Search Results for author: Alin Achim

Found 30 papers, 9 papers with code

RKFNet: A Novel Neural Network Aided Robust Kalman Filter

no code implementations25 Mar 2024 Pengcheng Hao, Oktay Karakus, Alin Achim

Driven by the filtering challenges in linear systems disturbed by non-Gaussian heavy-tailed noise, the robust Kalman filters (RKFs) leveraging diverse heavy-tailed distributions have been introduced.

On the Modelling of Ship Wakes in S-Band SAR Images and an Application to Ship Identification

no code implementations6 Feb 2024 Kamirul Kamirul, Odysseas Pappas, Igor G. Rizaev, Alin Achim

We present a novel ship wake simulation system for generating S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images, and demonstrate the use of such imagery for the classification of ships based on their wake signatures via a deep learning approach.

Dielectric Constant

RoTIR: Rotation-Equivariant Network and Transformers for Fish Scale Image Registration

no code implementations20 Jan 2024 Ruixiong Wang, Alin Achim, Renata Raele-Rolfe, Qiao Tong, Dylan Bergen, Chrissy Hammond, Stephen Cross

In this work, we present 'Rotation-Equivariant network and Transformers for Image Registration' (RoTIR), a deep-learning-based method for the alignment of fish scale images captured by light microscopy.

Image Registration

OCT2Confocal: 3D CycleGAN based Translation of Retinal OCT Images to Confocal Microscopy

1 code implementation17 Nov 2023 Xin Tian, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Lindsay Nicholson, Alin Achim

This marks the first attempt to exploit the inherent 3D information of OCT and translate it into the rich, detailed color domain of confocal microscopy.

DUBLINE: A Deep Unfolding Network for B-line Detection in Lung Ultrasound Images

no code implementations11 Nov 2023 Tianqi Yang, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Oktay Karakuş, Marco Allinovi, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir, Alin Achim

In the context of lung ultrasound, the detection of B-lines, which are indicative of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary edema, plays a pivotal role in clinical diagnosis.

Line Detection

Robust Kalman Filters Based on the Sub-Gaussian $α$-stable Distribution

1 code implementation13 May 2023 Pengcheng Hao, Oktay Karakuş, Alin Achim

Motivated by filtering tasks under a linear system with non-Gaussian heavy-tailed noise, various robust Kalman filters (RKFs) based on different heavy-tailed distributions have been proposed.

A Semi-supervised Learning Approach for B-line Detection in Lung Ultrasound Images

no code implementations25 Nov 2022 Tianqi Yang, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Oktay Karakuş, Marco Allinovi, Alin Achim

Studies have proved that the number of B-lines in lung ultrasound images has a strong statistical link to the amount of extravascular lung water, which is significant for hemodialysis treatment.

Contrastive Learning Line Detection

Detection of Parasitic Eggs from Microscopy Images and the emergence of a new dataset

no code implementations6 Mar 2022 Perla Mayo, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Thanarat H. Chalidabhongse, Duangdao Palasuwan, Alin Achim

Automatic detection of parasitic eggs in microscopy images has the potential to increase the efficiency of human experts whilst also providing an objective assessment.

Generative Adversarial Network Image Enhancement +2

High-resolution Coastline Extraction in SAR Images via MISP-GGD Superpixel Segmentation

no code implementations5 Mar 2022 Odysseas Pappas, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Byron Adams, Alin Achim

High accuracy coastline/shoreline extraction from SAR imagery is a crucial step in a number of maritime and coastal monitoring applications.

Clustering Image Segmentation +2

Sparse InSAR Data 3D Inpainting for Ground Deformation Detection Along the Rail Corridor

no code implementations4 Mar 2022 Odysseas Pappas, Juliet Biggs, David Bull, Alin Achim, Nantheera Anantrasirichai

Monitoring of ground movement close to the rail corridor, such as that associated with landslips caused by ground subsidence and/or uplift, is of great interest for the detection and prevention of possible railway faults.

3D Inpainting

Optimal Transport-based Graph Matching for 3D retinal OCT image registration

no code implementations28 Feb 2022 Xin Tian, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Lindsay Nicholson, Alin Achim

Finally, registration along the direction orthogonal to the x-y plane (the z-direction) is guided by the segmentation of two important anatomical features peculiar to mouse b-scans, the Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM) and the hyaloid remnant (HR).

Graph Matching Image Registration

Sparse regularization with a non-convex penalty for SAR imaging and autofocusing

no code implementations22 Aug 2021 Zi-Yao Zhang, Odysseas Pappas, Igor G. Rizaev, Alin Achim

In this paper, SAR image reconstruction with joint phase error estimation (autofocusing) is formulated as an inverse problem.

Image Reconstruction

Current Advances in Computational Lung Ultrasound Imaging: A Review

no code implementations21 Mar 2021 Tianqi Yang, Oktay Karakuş, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Alin Achim

In the field of biomedical imaging, ultrasonography has become increasingly widespread, and an important auxiliary diagnostic tool with unique advantages, such as being non-ionising and often portable.

