Graph cuts with interacting edge weights: examples, approximations, and algorithms

Stefanie Jegelka, Jeff A. Bilmes

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Abstract

We study an extension of the classical graph cut problem, wherein we replace the modular (sum of edge weights) cost function by a submodular set function defined over graph edges. Special cases of this problem have appeared in different applications in signal processing, machine learning, and computer vision. In this paper, we connect these applications via the generic formulation of “cooperative graph cuts”, for which we study complexity, algorithms, and connections to polymatroidal network flows. Finally, we compare the proposed algorithms empirically.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-282
Number of pages42
JournalMathematical Programming
Volume162
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 68Q25
  • 68R10
  • 68T45

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