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Saliency Prediction on Omnidirectional Image With Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning.

Mai Xu, Li Yang, Xiaoming Tao

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing : a Publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society

|January 18, 2021

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This study introduces SalGAIL, a new method using generative adversarial imitation learning (GAIL) to predict head movements when viewing omnidirectional images (ODIs). SalGAIL effectively models user attention and generates accurate saliency maps for ODIs.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Human-Computer Interaction
Machine Learning

Background:

Predicting user attention is crucial for omnidirectional images (ODIs).
Head movements are key to navigating ODIs, necessitating fixation prediction.
Existing methods lack robust prediction models for head fixations on ODIs.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose SalGAIL, a novel approach for predicting head fixations on ODIs.
To develop a large-scale dataset (AOI) for studying attention on ODIs.
To leverage deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and GAIL for accurate saliency map generation.

Main Methods:

Established a large-scale Attention on ODIs (AOI) dataset with 30 subjects viewing 600 ODIs.
Discovered consistent head fixation patterns, front-center bias (FCB), and similar movement magnitudes.
Applied generative adversarial imitation learning (GAIL) within a deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework to predict head fixations.

Main Results:

Developed a multi-stream DRL model for predicting head fixations across different subjects.
Generated saliency maps for ODIs by convolving predicted head fixations.
Achieved significantly better performance compared to 11 state-of-the-art approaches.

Conclusions:

SalGAIL effectively predicts head fixations and generates accurate saliency maps for ODIs.
The findings highlight consistent patterns in human attention on ODIs.
The proposed method offers a significant advancement in understanding and predicting user behavior with immersive content.