A key algorithm for understanding the world is material segmentation, which assigns a label
(metal, glass, etc.) to each pixel. We find that a model trained on existing data underperforms …

Real-world applications of computer vision in the humanities require algorithms to be robust
against artistic abstraction, peripheral objects, and subtle differences between fine-grained …

Purpose Large cultural heritage datasets from museum collections tend to be biased and
demonstrate omissions that result from a series of decisions at various stages of the …

Humans constantly assess the appearance of materials to plan actions, such as stepping on
icy roads without slipping. Visual inference of materials is important but challenging because …

Still-life painters, especially of the so-called Golden Age (17th century) in the Netherlands,
are famous for their masterful techniques of rendering reality. Their amazing abilities to …

The spectral shape, irradiance, direction, and diffuseness of daylight vary regularly
throughout the day. The variations in illumination and their effect on the light reflected from …

Material perception is essential in planning interactions with the environment. The visual
system relies on diagnostic image features to achieve material perception efficiently …

We present a framework that connects ideas from the visual arts and visual perception. It
adapts two existing frameworks for the analysis of form and content so that it can be used in …

In this paper, we introduce an R package that performs automated photo editing effects.
Specifically, it is an R implementation of an image-processing algorithm proposed by …

Abstract Dutch Golden Age painters could convincingly depict all sorts of materials. How did
they do it and how do we perceive them as such, are questions that only recently have …