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author Wang, Jingkai
Gong, Jue
Chen, Zheng
Liu, Kai
Li, Jiatong
Zhang, Yulun
Timofte, Radu
Tu, Jiachen
Shi, Yaokun
Xu, Guoyi
Jiang, Yaoxin
Liu, Jiajia
Chen, Yingsi
Liu, Yijiao
Li, Hui
Wang, Yu
Zhu, Congchao
Lefterache, Alexandru-Gabriel
Radoi, Anamaria
Yan, Chuanyue
Lu, Tao
Zhang, Yanduo
Zhao, Kanghui
Wang, Jiaming
Li, Yuqi
Xiong, WenBo
Chen, Yifei
Hu, Xian
Deng, Wei
Zhou, Daiguo
Roy V, Sujith
Jesuraj, Claudia
B, Vikas
LC, Spoorthi
Akalwadi, Nikhil
Tabib, Ramesh Ashok
Mudenagudi, Uma
Jiang, Yuxuan
Zeng, Chengxi
Peng, Tianhao
Zhang, Fan
Zhou, David Bull Wei
Li, Linfeng
Huang, Hongyu
Lee, Hoyoung
Oh, SangYun
Jeong, ChangYoung
Niu, Axi
Zhang, Jinyang
Wu, Zhenguo
Qing, Senyan
Sun, Jinqiu
Zhang, Yanning
author_facet Wang, Jingkai
Gong, Jue
Chen, Zheng
Liu, Kai
Li, Jiatong
Zhang, Yulun
Timofte, Radu
Tu, Jiachen
Shi, Yaokun
Xu, Guoyi
Jiang, Yaoxin
Liu, Jiajia
Chen, Yingsi
Liu, Yijiao
Li, Hui
Wang, Yu
Zhu, Congchao
Lefterache, Alexandru-Gabriel
Radoi, Anamaria
Yan, Chuanyue
Lu, Tao
Zhang, Yanduo
Zhao, Kanghui
Wang, Jiaming
Li, Yuqi
Xiong, WenBo
Chen, Yifei
Hu, Xian
Deng, Wei
Zhou, Daiguo
Roy V, Sujith
Jesuraj, Claudia
B, Vikas
LC, Spoorthi
Akalwadi, Nikhil
Tabib, Ramesh Ashok
Mudenagudi, Uma
Jiang, Yuxuan
Zeng, Chengxi
Peng, Tianhao
Zhang, Fan
Zhou, David Bull Wei
Li, Linfeng
Huang, Hongyu
Lee, Hoyoung
Oh, SangYun
Jeong, ChangYoung
Niu, Axi
Zhang, Jinyang
Wu, Zhenguo
Qing, Senyan
Sun, Jinqiu
Zhang, Yanning
contents This paper provides a review of the NTIRE 2026 challenge on real-world face restoration, highlighting the proposed solutions and the resulting outcomes. The challenge focuses on generating natural and realistic outputs while maintaining identity consistency. Its goal is to advance state-of-the-art solutions for perceptual quality and realism, without imposing constraints on computational resources or training data. Performance is evaluated using a weighted image quality assessment (IQA) score and employs the AdaFace model as an identity checker. The competition attracted 96 registrants, with 10 teams submitting valid models; ultimately, 9 teams achieved valid scores in the final ranking. This collaborative effort advances the performance of real-world face restoration while offering an in-depth overview of the latest trends in the field.
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publishDate 2026
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spellingShingle The Second Challenge on Real-World Face Restoration at NTIRE 2026: Methods and Results
Wang, Jingkai
Gong, Jue
Chen, Zheng
Liu, Kai
Li, Jiatong
Zhang, Yulun
Timofte, Radu
Tu, Jiachen
Shi, Yaokun
Xu, Guoyi
Jiang, Yaoxin
Liu, Jiajia
Chen, Yingsi
Liu, Yijiao
Li, Hui
Wang, Yu
Zhu, Congchao
Lefterache, Alexandru-Gabriel
Radoi, Anamaria
Yan, Chuanyue
Lu, Tao
Zhang, Yanduo
Zhao, Kanghui
Wang, Jiaming
Li, Yuqi
Xiong, WenBo
Chen, Yifei
Hu, Xian
Deng, Wei
Zhou, Daiguo
Roy V, Sujith
Jesuraj, Claudia
B, Vikas
LC, Spoorthi
Akalwadi, Nikhil
Tabib, Ramesh Ashok
Mudenagudi, Uma
Jiang, Yuxuan
Zeng, Chengxi
Peng, Tianhao
Zhang, Fan
Zhou, David Bull Wei
Li, Linfeng
Huang, Hongyu
Lee, Hoyoung
Oh, SangYun
Jeong, ChangYoung
Niu, Axi
Zhang, Jinyang
Wu, Zhenguo
Qing, Senyan
Sun, Jinqiu
Zhang, Yanning
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
This paper provides a review of the NTIRE 2026 challenge on real-world face restoration, highlighting the proposed solutions and the resulting outcomes. The challenge focuses on generating natural and realistic outputs while maintaining identity consistency. Its goal is to advance state-of-the-art solutions for perceptual quality and realism, without imposing constraints on computational resources or training data. Performance is evaluated using a weighted image quality assessment (IQA) score and employs the AdaFace model as an identity checker. The competition attracted 96 registrants, with 10 teams submitting valid models; ultimately, 9 teams achieved valid scores in the final ranking. This collaborative effort advances the performance of real-world face restoration while offering an in-depth overview of the latest trends in the field.
title The Second Challenge on Real-World Face Restoration at NTIRE 2026: Methods and Results
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10532