Modernized Nonlocal Blocks for Infrared Camera Image Segmentation of the Human Eye
摘要
This study explores the incorporation of specialized self-attention mechanisms into deep learning architectures, with a particular emphasis on segmenting human iris and pupil regions in infrared images. In this work, we present some modified versions of nonlocal blocks designed to enhance self-attentive properties while addressing the distinct characteristics of infrared imaging data. By applying these customized enhancements, we have observed significant improvements in the performance metrics of the underlying deep neural network model, with segmentation results showing substantial improvement (increasing from 0.945 to 0.983 in mIoU and from 0.951 to 0.988 in mDice) after thorough testing on a representative infrared image dataset. This advancement paves the way for various applications in infrared image analysis, offering new opportunities for research and innovation.