6 papers
NTIRE 2026 The 3rd Restore Any Image Model (RAIM) Challenge: Professional Image Quality Assessment (Track 1)
Guanyi Qin, Jie Liang, Bingbing Zhang +50
In this paper, we present an overview of the NTIRE 2026 challenge on the 3rd Restore Any Image Model in the Wild, specifically focusing on Track 1: Professional Image Quality Asses…
Redefining Quality Criteria and Distance-Aware Score Modeling for Image Editing Assessment
Xinjie Zhang, Qiang Li, Xiaowen Ma +3
Recent advances in image editing have heightened the need for reliable Image Editing Quality Assessment (IEQA). Unlike traditional methods, IEQA requires complex reasoning over mul…
Facial Expression Generation Aligned with Human Preference for Natural Dyadic Interaction
Xu Chen, Rui Gao, Xinjie Zhang +5
Achieving natural dyadic interaction requires generating facial expressions that are emotionally appropriate and socially aligned with human preference. Human feedback offers a com…
Fine-Grained 3D Facial Reconstruction for Micro-Expressions
Che Sun, Xinjie Zhang, Rui Gao +3
Recent advances in 3D facial expression reconstruction have demonstrated remarkable performance in capturing macro-expressions, yet the reconstruction of micro-expressions remains…
Unified Multimodal Understanding and Generation Models: Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities
Shanshan Zhao, Xinjie Zhang, Jintao Guo +9
Recent years have seen remarkable progress in both multimodal understanding models and image generation models. Despite their respective successes, these two domains have evolved i…
Ovis-U1 Technical Report
Guo-Hua Wang, Shanshan Zhao, Xinjie Zhang +9
In this report, we introduce Ovis-U1, a 3-billion-parameter unified model that integrates multimodal understanding, text-to-image generation, and image editing capabilities. Buildi…