# Multiple Hypothesis Hypergraph Tracking for Posture Identification in Embryonic Caenorhabditis elegans

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2111.06425 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2111.06425/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 9 of its 58 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 11 Nov 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 9 of 9)

- [Adam: A Method for Stochastic Optimization](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1412.6980/) (2014)
- [U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1505.04597/) (2015)
- [Mask R-CNN](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1703.06870/) (2017)
- [Fully Convolutional Networks for Semantic Segmentation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1411.4038/) (2014)
- [3D U-Net: Learning Dense Volumetric Segmentation from Sparse Annotation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1606.06650/) (2016)
- [Simple Online and Realtime Tracking](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1602.00763/) (2016)
- [Star-convex Polyhedra for 3D Object Detection and Segmentation in Microscopy](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1908.03636/) (2019)
- [KerGM: Kernelized Graph Matching](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1911.11120/) (2019)
- [An Exact Hypergraph Matching Algorithm for Nuclear Identification in Embryonic Caenorhabditis elegans](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.10003/) (2021)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Current methods in multiple object tracking (MOT) rely on independent object trajectories undergoing predictable motion to effectively track large numbers of objects. Adversarial conditions such as volatile object motion and imperfect detections create a challenging tracking landscape in which established methods may yield inadequate results. Multiple hypothesis hypergraph tracking (MHHT) is developed to perform MOT among interdependent objects amid noisy detections. The method extends traditional multiple hypothesis tracking (MHT) via hypergraphs to model correlated object motion, allowing for robust tracking in challenging scenarios. MHHT is applied to perform seam cell tracking during late-stage embryogenesis in embryonic C. elegans.
