Presentation 2020-02-28
Unpaired Learning for Noise-free, Scale Invariant, and Interpretable Image Enhancement
Satoshi Kosugi, Toshihiko Yamasaki,
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Abstract(in English) This paper tackles unpaired image enhancement, a task of learning a mapping function which transforms input images into enhanced images in the absence of input-output image pairs. Our method is based on generative adversarial networks (GANs), but instead of simply generating images with a neural network, we enhance images utilizing image editing software to achieve noise-free, scale invariant, and interpretable image enhancement. To incorporate image editing software into a GAN, we propose a reinforcement learning framework. We apply the proposed method to photo enhancement and face beautification and demonstrate that the proposed method achieves the best performance.
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Keyword(in English) image enhancement / unpaired learning / reinforcement learning / generative adversarial network
Paper # ITS2019-52,IE2019-90
Date of Issue 2020-02-20 (ITS, IE)

Conference Information
Committee ITE-HI / IE / ITS / ITE-MMS / ITE-ME / ITE-AIT
Conference Date 2020/2/27(2days)
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Place (in English) Hokkaido Univ.
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Topics (in English) Image Processing, etc.
Chair Takehiro Nagai(Tokyo Inst. of Tech.) / / / Norihiko Ishii(NHK) / Norio Tagawa(Tokyo Metropolitan Univ.) / Nobuhiko Mukai(Tokyo Cisy Univ.)
Vice Chair / / / / Hiroyuki Arai(Nippon Institute of Technology) / Hisaki Nate(Tokyo Polytechnic Univ.)
Secretary (NTT) / / / (Fukuoka Univ.) / Hiroyuki Arai(NHK) / Hisaki Nate(NHK)
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Paper Information
Registration To Technical Group on Human Inormation / Technical Committee on Image Engineering / Technical Committee on Intelligent Transport Systems Technology / Technical Group on Multi-media Storage / Technical Group on Media Engineering / Technical Group on Artistic Image Technology
Language ENG
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Title (in English) Unpaired Learning for Noise-free, Scale Invariant, and Interpretable Image Enhancement
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) image enhancement
Keyword(2) unpaired learning
Keyword(3) reinforcement learning
Keyword(4) generative adversarial network
1st Author's Name Satoshi Kosugi
1st Author's Affiliation the University of Tokyo(Univ. of Tokyo)
2nd Author's Name Toshihiko Yamasaki
2nd Author's Affiliation the University of Tokyo(Univ. of Tokyo)
Date 2020-02-28
Paper # ITS2019-52,IE2019-90
Volume (vol) vol.119
Number (no) ITS-421,IE-422
Page pp.pp.311-316(ITS), pp.311-316(IE),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2020-02-20 (ITS, IE)