In recent years, we've witnessed the remarkable growth of computer vision applications in both maritime and freshwater domains. These technologies have played pivotal roles in search and rescue (SaR), the detection of illegal fishing, airborne water surface reconnaissance, offshore wind farm and oil rig inspections, animal population monitoring, and beyond. Moreover, the introduction of autonomous vehicle technologies into maritime landscapes promises transformative changes, especially in optimizing navigation in dense traffic areas and near shorelines where computer vision is paramount.
Building upon the resounding success and swift advancements highlighted in the inaugural MaCVi workshop as part of WACV '23, we're thrilled to present the second iteration of MaCVi. This edition aims not only to continue fostering connections among researchers in Maritime Computer Vision but also to spotlight new challenges and innovations in the field. Furthermore, attendees can anticipate enlightening keynotes that delve into the latest advancements in airborne and surface water domains.
Join us in this continued exploration of the vast horizons of Maritime Computer Vision and partake in the dialogue shaping the future of the field.
This workshop event consists of three main components:
Note that all deadlines are indicated in Pacific Time (USA)
and the paper submission deadlines are 11:59 AM (6:59 PM UTC). No extensions will be granted.
Challenges Tracks
Challenge Server Upload Start
20-Sep-2023
Leaderboard Freeze Date
27-Oct-2023
Challenge End Date (Extended)
03-Nov-2023
Technical Report Deadline (Top 3 Teams)
07-Nov-2023
Workshop date
07-Jan-2024
Paper Track
Paper Submission Deadline
05-Nov-2023
Paper Review Notifications
12-Nov-2023
Camera-Ready Deadline (Firm)
19-Nov-2023
Workshop date
07-Jan-2024
Call for Papers
The scope of topics this workshop aims to cover is very broad and all computer vision approaches in the maritime domain
are welcome.
If you can locate yourself on any of the elements in the following diagram, you can definitely submit your work.
However, note that this is a non-exhaustive list and many more topics may fall in the maritime category.
There are many disciplines that might be of broader application (e.g. general remote sensing). In that case,
you can consider applying your method in a broader field to maritime benchmarks. If you are unsure
whether your work is in scope of this workshop, feel free to ask benjamin.kiefer@uni-tuebingen.de.
Again, authors are encouraged to submit high-quality, original research works in the following non-exhaustive
areas/topics:
Object detection and tracking
Multi-modal image fusion
Multi-modal learning
Multi-modal vision sensors (IR, depth, Hyper-/Multi-spectral) for UAVs and USVs
(Video) Anomaly detection
Activity recognition
Instance/Semantic segmentation
Scene understanding for drones
Synthetic data generation
Transfer learning and domain adaptation
Remote sensing for detection and classification
Embedded vision algorithms for UAVs and USVs
Real-time deep inference
Visual autonomous navigation and SLAM
Visual collision avoidance
Collaborative visual monitoring for UAVs and USVs
Applications of computer vision for UAVs and USVs
Vision for autonomous ships
Underwater vision
UAV & USV Vision Processing Hardware
Sonar Computer Vision
Bathymetry Estimation
See more information on submission instructions.
Accepted papers at this WACV workshop will be published as part of the WACV Workshop Proceedings and will be included in
IEEE Xplore.