arXiv:2608.29172v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We present a novel variational approach to a tensor-based total variation formulation which is called gradient energy total variation, GETV. We introdu...
By Freddie {\AA}str\"om, George Baravdish, Michael Felsberg
The paper introduces a tensor‑based functional for targeted image enhancement and denoising, incorporating application‑dependent and contextual information through explicit regularization. It establishes existence of a minimizer and discusses tensor symmetry constraints, convexity, and geometric interpretation. The framework demonstrates strong performance in nonlinear scenarios like gamma correction and targeted value‑range filtering, achieving results comparable to state‑of‑the‑art PDE‑based methods.
By Freddie {\AA}str\"om, Michael Felsberg, George Baravdish
arXiv:2608.29227v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In this work we propose a novel non-linear diffusion filtering approach for images based on their channel representation. To derive the diffusion updat...
By Christian Heinemann, Freddie {\AA}str\"om, George Baravdish, Kai Krajsek, Michael Felsberg, Hanno Scharr
arXiv:2605.11585v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: This paper addresses the problem of image denoising for grayscale images. We propose a probabilistic image generative model that combines a quadtre...
By Shota Saito, Yuta Nakahara, Kohei Horinouchi, Naoki Ichijo, Manabu Kobayashi, Toshiyasu Matsushima
The paper introduces a novel nonlinear diffusion scheme for image denoising, derived from a linear diffusion process applied in a value space tailored to specific application domains such as image compression, still-image acquisition, and medical imaging. It argues that this application-driven linear diffusion in the transformed space outperforms existing nonlinear diffusion techniques.
By Freddie {\AA}str\"om, Michael Felsberg, George Baravdish, Claes Lundstr\"om
arXiv:2609.25429v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: In this paper, we introduce the Directional Total Variation-Regularized Implicit Neural Representation (DTV-INR), an advanced variational paradigm that...
By Mahmoud Saeedi Kelishami
The paper proposes a new covariance model for Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models (DDPMs) that captures non‑diagonal correlations and the power‑law frequency spectrum of natural images. Using a Kronecker‑factored DCT (K‑DCT) decomposition, the authors reduce computational complexity from quadratic to log‑linear, enabling efficient sampling with few steps. Experiments on CIFAR‑10, Celeb‑A, ImageNet, and LSUN demonstrate improved FID and likelihoods over previous state‑of‑the‑art samplers.
By Rui Xia, Ayan Das, Artem Artemev, Andi Zhang, Guillaume Hennequin, Alberto Bernacchia
arXiv:2608.22314v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Many image processing methods such as corner detection, optical flow and iterative enhancement make use of image tensors. Generally, these tensors are...
By Freddie {\AA}str\"om, Michael Felsberg
The paper explores using denoising diffusion generative models as plug‑and‑play priors for high‑dimensional inference problems. By combining a pre‑trained diffusion prior with a differentiable auxiliary constraint, the authors enable approximate inference through iterative differentiation across multiple noisy versions of the data. This framework opens possibilities for conditional generation, image segmentation, and novel combinatorial optimization algorithms.
By Alexandros Graikos, Esmeralda S. Whitammer, Nebojsa Jojic, Dimitris Samaras
The paper presents convergence guarantees for Plug-and-Play (PnP) image restoration algorithms that use annealed noise levels, covering both deterministic and stochastic methods. It identifies explicit nonconvex objectives linked to the final denoising level and proves that iterates become asymptotically stationary with respect to these objectives, without requiring a specific noise decay schedule. The authors validate their theory experimentally on tasks such as inpainting, super‑resolution, demosaicing, and tomography.
By Samuel Hurault
arXiv:2602. 09708v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: We propose physics-informed spectral diffusion (PISD), a methodology that combines generative latent diffusion models with physics-informed machine learning to generate solutions of partial differential equations (PDEs) conditioned on partial observations, which includes, in particular, forward and inverse PDE problems.
By Davide Gallon, Philippe von Wurstemberger, Patrick Cheridito, Arnulf Jentzen
The article reviews how spatially adaptive regularisation weight functions can be incorporated into variational image reconstruction models like Total Variation and Total Generalised Variation. It discusses the regularity properties of these weights—constant, continuous, or piecewise constant—and how they influence edge and detail preservation. The authors highlight recent hybrid methods that learn low‑regularity weights via deep neural networks, demonstrating their effectiveness in image denoising and MRI reconstruction.
By Kostas Papafitsoros, Luca Calatroni, Andreas Kofler