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5 papers

eess.IV2026

Leveraging Second-Order Curvature for Efficient Learned Image Compression: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Yichi Zhang, Fengqing Zhu

Training learned image compression (LIC) models entails navigating a challenging optimization landscape defined by the fundamental trade-off between rate and distortion. Standard f…

eess.IV2025

OpenDCVCs: A PyTorch Open Source Implementation and Performance Evaluation of the DCVC series Video Codecs

Yichi Zhang, Fengqing Zhu

We present OpenDCVCs, an open-source PyTorch implementation designed to advance reproducible research in learned video compression. OpenDCVCs provides unified and training-ready im…

eess.IV2025

Low-Rank Adaptation of Pre-trained Vision Backbones for Energy-Efficient Image Coding for Machine

Yichi Zhang, Zhihao Duan, Yuning Huang +1

Image Coding for Machines (ICM) focuses on optimizing image compression for AI-driven analysis rather than human perception. Existing ICM frameworks often rely on separate codecs f…

eess.IV2025

Accelerating Learned Image Compression Through Modeling Neural Training Dynamics

Yichi Zhang, Zhihao Duan, Yuning Huang +1

As learned image compression (LIC) methods become increasingly computationally demanding, enhancing their training efficiency is crucial. This paper takes a step forward in acceler…

eess.IV2025

Balanced Rate-Distortion Optimization in Learned Image Compression

Yichi Zhang, Zhihao Duan, Yuning Huang +1

Learned image compression (LIC) using deep learning architectures has seen significant advancements, yet standard rate-distortion (R-D) optimization often encounters imbalanced upd…