Key Takeaways Quick Summary Estimating depth and surface normals—geometric properties that describe the distance and orientation of surfaces—from video is crucial for applications like 3D reconstruction and autonomous navigation. Traditional methods often depend on extensive datasets where each video frame is annotated with corresponding depth and normal information, a process that is both time-consuming and…

Key Takeaways Quick Summary Achieving realistic full-body motion tracking in extended reality (XR) environments has been challenging due to the absence of dedicated sensors for lower-body movements. Traditional methods rely on tracking the head and hands, often resulting in incomplete or synthesized body motions. Addressing this, researchers have introduced XR-MBT, a system that leverages depth…

Key Takeaways Quick Summary Advancements in 3D generative AI have revolutionized digital design, allowing rapid creation of complex models from text prompts. However, translating these digital designs into physical objects presents challenges, including fabrication speed, structural integrity, and material waste. Addressing these issues, researchers have introduced a system that interprets speech to generate 3D objects,…

Key Takeaways Quick Summary Omnidirectional imaging, which captures a full 360-degree view of a scene, has been underexplored in stereo depth estimation due to a lack of suitable data. The Helvipad dataset addresses this gap by offering 40,000 frames from various indoor and outdoor scenes, captured with a top-bottom 360° camera setup and LiDAR sensors.…

Key Takeaways Quick Summary Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) are powerful tools for image classification but are often too large for resource-constrained hardware. Researchers have developed a pruning method using Conditional Mutual Information (CMI) to measure and rank the importance of features across network layers. This strategy enables selective removal of less critical components while preserving…

Key Takeaways Quick Summary Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a leading cause of mortality, requiring effective screening tools like coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring via CT scans. Researchers have addressed limitations of traditional models by introducing DINO-LG, an AI model using self-supervised learning with label guidance. Without requiring annotated datasets, the model detects calcifications with…