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DiffHPE: Robust, Coherent 3D Human Pose Lifting with Diffusion

arXiv 2309.01575 ↗First posted 4 Sep 2023cs.CV cs.LGcited by 9

On the map: Diffusion models → 3D, point cloud and scene generation

Abstract (arXiv)

We present an innovative approach to 3D Human Pose Estimation (3D-HPE) by integrating cutting-edge diffusion models, which have revolutionized diverse fields, but are relatively unexplored in 3D-HPE. We show that diffusion models enhance the accuracy, robustness, and coherence of human pose estimations. We introduce DiffHPE, a novel strategy for harnessing diffusion models in 3D-HPE, and demonstrate its ability to refine standard supervised 3D-HPE. We also show how diffusion models lead to more robust estimations in the face of occlusions, and improve the time-coherence and the sagittal symmetry of predictions. Using the Human,3.6M dataset, we illustrate the effectiveness of our approach and its superiority over existing models, even under adverse situations where the occlusion patterns in training do not match those in inference. Our findings indicate that while standalone diffusion models provide commendable performance, their accuracy is even better in combination with supervised models, opening exciting new avenues for 3D-HPE research.

Key facts. Cited by 9 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026). Placed in 3D, point cloud and scene generation, one of 14 directions in Diffusion models. Builds on 38 of its 46 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 4 Sep 2023.

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38 of 46 references.

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  1. 2022A generic diffusion-based approach for 3D human pose prediction in the wild11 Oct
  2. 2022RePaint: Inpainting using Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models24 Jan

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Citing papers per year: 2023: 1; 2024: 5; 2025: 2; 2026: 1.

9 papers.

  1. 2024Closely Interactive Human Reconstruction with Proxemics and Physics-Guided Adaptioncited by 19
  2. 2023ManiPose: Manifold-Constrained Multi-Hypothesis 3D Human Pose Estimationcited by 6
  3. 2024CHAMP: Conformalized 3D Human Multi-Hypothesis Pose Estimatorscited by 5
  4. 2024PADS: Plug-and-Play 3D Human Pose Analysis via Diffusion Generative Modelingcited by 3
  5. 2024Di2Pose: Discrete Diffusion Model for Occluded 3D Human Pose Estimationcited by 2
  6. 2024PAFUSE: Part-based Diffusion for 3D Whole-Body Pose Estimationcited by 1
  7. 20253D Human Pose and Shape Estimation from LiDAR Point Clouds: A Reviewcited by 0
  8. 2025Valeo Near-Field: a novel dataset for pedestrian intent detectioncited by 0
  9. 2026SocialMirror: Reconstructing 3D Human Interaction Behaviors from Monocular Videos with Semantic and Geometric Guidancecited by 0

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  3. 2022DiffuPose: Monocular 3D Human Pose Estimation via Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Model
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  6. 2023Learning Structure-Guided Diffusion Model for 2D Human Pose Estimation
  7. 2024D3PRefiner: A Diffusion-based Denoise Method for 3D Human Pose Refinement
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