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YOLOE-26: Integrating YOLO26 with YOLOE for Real-Time Open-Vocabulary Instance Segmentation
Ranjan Sapkota, Manoj Karkee
This paper presents YOLOE-26, a unified framework that integrates the deployment-optimized YOLO26(or YOLOv26) architecture with the open-vocabulary learning paradigm of YOLOE for r…
Generalization vs. Specialization: Evaluating Segment Anything Model (SAM3) Zero-Shot Segmentation Against Fine-Tuned YOLO Detectors
Ranjan Sapkota, Konstantinos I. Roumeliotis, Manoj Karkee +1
Deep learning has advanced two fundamentally different paradigms for instance segmentation: specialized models optimized through task-specific fine-tuning and generalist foundation…
The SAM2-to-SAM3 Gap in the Segment Anything Model Family: Why Prompt-Based Expertise Fails in Concept-Driven Image Segmentation
Ranjan Sapkota, Konstantinos I. Roumeliotis, Manoj Karkee
This paper investigates the fundamental discontinuity between the latest two Segment Anything Models: SAM2 and SAM3. We explain why the expertise in prompt-based segmentation of SA…
Object Detection with Multimodal Large Vision-Language Models: An In-depth Review
Ranjan Sapkota, Manoj Karkee
The fusion of language and vision in large vision-language models (LVLMs) has revolutionized deep learning-based object detection by enhancing adaptability, contextual reasoning, a…
Thinking Beyond Tokens: From Brain-Inspired Intelligence to Cognitive Foundations for Artificial General Intelligence and its Societal Impact
Rizwan Qureshi, Ranjan Sapkota, Abbas Shah +16
Can machines truly think, reason and act in domains like humans? This enduring question continues to shape the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Despite the growing…
3D Reconstruction and Information Fusion between Dormant and Canopy Seasons in Commercial Orchards Using Deep Learning and Fast GICP
Ranjan Sapkota, Zhichao Meng, Martin Churuvija +3
In orchard automation, dense foliage during the canopy season severely occludes tree structures, minimizing visibility to various canopy parts such as trunks and branches, which li…