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A self-supervised network for image denoising and watermark removal
Tian, Chunwei1; Xiao, Jingyu2; Zhang, Bob1; Zuo, Wangmeng3; Zhang, Yudong4; Lin, Chia Wen5
2024-06-01
Source PublicationNeural Networks
ISSN0893-6080
Volume174Pages:106218
Abstract

In image watermark removal, popular methods depend on given reference non-watermark images in a supervised way to remove watermarks. However, reference non-watermark images are difficult to be obtained in the real world. At the same time, they often suffer from the influence of noise when captured by digital devices. To resolve these issues, in this paper, we present a self-supervised network for image denoising and watermark removal (SSNet). SSNet uses a parallel network in a self-supervised learning way to remove noise and watermarks. Specifically, each sub-network contains two sub-blocks. The upper sub-network uses the first sub-block to remove noise, according to noise-to-noise. Then, the second sub-block in the upper sub-network is used to remove watermarks, according to the distributions of watermarks. To prevent the loss of important information, the lower sub-network is used to simultaneously learn noise and watermarks in a self-supervised learning way. Moreover, two sub-networks interact via attention to extract more complementary salient information. The proposed method does not depend on paired images to learn a blind denoising and watermark removal model, which is very meaningful for real applications. Also, it is more effective than the popular image watermark removal methods in public datasets. Codes can be found at https://github.com/hellloxiaotian/SSNet.

KeywordAttention Mechanism Image Denoising Image Watermark Removal Self-supervised Learning
DOI10.1016/j.neunet.2024.106218
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Indexed BySCIE
Language英語English
WOS Research AreaComputer Science ; Neurosciences & Neurology
WOS SubjectComputer Science, Artificial Intelligence ; Neurosciences
WOS IDWOS:001222670000001
PublisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND
Scopus ID2-s2.0-85188529749
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Document TypeJournal article
CollectionFaculty of Science and Technology
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Corresponding AuthorZhang, Bob
Affiliation1.PAMI Research Group, University of Macau, 999078, Macao
2.School of Computer Science, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
3.School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China
4.School of Computing and Mathematics, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom
5.Department of Electrical Engineering and the Institute of Communications Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan
First Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
Corresponding Author AffilicationUniversity of Macau
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Tian, Chunwei,Xiao, Jingyu,Zhang, Bob,et al. A self-supervised network for image denoising and watermark removal[J]. Neural Networks, 2024, 174, 106218.
APA Tian, Chunwei., Xiao, Jingyu., Zhang, Bob., Zuo, Wangmeng., Zhang, Yudong., & Lin, Chia Wen (2024). A self-supervised network for image denoising and watermark removal. Neural Networks, 174, 106218.
MLA Tian, Chunwei,et al."A self-supervised network for image denoising and watermark removal".Neural Networks 174(2024):106218.
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