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4th Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision (MaCVi): Challenge Overview
Benjamin Kiefer, Jan Lukas Augustin, Jon Muhovič +52
The 4th Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision (MaCVi) is organized as part of CVPR 2026. This edition features five benchmark challenges with emphasis on both predictive accuracy an…
Glance-Say: Multimodal Human-Robot Collaboration and Intent Recognition via Sticky Glance
Yuzhi Lai, Shenghai Yuan, Peizheng Li +2
Gaze and speech are promising interaction modalities for individuals with motor impairments, yet robust intent recognition in multi-object environments remains challenging due to m…
Lightweight Multi-Frame Integration for Robust YOLO Object Detection in Videos
Yitong Quan, Benjamin Kiefer, Martin Messmer +1
Modern image-based object detection models, such as YOLOv7, primarily process individual frames independently, thus ignoring valuable temporal context naturally present in videos.…
FAM-HRI: Foundation-Model Assisted Multi-Modal Human-Robot Interaction Combining Gaze and Speech
Yuzhi Lai, Shenghai Yuan, Peizheng Li +4
ffective Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) is crucial for enhancing accessibility and usability in real-world robotics applications. However, existing solutions often rely on gesture-…
Approximate Supervised Object Distance Estimation on Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Benjamin Kiefer, Yitong Quan, Andreas Zell
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and boats are increasingly important in maritime operations, yet their deployment is limited due to costly sensors and complexity. LiDAR, radar, an…
UAV-Assisted Maritime Search and Rescue: A Holistic Approach
Martin Messmer, Benjamin Kiefer, Leon Amadeus Varga +1
In this paper, we explore the application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in maritime search and rescue (mSAR) missions, focusing on medium-sized fixed-wing drones and quadcopte…
The 2nd Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision (MaCVi) 2024
Benjamin Kiefer, Lojze Žust, Matej Kristan +46
The 2nd Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision (MaCVi) 2024 addresses maritime computer vision for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USV). Three challenge…
Stable Yaw Estimation of Boats from the Viewpoint of UAVs and USVs
Benjamin Kiefer, Timon Höfer, Andreas Zell
Yaw estimation of boats from the viewpoint of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) or boats is a crucial task in various applications such as 3D sce…
Memory Maps for Video Object Detection and Tracking on UAVs
Benjamin Kiefer, Yitong Quan, Andreas Zell
This paper introduces a novel approach to video object detection detection and tracking on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). By incorporating metadata, the proposed approach creates…
Fast Region of Interest Proposals on Maritime UAVs
Benjamin Kiefer, Andreas Zell
Unmanned aerial vehicles assist in maritime search and rescue missions by flying over large search areas to autonomously search for objects or people. Reliably detecting objects of…
1st Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision (MaCVi) 2023: Challenge Results
Benjamin Kiefer, Matej Kristan, Janez Perš +70
The 1 Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision (MaCVi) 2023 focused on maritime computer vision for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), and…
Leveraging Synthetic Data in Object Detection on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Benjamin Kiefer, David Ott, Andreas Zell
Acquiring data to train deep learning-based object detectors on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is expensive, time-consuming and may even be prohibited by law in specific environme…
SeaDronesSee: A Maritime Benchmark for Detecting Humans in Open Water
Leon Amadeus Varga, Benjamin Kiefer, Martin Messmer +1
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are of crucial importance in search and rescue missions in maritime environments due to their flexible and fast operation capabilities. Modern compu…
Gaining Scale Invariance in UAV Bird's Eye View Object Detection by Adaptive Resizing
Martin Messmer, Benjamin Kiefer, Andreas Zell
This work introduces a new preprocessing step for object detection applicable to UAV bird's eye view imagery, which we call Adaptive Resizing. By design, it helps alleviate the cha…
Diminishing Domain Bias by Leveraging Domain Labels in Object Detection on UAVs
Benjamin Kiefer, Martin Messmer, Andreas Zell
Object detection from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is of great importance in many aerial vision-based applications. Despite the great success of generic object detection methods…