FLOW framework enhances remote physiological measurement using optimal transport

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Researchers have introduced FLOW (Feature-Level Optimal Warping), a novel framework designed to improve remote physiological measurement using photoplethysmography (rPPG). FLOW addresses challenges like varying illumination, motion, and sensor types by employing optimal transport methods for domain generalization. The framework includes a Temporal Refinement Module for stabilizing signal dynamics and a Prototype-based Cross-Temporal Optimal Transport module for invariant feature alignment. Experiments on four benchmarks demonstrate FLOW's state-of-the-art cross-domain performance and physiological accuracy. AI

IMPACT Enhances accuracy in non-contact physiological monitoring by improving robustness to environmental and sensor variations.

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arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Bo Zhao, Junzhe Cao, Dan Guo, Dongmin Huang, Wenjin Wang, Tao Tan, Yue Sun, Zitong YU · 2026-10-01 04:00

FLOW: Feature-Level Optimal Warping for Generalized Remote Physiological Measurement

arXiv:2609.38913v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) enables non-contact physiological measurement but remains vulnerable to domain shifts from illumination, motion, and sensors. We propose \textbf{FLOW (Feature-Level Optimal Warping)}, an \emph{opti…