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TACoS framework uses minimal annotations for 2D material segmentation

Researchers have developed TACoS, a novel framework for segmenting two-dimensional materials using weakly supervised learning. This method significantly reduces the need for extensive manual annotations by integrating semi-supervised consistency learning with structured tree energy constraints. TACoS employs asymmetric regional contrast learning to enhance intra-class cohesion and inter-class separation, particularly in challenging low-contrast and complex background scenarios. Experiments on graphene and molybdenum disulfide datasets show TACoS achieving over 96% of fully supervised performance with less than 0.6% annotated data, offering an efficient solution for high-throughput screening. AI

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Jiabei Chen, Liping Zhang, Jiang-Bin Wu, Zhongming Wei, Enhao Ning, Su Yan, Weijun Li, Ping-Heng Tan, Xin Ning ·

    TACoS: Weakly Supervised Learning of Two-Dimensional Materials from Scribble Annotations to Precise Segmentation

    arXiv:2607.07169v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The precise pixel-level localization of 2D material flakes is crucial for high-throughput screening. However, traditional fully supervised methods rely on dense annotations, which are costly and time-consuming, severely limiting the…

  2. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Xin Ning ·

    TACoS: Weakly Supervised Learning of Two-Dimensional Materials from Scribble Annotations to Precise Segmentation

    The precise pixel-level localization of 2D material flakes is crucial for high-throughput screening. However, traditional fully supervised methods rely on dense annotations, which are costly and time-consuming, severely limiting the practical deployment of segmentation models. Th…