State-of-the-Art Transformer Models for Image Super-Resolution: Techniques, Challenges, and Applications

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Hauptverfasser: Dutta, Debasish, Chetia, Deepjyoti, Sonowal, Neeharika, Kalita, Sanjib Kr
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author Dutta, Debasish
Chetia, Deepjyoti
Sonowal, Neeharika
Kalita, Sanjib Kr
author_facet Dutta, Debasish
Chetia, Deepjyoti
Sonowal, Neeharika
Kalita, Sanjib Kr
contents Image Super-Resolution (SR) aims to recover a high-resolution image from its low-resolution counterpart, which has been affected by a specific degradation process. This is achieved by enhancing detail and visual quality. Recent advancements in transformer-based methods have remolded image super-resolution by enabling high-quality reconstructions surpassing previous deep-learning approaches like CNN and GAN-based. This effectively addresses the limitations of previous methods, such as limited receptive fields, poor global context capture, and challenges in high-frequency detail recovery. Additionally, the paper reviews recent trends and advancements in transformer-based SR models, exploring various innovative techniques and architectures that combine transformers with traditional networks to balance global and local contexts. These neoteric methods are critically analyzed, revealing promising yet unexplored gaps and potential directions for future research. Several visualizations of models and techniques are included to foster a holistic understanding of recent trends. This work seeks to offer a structured roadmap for researchers at the forefront of deep learning, specifically exploring the impact of transformers on super-resolution techniques.
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spellingShingle State-of-the-Art Transformer Models for Image Super-Resolution: Techniques, Challenges, and Applications
Dutta, Debasish
Chetia, Deepjyoti
Sonowal, Neeharika
Kalita, Sanjib Kr
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Technologies
Machine Learning
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
Image Super-Resolution (SR) aims to recover a high-resolution image from its low-resolution counterpart, which has been affected by a specific degradation process. This is achieved by enhancing detail and visual quality. Recent advancements in transformer-based methods have remolded image super-resolution by enabling high-quality reconstructions surpassing previous deep-learning approaches like CNN and GAN-based. This effectively addresses the limitations of previous methods, such as limited receptive fields, poor global context capture, and challenges in high-frequency detail recovery. Additionally, the paper reviews recent trends and advancements in transformer-based SR models, exploring various innovative techniques and architectures that combine transformers with traditional networks to balance global and local contexts. These neoteric methods are critically analyzed, revealing promising yet unexplored gaps and potential directions for future research. Several visualizations of models and techniques are included to foster a holistic understanding of recent trends. This work seeks to offer a structured roadmap for researchers at the forefront of deep learning, specifically exploring the impact of transformers on super-resolution techniques.
title State-of-the-Art Transformer Models for Image Super-Resolution: Techniques, Challenges, and Applications
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Artificial Intelligence
Emerging Technologies
Machine Learning
Neural and Evolutionary Computing
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.07855