Semantic Self-adaptation: Enhancing Generalization with a Single Sample

The lack of out-of-domain generalization is a critical weakness of deep networks for semantic segmentation. Previous studies relied on the assumption of a static model, i. e., once the training process is complete, model parameters remain fixed at test time. In this work, we challenge this premise with a self-adaptive approach for semantic segmentation that adjusts the inference process to each input sample. Self-adaptation operates on two levels. First, it fine-tunes the parameters of convolutional layers to the input image using consistency regularization. Second, in Batch Normalization layers, self-adaptation interpolates between the training and the reference distribution derived from a single test sample. Despite both techniques being well known in the literature, their combination sets new state-of-the-art accuracy on synthetic-to-real generalization benchmarks. Our empirical study suggests that self-adaptation may complement the established practice of model regularization at training time for improving deep network generalization to out-of-domain data.

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Source https://tudatalib.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/handle/tudatalib/4533
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Creator Bahmani, Sherwin; Hahn, Oliver ORCID logo; Zamfir, Eduard; Araslanov, Nikita ORCID logo; Cremers, Daniel ORCID logo; Roth, Stefan ORCID logo
Publisher Technische Universität Darmstadt
Contributor European Commission; Technische Universität Darmstadt
Publication Year 2025
Funding Reference European Commission info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/866008
Rights Apache License 2.0; info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess; https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Contact https://tudatalib.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/docs/en/kontakt/
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Language English
Resource Type Software
Format application/zip
Size 499.62 MB; 12.4 MB
Discipline Other