Research Article

Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture

Volume: 22 Number: 65 May 15, 2020
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Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture

Abstract

Segmenting portrait images into semantic areas is an important step towards scene understanding and image analysis. Although segmentation is a very active field of study, there are few studies in the field of portrait segmentation.  One of the most crucial steps in portrait segmentation is the precise segmentation process where semantically related pixels grouped together including hair, face, body, and background. However, this is a challenging problem due to the extreme variations in hair shape, color, and background. In order to handle such variations, we proposed a deep residual network based on ERFNet architecture. We used geometrically normalized faces as an input for the network. Experimental studies on Adobe’s Portrait Segmentation dataset (two-classes) and LFW Part Labels Dataset (three-classes) showed that the proposed method provides state of the art mIoU (mean intersection over union) and pixel-based accuracy. We obtained 96.37% mIoU and 98.17% pixel‑based accuracy for EG1800 dataset and 90.1% mIoU and 97.14% accuracy for the LFW dataset.

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Supporting Institution

Akdeniz University

Project Number

TTU 2018-3295

Thanks

This work was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Akdeniz University Project Number: TTU 2018-3295.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 15, 2020

Submission Date

November 12, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 10, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 22 Number: 65

APA
Danışman, T. (2020). Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi, 22(65), 569-580. https://doi.org/10.21205/deufmd.2020226523
AMA
1.Danışman T. Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture. DEUFMD. 2020;22(65):569-580. doi:10.21205/deufmd.2020226523
Chicago
Danışman, Taner. 2020. “Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi 22 (65): 569-80. https://doi.org/10.21205/deufmd.2020226523.
EndNote
Danışman T (May 1, 2020) Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi 22 65 569–580.
IEEE
[1]T. Danışman, “Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture”, DEUFMD, vol. 22, no. 65, pp. 569–580, May 2020, doi: 10.21205/deufmd.2020226523.
ISNAD
Danışman, Taner. “Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen ve Mühendislik Dergisi 22/65 (May 1, 2020): 569-580. https://doi.org/10.21205/deufmd.2020226523.
JAMA
1.Danışman T. Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture. DEUFMD. 2020;22:569–580.
MLA
Danışman, Taner. “Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Fen Ve Mühendislik Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 65, May 2020, pp. 569-80, doi:10.21205/deufmd.2020226523.
Vancouver
1.Taner Danışman. Segmentation of Portrait Images Using A Deep Residual Network Architecture. DEUFMD. 2020 May 1;22(65):569-80. doi:10.21205/deufmd.2020226523

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