Deep Learning for Generic Object Detection: A Survey

2019/10/31 by Li Liu, Wanli Ouyang, Xiaogang Wang +4 · 64 citations
Computer Science · #Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques #Advanced Neural Network Applications #Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning

paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/s11263-019-01247-4

openalex publication_date 2019/10/31 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30

Abstract

Abstract Object detection, one of the most fundamental and challenging problems in computer vision, seeks to locate object instances from a large number of predefined categories in natural images. Deep learning techniques have emerged as a powerful strategy for learning feature representations directly from data and have led to remarkable breakthroughs in the field of generic object detection. Given this period of rapid evolution, the goal of this paper is to provide a comprehensive survey of the recent achievements in this field brought about by deep learning techniques. More than 300 research contributions are included in this survey, covering many aspects of generic object detection: detection frameworks, object feature representation, object proposal generation, context modeling, training strategies, and evaluation metrics. We finish the survey by identifying promising directions for future research.

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