14.5.10.6.2 Attention in Vision Transformers

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Vision Transformers. Transformers. Attention.

Hu, H.Q.[Hao-Qi], Lu, X.F.[Xiao-Feng], Zhang, X.P.[Xin-Peng], Zhang, T.X.[Tian-Xing], Sun, G.L.[Guang-Ling],
Inheritance Attention Matrix-Based Universal Adversarial Perturbations on Vision Transformers,
SPLetters(28), 2021, pp. 1923-1927.
IEEE DOI 2110
Perturbation methods, Robustness, Visualization, Transformers, Optimization, Task analysis, Head, Vision Transformers, self-attention BibRef

Xue, Z.X.[Zhi-Xiang], Tan, X.[Xiong], Yu, X.[Xuchu], Liu, B.[Bing], Yu, A.Z.[An-Zhu], Zhang, P.Q.[Peng-Qiang],
Deep Hierarchical Vision Transformer for Hyperspectral and LiDAR Data Classification,
IP(31), 2022, pp. 3095-3110.
IEEE DOI 2205
Feature extraction, Transformers, Hyperspectral imaging, Laser radar, Data mining, Collaboration, Data models, cross attention fusion BibRef

Heo, J.[Jiseong], Wang, Y.[Yooseung], Park, J.[Jihun],
Occlusion-aware spatial attention transformer for occluded object recognition,
PRL(159), 2022, pp. 70-76.
Elsevier DOI 2206
Occluded object recognition, Visual transformer, Spatial attention BibRef

Yu, X.H.[Xiao-Han], Wang, J.[Jun], Zhao, Y.[Yang], Gao, Y.S.[Yong-Sheng],
Mix-ViT: Mixing attentive vision transformer for ultra-fine-grained visual categorization,
PR(135), 2023, pp. 109131.
Elsevier DOI 2212
Ultra-fine-grained visual categorization, Vision transformer, Self-supervised learning, Attentive mixing BibRef

Wu, G.[Gaojie], Zheng, W.S.[Wei-Shi], Lu, Y.T.[Yu-Tong], Tian, Q.[Qi],
PSLT: A Light-Weight Vision Transformer With Ladder Self-Attention and Progressive Shift,
PAMI(45), No. 9, September 2023, pp. 11120-11135.
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Li, K.C.[Kun-Chang], Wang, Y.[Yali], Zhang, J.H.[Jun-Hao], Gao, P.[Peng], Song, G.L.[Guang-Lu], Liu, Y.[Yu], Li, H.S.[Hong-Sheng], Qiao, Y.[Yu],
UniFormer: Unifying Convolution and Self-Attention for Visual Recognition,
PAMI(45), No. 10, October 2023, pp. 12581-12600.
IEEE DOI 2310
Unify CNN and Transformers BibRef

Li, H.L.[Hao-Ling], Xue, M.Q.[Meng-Qi], Song, J.[Jie], Zhang, H.F.[Hao-Fei], Huang, W.Q.[Wen-Qi], Liang, L.Y.[Ling-Yu], Song, M.L.[Ming-Li],
Constituent Attention for Vision Transformers,
CVIU(237), 2023, pp. 103838.
Elsevier DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2311
Vision Transformer, Attention mechanism, Classification, Interpretability for deep learning BibRef

Qin, R.[Ruiru], Wang, C.Z.[Chuan-Zhi], Wu, Y.M.[Yong-Mei], Du, H.[Huafei], Lv, M.Y.[Ming-Yun],
A U-Shaped Convolution-Aided Transformer with Double Attention for Hyperspectral Image Classification,
RS(16), No. 2, 2024, pp. 288.
DOI Link 2402
BibRef

