# Automated Design of Salient Object Detection Algorithms with Brain Programming

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.03722 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2204.03722/

## Key facts

- Cited by 2 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 7 of its 42 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 7 Apr 2022.

## Builds on (most cited first, 7 of 7)

- [The Secrets of Salient Object Segmentation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1406.2807/) (2014)
- [Salient Object Detection in the Deep Learning Era: An In-Depth Survey](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1904.09146/) (2019)
- [Salient Object Detection: A Benchmark](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1501.02741/) (2015)
- [Salient Object Detection: A Survey](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1411.5878/) (2014)
- [A Recent Survey on the Applications of Genetic Programming in Image Processing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1901.07387/) (2019)
- [Brain Programming is Immune to Adversarial Attacks: Towards Accurate and Robust Image Classification using Symbolic Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2103.01359/) (2021)
- [Salient Object Detection by LTP Texture Characterization on Opposing Color Pairs under SLICO Superpixel Constraint](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2201.00439/) (2022)

## Built on by (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [A Survey on Evolutionary Computation for Computer Vision and Image Analysis: Past, Present, and Future Trends](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2209.06399/) (2022)
- [Adversarial Attacks Assessment of Salient Object Detection via Symbolic Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2309.05900/) (2023)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Despite recent improvements in computer vision, artificial visual systems' design is still daunting since an explanation of visual computing algorithms remains elusive. Salient object detection is one problem that is still open due to the difficulty of understanding the brain's inner workings. Progress on this research area follows the traditional path of hand-made designs using neuroscience knowledge. In recent years two different approaches based on genetic programming appear to enhance their technique. One follows the idea of combining previous hand-made methods through genetic programming and fuzzy logic. The other approach consists of improving the inner computational structures of basic hand-made models through artificial evolution. This research work proposes expanding the artificial dorsal stream using a recent proposal to solve salient object detection problems. This approach uses the benefits of the two main aspects of this research area: fixation prediction and detection of salient objects. We decided to apply the fusion of visual saliency and image segmentation algorithms as a template. The proposed methodology discovers several critical structures in the template through artificial evolution. We present results on a benchmark designed by experts with outstanding results in comparison with the state-of-the-art.