PhD Research

Jan 1, 2019

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Research Teleoperated Driving Adaptive Video Streaming

Markus Hofbauer

Senior Build Engineer & Associate Lecturer

Senior Build Engineer at Luminar Technologies and Associate Lecturer on Software Engineering at the Technical University of Munich.

Publications

Mean Saving-Cost Ratio: A Metric for Evaluating the Impact of Image Preprocessing on the Rate-Distortion Performance of Video Encoding

In image and video coding, preprocessing of the images allows to increase the perceptual quality or to control the bitrate. In this …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Mean Saving-Cost Ratio: A Metric for Evaluating the Impact of Image Preprocessing on the Rate-Distortion Performance of Video Encoding

Improving Multimodal Object Detection with Individual Sensor Monitoring

Multimodal object detection fuses different sensors such as camera or LIDAR to improve the detection performance. However, individual …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Improving Multimodal Object Detection with Individual Sensor Monitoring

Measuring the Influence of Image Preprocessing on the Rate-Distortion Performance of Video Encoding

In image and video coding, preprocessing of the images allows to increase the perceptual quality or to control the bitrate. In this …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Measuring the Influence of Image Preprocessing on the Rate-Distortion Performance of Video Encoding

Multi-Method Assessment Fusion for Scan-to-CAD Methods

Scan-to-CAD-based 3D reconstruction of indoor environments has become increasingly more popular in recent years. The inherent structure …

Driton Salihu, Adam Misik, Markus Hofbauer, Eckehard Steinbach

Multi-Method Assessment Fusion for Scan-to-CAD Methods

Adaptive Live Video Streaming for Teleoperated Driving

Failures of autonomous vehicles are inevitable. One possible solution to cope with these failures is teleoperated driving, where a …

Markus Hofbauer

Reverse Error Modeling for Improved Semantic Segmentation

We propose the concept of error-reversing autoencoders (ERA) for correcting pixel-wise errors made by an arbitrary semantic …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Reverse Error Modeling for Improved Semantic Segmentation

Quantifying the Influence of Image Quality on Operator Reaction Times for Teleoperated Road Vehicles

Teleoperated Driving (ToD) is a widely acknowledged concept applied to handle edge-case situations in automated vehicles. In ToD, a …

Simon Hoffmann, Felix Willert, Markus Hofbauer, Andreas Schimpe, Frank Diermeyer

Traffic-Aware Multi-View Video Stream Adaptation for Teleoperated Driving

Remote control of an autonomous vehicle by a human operator requires low delay video transmission to resolve complex situations and …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Mariem Khlifi, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Evaluation of Video Coding for Machines without Ground Truth

In the emerging field of video coding for machines, video datasets with pristine video quality and high-quality annotations are …

Kristian Fischer, Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Eckehard Steinbach, Andre Kaup

Automated Quality Assessment for Compressed Vibrotactile Signals Using Multi-Method Assessment Fusion

Design and optimization of vibrotactile codecs require precise measurements of the compressed signals’ perceptual quality. In this …

Andreas Noll, Markus Hofbauer, Evelyn Muschter, Shu-Chen Li, Eckehard Steinbach

Preprocessor Rate Control for Adaptive Multi-View Live Video Streaming Using a Single Encoder

Currently, an increasing number of technical systems are equipped with multiple cameras. Limited by cost and size, they are often …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Preprocessor Rate Control for Adaptive Multi-View Live Video Streaming Using a Single Encoder

Pixel-Wise Failure Prediction for Semantic Video Segmentation

We propose a pixel-accurate failure prediction approach for semantic video segmentation. The proposed scheme improves previously …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Ziqin Xu, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Pixel-Wise Failure Prediction for Semantic Video Segmentation

Situation-Aware Model Refinement for Semantic Image Segmentation

The quality of semantic image segmentation models can be affected by external factors such as weather or daytime. Those factors can …

Lukas Habermayr, Markus Hofbauer, Joao-Vitor Zacchi, Christopher Kuhn

Situation-Aware Model Refinement for Semantic Image Segmentation

Trajectory-Based Failure Prediction for Autonomous Driving

In autonomous driving, complex traffic scenarios can cause situations that require human supervision to resolve safely. Instead of only …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Trajectory-Based Failure Prediction for Autonomous Driving

Introspective Failure Prediction for Autonomous Driving Using Late Fusion of State and Camera Information

We present an introspective failure prediction approach for autonomous vehicles. In autonomous driving, complex or unknown scenarios …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Introspective Failure Prediction for Autonomous Driving Using Late Fusion of State and Camera Information

Adaptive Multi-View Live Video Streaming for Teledriving Using a Single Hardware Encoder

Teleoperated driving (TOD) is a possible solution to cope with failures of autonomous vehicles. In TOD, the human operator perceives …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Adaptive Multi-View Live Video Streaming for Teledriving Using a Single Hardware Encoder

Better Look Twice - Improving Visual Scene Perception Using a Two-Stage Approach

Accurate visual scene perception plays an important role in fields such as medical imaging or autonomous driving. Recent advances in …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Better Look Twice - Improving Visual Scene Perception Using a Two-Stage Approach

Measuring Driver Situation Awareness Using Region-of-Interest Prediction and Eye Tracking

With increasing progress in autonomous driving, the human does not have to be in control of the vehicle for the entire drive. A human …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Lukas Püttner, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Measuring Driver Situation Awareness Using Region-of-Interest Prediction and Eye Tracking

Introspective Black Box Failure Prediction for Autonomous Driving

Failures in autonomous driving caused by complex traffic situations or model inaccuracies remain inevitable in the near future. While …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Introspective Black Box Failure Prediction for Autonomous Driving

TELECARLA: An Open Source Extension of the CARLA Simulator for Teleoperated Driving Research Using Off-The-Shelf Components

Teledriving is a possible fallback mode to cope with failures of fully autonomous vehicles. One important requirement for teleoperated …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

TELECARLA: An Open Source Extension of the CARLA Simulator for Teleoperated Driving Research Using Off-The-Shelf Components

Introspective Failure Prediction for Semantic Image Segmentation

Semantic segmentation of images enables pixel-wise scene understanding which in turn is a critical component for tasks such as …

Christopher Kuhn, Markus Hofbauer, Sungkyu Lee, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Introspective Failure Prediction for Semantic Image Segmentation

Multi-View Region of Interest Prediction for Autonomous Driving Using Semi-Supervised Labeling

Visual environment perception is one of the key elements for autonomous and manual driving. Modern fully automated vehicles are …

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Jiaming Meng, Goran Petrovic, Eckehard Steinbach

Multi-View Region of Interest Prediction for Autonomous Driving Using Semi-Supervised Labeling

Teleoperation for Autonomous Driving Failures

Markus Hofbauer, Christopher Kuhn, Eckehard Steinbach