MaCVi 2026 features five benchmark challenges and one generalist meta challenge. Emphasis is on accuracy and embedded real-time feasibility.
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Vision-to-Chart Data Association Challenge Identify visible buoys and match them with their corresponding chart markers. |
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Thermal Object Detection Challenge Detect vessels and navigational objects in thermal infrared imagery under daylight, night-time and low-visibility conditions. Prize: the top team will win an NVIDIA RTX 5080. |
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LaRS Panoptic Segmentation Challenge Parse the scene captured from the viewpoint of a USV into "stuff" classes and "thing" object instances. |
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Embedded Semantic Segmentation Challenge Segment a maritime image from the viewpoint of a USV in real-time on an embedded device Prize: the top team stands to win $500 worth of Luxonis devices |
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Multimodal Semantic Segmentation Challenge Segment a maritime image using RGB, thermal camera and LIDAR data. |
| Generalist Meta Challenge Evaluates cross-task generalization. Details coming soon. |
