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TUNI framework unifies pre-training and fine-tuning for RGB-T semantic segmentation

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Researchers have introduced TUNI, a novel framework designed to unify pre-training and fine-tuning for RGB-thermal (RGB-T) semantic segmentation. This approach aims to improve autonomous systems' perception in adverse conditions by addressing issues like suboptimal multi-modal feature extraction and fusion, and unbalanced modality dependency. TUNI incorporates a unified RGB-T encoder with a local module for emphasizing salient features across modalities, and employs modality-inverted contrastive mutual learning to mitigate bias during pre-training. For fine-tuning, modality rectification learning is used to leverage residual thermal information. AI

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RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper detailing a new method for RGB-T semantic segmentation. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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TUNI framework unifies pre-training and fine-tuning for RGB-T semantic segmentation

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Xiaodong Guo, Xianda Guo, Tong Liu, Zhihong Deng, Yanlun Peng, Xiang Li, Wujie Zhou ·

    TUNI: Unifying Pre-training and Fine-tuning with Modality-Aware Mutual Learning and Rectification for RGB-T Semantic Segmentation

    arXiv:2509.10005v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: RGB-thermal (RGB-T) semantic segmentation improves the environmental perception of autonomous platforms in challenging conditions. Prevailing RGB-T segmentation frameworks suffer from suboptimal multi-modal feature extraction an…

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