BiconNet: An edge-preserved connectivity-based approach for salient object detection

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Highlights:

• A new connectivity-based CNN (BiconNet) for salient object detection is proposed.

• Inter-pixel relationship is modeled by using connectivity masks as training labels.

• Edge features are emphasized via a newly proposed and efficient module.

• BiconNet can be plugged into existing models with a neglectable parameter increase.

• BiconNet outperformed existing salient object detection methods.

摘要

•A new connectivity-based CNN (BiconNet) for salient object detection is proposed.•Inter-pixel relationship is modeled by using connectivity masks as training labels.•Edge features are emphasized via a newly proposed and efficient module.•BiconNet can be plugged into existing models with a neglectable parameter increase.•BiconNet outperformed existing salient object detection methods.

论文关键词:Salient object detection,Visual saliency,Connectivity modeling,Deep learning,Edge modeling

论文评审过程:Received 31 March 2021, Revised 30 June 2021, Accepted 6 August 2021, Available online 13 August 2021, Version of Record 19 August 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2021.108231