From Pixel to Mask: A Survey of Out-of-Distribution Segmentation

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Autori principali: Zhao, Wenjie, Li, Jia, Guo, Yunhui
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author Zhao, Wenjie
Li, Jia
Guo, Yunhui
author_facet Zhao, Wenjie
Li, Jia
Guo, Yunhui
contents Out-of-distribution (OoD) detection and segmentation have attracted growing attention as concerns about AI security rise. Conventional OoD detection methods identify the existence of OoD objects but lack spatial localization, limiting their usefulness in downstream tasks. OoD segmentation addresses this limitation by localizing anomalous objects at pixel-level granularity. This capability is crucial for safety-critical applications such as autonomous driving, where perception modules must not only detect but also precisely segment OoD objects, enabling targeted control actions and enhancing overall system robustness. In this survey, we group current OoD segmentation approaches into four categories: (i) test-time OoD segmentation, (ii) outlier exposure for supervised training, (iii) reconstruction-based methods, (iv) and approaches that leverage powerful models. We systematically review recent advances in OoD segmentation for autonomous-driving scenarios, identify emerging challenges, and discuss promising future research directions.
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spellingShingle From Pixel to Mask: A Survey of Out-of-Distribution Segmentation
Zhao, Wenjie
Li, Jia
Guo, Yunhui
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Out-of-distribution (OoD) detection and segmentation have attracted growing attention as concerns about AI security rise. Conventional OoD detection methods identify the existence of OoD objects but lack spatial localization, limiting their usefulness in downstream tasks. OoD segmentation addresses this limitation by localizing anomalous objects at pixel-level granularity. This capability is crucial for safety-critical applications such as autonomous driving, where perception modules must not only detect but also precisely segment OoD objects, enabling targeted control actions and enhancing overall system robustness. In this survey, we group current OoD segmentation approaches into four categories: (i) test-time OoD segmentation, (ii) outlier exposure for supervised training, (iii) reconstruction-based methods, (iv) and approaches that leverage powerful models. We systematically review recent advances in OoD segmentation for autonomous-driving scenarios, identify emerging challenges, and discuss promising future research directions.
title From Pixel to Mask: A Survey of Out-of-Distribution Segmentation
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.10309