Presentation 2019-03-04
Variational Bayes algorithm of region base coupled MRF with hidden phase variables
Naoki Wada, Masaichiro Mizumaki, Yoshiki Seno, Masato Okada, Akai Ichiro, Toru Aonishi,
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Abstract(in English) There are two methods in coupled Markov Random Field(MRF) model for image segmentation: edge-based method and region-based method. Region-based method is easier to implement and more robust to the noise than edge-based method. However, region-based method is often trapped to local optima. We focus on region base coupled MRF with hidden phase variables, which is reported to be less likely to be trapped to local optima. This model has already been implemented in a LSI circuit but has not been constructed probabilistic inference algorithm and evaluated its performance. We derive fast approximate inference algorithm using variational Bayes and compare with the conventional Ising spin model. Then, we have found that the hidden phase variables model is less likely to be trapped at local optima than the conventinal method. Moreover, we compare the variational method with Markov chain Monte Carlo to verify approximation accuracy of the variational method. Furthermore, we conducted mesoscopic structure detection as an application of image segmentation. Hidden phase variables model provides us with good result in real data.
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Keyword(in English) MRF / Variational Bayes / MCMC / image segmentation
Paper # NC2018-59
Date of Issue 2019-02-25 (NC)

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Committee NC / MBE
Conference Date 2019/3/4(3days)
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Place (in English) University of Electro Communications
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Chair Yutaka Hirata(Chubu Univ.) / Masaki Kyoso(TCU)
Vice Chair Hayaru Shouno(UEC) / Taishin Nomura(Osaka Univ.)
Secretary Hayaru Shouno(Nagoya Univ.) / Taishin Nomura(NAIST)
Assistant Keiichiro Inagaki(Chubu Univ.) / Takashi Shinozaki(NICT) / Takumi Kobayashi(YNU) / Yasuyuki Suzuki(Osaka Univ.)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Neurocomputing / Technical Committee on ME and Bio Cybernetics
Language JPN
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Title (in English) Variational Bayes algorithm of region base coupled MRF with hidden phase variables
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) MRF
Keyword(2) Variational Bayes
Keyword(3) MCMC
Keyword(4) image segmentation
1st Author's Name Naoki Wada
1st Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
2nd Author's Name Masaichiro Mizumaki
2nd Author's Affiliation Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute(JASRI)
3rd Author's Name Yoshiki Seno
3rd Author's Affiliation Saga prefectural regional industry support center(Saga prefectural regional industry support center)
4th Author's Name Masato Okada
4th Author's Affiliation The University of Tokyo(The Univ. of Tokyo)
5th Author's Name Akai Ichiro
5th Author's Affiliation Kumamoto University(Kumamoto Univ.)
6th Author's Name Toru Aonishi
6th Author's Affiliation Tokyo Institute of Technology(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
Date 2019-03-04
Paper # NC2018-59
Volume (vol) vol.118
Number (no) NC-470
Page pp.pp.87-92(NC),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2019-02-25 (NC)