsing
CelebA	200,000	40	Facial attribute detection
Cityscapes	5,000	30	Semantic urban scene understanding

Table 2: Comparison of Select Deep Learning Architectures in Computer Vision

Architecture	Year	Parameters	Top-1 Accuracy (ImageNet)	Special Feature
VGG16	2014	138M	71.3%	Very deep with small filters
ResNet-50	2016	25.6M	76.2%	Residual connections
MobileNet	2017	4.2M	70.6%	Efficient for mobile
EfficientNet-B0	2019	5.3M	77.3%	Scalable architecture
Transformer (ViT)	2020	86M	77.9%	Attention mechanisms

3. Methodology

For this research, we conducted a rigorous examination of cutting-edge computer vision models on benchmark datasets, including ImageNet and COCO. Our focus was on understanding the trade-offs between accuracy, computational requirements, and interpretability. We utilized cloud-based infrastructure to train deep learning models and adopted the Explainable AI (XAI) framework for model interpretability (Arrieta et al., 2020).

4. Conclusion

The realm of computer vision, bolstered by deep learning, has showcased an unprecedented capacity to transform industries and augment human capabilities. While we have made substantial progress, challenges such as real-time processing, data bias, and ethical considerations demand attention. It is paramount that as we design sophisticated algorithms, we remain conscious of their societal implications and address issues of fairness, accountability, and transparency.

5. Future work

Looking ahead, the fusion of computer vision with augmented reality (AR) offers a promising avenue, enhancing user experience in gaming, shopping, and remote collaboration. The integration of vision with other sensory data, such as audio and tactile feedback, can pave the way for multi-modal AI systems, offering a richer interpretation of the environment. Furthermore, as the boundaries of edge computing expand, optimizing computer vision models for edge devices, ensuring real-time performance with limited resources, will become critical. Ethical AI in computer vision, addressing issues of data bias and ensuring fairness, remains a paramount concern and warrants rigorous research (Buolamwini & Gebru, 2018).

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Figure 1. Schematic overview of the process.

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Ali,Y.M.D. (2023). Computer vision promising innovations. Advances in Engineering Innovation,3,5-8.

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