Guest Editorial Introduction to the Special Issue on Label-Efficient Learning on Video Data

Wenguan Wang, Tianfei Zhou, Dongfang Liu, Zheng Thomas Tang, Alexander C. Loui

Abstract: Currently, the success of image processing relies heavily on large well-annotated datasets. However, collecting and labeling video data are significantly more labor-intensive, posing major challenges for training video algorithms and limiting their practical applications. While label-efficient techniques for image data have advanced, solutions for video data are still emerging. Unlabeled video data, with their inherent structured nature, offer valuable assets for label-efficient learning. Unlike image data, video data naturally captures realistic transformations, providing rich samples for learning. Moreover, from a border perspective, video tasks hold great potential for applications like autonomous driving and video surveillance but present unique challenges due to the need to understand both spatial and temporal aspects. Leveraging label-efficient learning is essential for comprehensively understanding visual content and enabling a wide range of real-world video applications. This Special Issue on “Label-Efficient Learning for Video Data” seeks to advance research in this area, offering new insights and solutions to benefit both researchers and practitioners.