SAR Image Autofocusing using Wirtinger calculus and Cauchy regularization

no code implementations17 Dec 2020 Zi-Yao Zhang, Odysseas Pappas, Alin Achim

In this paper, an optimization model using Cauchy regularization is proposed for simultaneous SAR image reconstruction and autofocusing.

Image Reconstruction

Exploiting the Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform for Ship Wake Detection in SAR Imagery

no code implementations11 Dec 2020 Wanli Ma, Alin Achim, Oktay Karakuş

In this paper, we analyse synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images of the sea surface using an inverse problem formulation whereby Radon domain information is enhanced in order to accurately detect ship wakes.

A Simulation Study to Evaluate the Performance of the Cauchy Proximal Operator in Despeckling SAR Images of the Sea Surface

no code implementations11 Dec 2020 Oktay Karakuş, Igor Rizaev, Alin Achim

The analysis of ocean surface is widely performed using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery as it yields information for wide areas under challenging weather conditions, during day or night, etc.

Non-convex Super-resolution of OCT images via sparse representation

no code implementations22 Oct 2020 Gabriele Scrivanti, Luca Calatroni, Serena Morigi, Lindsay Nicholson, Alin Achim

We propose a non-convex variational model for the super-resolution of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) images of the murine eye, by enforcing sparsity with respect to suitable dictionaries learnt from high-resolution OCT data.

Super-Resolution

Representation Learning via Cauchy Convolutional Sparse Coding

no code implementations8 Aug 2020 Perla Mayo, Oktay Karakuş, Robin Holmes, Alin Achim

In representation learning, Convolutional Sparse Coding (CSC) enables unsupervised learning of features by jointly optimising both an \(\ell_2\)-norm fidelity term and a sparsity enforcing penalty.

Representation Learning

A Generalized Gaussian Extension to the Rician Distribution for SAR Image Modeling

1 code implementation15 Jun 2020 Oktay Karakuş, Ercan E. Kuruoglu, Alin Achim

In this paper, we present a novel statistical model, $\textit{the generalized-Gaussian-Rician}$ (GG-Rician) distribution, for the characterization of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images.

Detection of Line Artefacts in Lung Ultrasound Images of COVID-19 Patients via Non-Convex Regularization

1 code implementation6 May 2020 Oktay Karakuş, Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Amazigh Aguersif, Stein Silva, Adrian Basarab, Alin Achim

In this paper, we present a novel method for line artefacts quantification in lung ultrasound (LUS) images of COVID-19 patients.

On Solving SAR Imaging Inverse Problems Using Non-Convex Regularization with a Cauchy-based Penalty

1 code implementation1 May 2020 Oktay Karakuş, Alin Achim

We show that the proposed Cauchy-based penalty function leads to better image reconstruction results when compared to the reference penalty functions for all SAR imaging inverse problems in this paper.

Image Reconstruction Super-Resolution

Iterative Cauchy Thresholding: Regularisation with a heavy-tailed prior

1 code implementation27 Mar 2020 Perla Mayo, Robin Holmes, Alin Achim

The Cauchy distribution is known to be able to capture heavy-tails in the data, which are linked to sparse processes.

Image and Video Processing

Convergence Guarantees for Non-Convex Optimisation with Cauchy-Based Penalties

3 code implementations10 Mar 2020 Oktay Karakus, Perla Mayo, Alin Achim

In this paper, we propose a proximal splitting methodology with a non-convex penalty function based on the heavy-tailed Cauchy distribution.

Denoising Image Reconstruction

Detection of Ship Wakes in SAR Imagery Using Cauchy Regularisation

no code implementations12 Feb 2020 Tianqi Yang, Oktay Karakuş, Alin Achim

A Bayesian method, the Moreau-Yoshida unadjusted Langevin algorithm (MYULA), which is computationally efficient and robust is used to estimate the image in the transform domain by minimizing the negative log-posterior distribution.

Image Fusion via Sparse Regularization with Non-Convex Penalties

1 code implementation23 May 2019 Nantheera Anantrasirichai, Rencheng Zheng, Ivan Selesnick, Alin Achim

The performance of the proposed method is benchmarked against a number of state-of-the-art image fusion techniques and superior performance is demonstrated both visually and in terms of various assessment measures.

Denoising

Ship Wake Detection in SAR Images via Sparse Regularization

1 code implementation5 Apr 2019 Oktay Karakuş, Igor Rizaev, Alin Achim

We show that the GMC achieves the best results and we subsequently study the merits of the corresponding method in comparison to two state-of-the-art approaches for ship wake detection.

Atmospheric turbulence mitigation for sequences with moving objects using recursive image fusion

no code implementations10 Aug 2018 N. Anantrasirichai, Alin Achim, David Bull

This paper describes a new method for mitigating the effects of atmospheric distortion on observed sequences that include large moving objects.

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