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Two-Stage Framework for Faster Semantic Segmentation.

Ricardo Cruz^1,2, Diana Teixeira E Silva^1,2, Tiago Gonçalves^1,2

¹Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.

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|March 30, 2023

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This study introduces a new semantic segmentation framework that refines difficult image patches, accelerating inference speed by four times. This efficient approach is ideal for computationally constrained applications.

Keywords:

computer vision deep learning semantic segmentation

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Image Processing

Background:

Conventional semantic segmentation models inefficiently process all pixels equally.
Computational constraints limit the deployment of complex segmentation models.
There is a need for efficient segmentation methods that prioritize difficult-to-segment regions.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an efficient semantic segmentation framework.
To accelerate inference and training times for image segmentation tasks.
To address computational limitations in deploying segmentation models.

Main Methods:

Proposed a novel framework for semantic segmentation.
Implemented a two-stage approach: initial rough segmentation followed by refinement of hard-to-segment patches.
Evaluated the framework across four datasets (autonomous driving, biomedical) and four state-of-the-art architectures.

Main Results:

Achieved a fourfold acceleration in inference time.
Observed additional gains in training time.
Demonstrated the framework's effectiveness on diverse datasets and architectures.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework offers significant speed improvements for semantic segmentation.
The method provides an efficient solution for computationally constrained environments.
A slight trade-off in output quality is noted for substantial performance gains.