Wang, W.X.[Wen-Xiao], Chen, W.[Wei], Qiu, Q.[Qibo], Chen, L.[Long], Wu, B.X.[Bo-Xi], Lin, B.B.[Bin-Bin], He, X.F.[Xiao-Fei], Liu, W.[Wei],
CrossFormer++: A Versatile Vision Transformer Hinging on Cross-Scale Attention,
PAMI(46), No. 5, May 2024, pp. 3123-3136.
IEEE DOI 2404
Transformers, Task analysis, Feature extraction, Visualization, Object detection, Costs, Adaptation models, Image classification, vision transformer BibRef

Zhang, Q.M.[Qi-Ming], Zhang, J.[Jing], Xu, Y.F.[Yu-Fei], Tao, D.C.[Da-Cheng],
Vision Transformer With Quadrangle Attention,
PAMI(46), No. 5, May 2024, pp. 3608-3624.
IEEE DOI 2404
Transformers, Task analysis, Shape, Feature extraction, Adaptation models, Semantic segmentation, vision transformer BibRef

Huang, L.[Lan], Bai, X.Y.[Xing-Yu], Zeng, J.[Jia], Yu, M.Q.[Meng-Qiang], Pang, W.[Wei], Wang, K.P.[Kang-Ping],
FAM: Improving columnar vision transformer with feature attention mechanism,
CVIU(242), 2024, pp. 103981.
Elsevier DOI 2404
Vision transformer, Feature adjustment, Network structure improvement BibRef

Li, M.X.[Ming-Xiu], Yu, W.[Wei], Liu, Q.L.[Qing-Lin], Li, Z.L.[Zong-Lin], Li, R.[Ru], Zhong, B.[Bineng], Zhang, S.P.[Sheng-Ping],
Hybrid Transformers With Attention-Guided Spatial Embeddings for Makeup Transfer and Removal,
CirSysVideo(34), No. 4, April 2024, pp. 2876-2890.
IEEE DOI 2404
Faces, Feature extraction, Semantics, Transformers, Shape, Image color analysis, Data mining, Makeup transfer, makeup removal, vision transformer BibRef

Nie, X.S.[Xue-Song], Jin, H.Y.[Hao-Yuan], Yan, Y.F.[Yun-Feng], Chen, X.[Xi], Zhu, Z.H.[Zhi-Hang], Qi, D.L.[Dong-Lian],
ScopeViT: Scale-Aware Vision Transformer,
PR(153), 2024, pp. 110470.
Elsevier DOI 2405
Vision transformer, Multi-scale features, Efficient attention mechanism BibRef

Hanyu, T.[Taisei], Yamazaki, K.[Kashu], Tran, M.[Minh], McCann, R.A.[Roy A.], Liao, H.T.[Hai-Tao], Rainwater, C.[Chase], Adkins, M.[Meredith], Cothren, J.[Jackson], Le, N.[Ngan],
AerialFormer: Multi-Resolution Transformer for Aerial Image Segmentation,
RS(16), No. 16, 2024, pp. 2930.
DOI Link 2408
BibRef

Wang, D.Z.[De-Zheng], Wei, X.Y.[Xiao-Yi], Chen, C.Y.[Cong-Yan],
CAST: An innovative framework for Cross-dimensional Attention Structure in Transformers,
PR(159), 2025, pp. 111153.
Elsevier DOI 2412
Cross-dimensional attention structure, Static attention mechanism, Time series forecasting BibRef

van Engelenhoven, A.[Adjorn], Strisciuglio, N.[Nicola], Talavera, E.[Estefanía],
CAST: Clustering self-Attention using Surrogate Tokens for efficient transformers,
PRL(186), 2024, pp. 30-36.
Elsevier DOI 2412
Self-attention mechanism, Clustering self-attention mechanism, Complexity, Efficient transformers, LRA benchmark BibRef

Zheng, G.Y.[Guang-Yao], Zang, B.[Bo], Yang, P.H.[Peng-Hui], Zhang, W.B.[Wen-Bo], Li, B.[Bin],
FE-SKViT: A Feature-Enhanced ViT Model with Skip Attention for Automatic Modulation Recognition,
RS(16), No. 22, 2024, pp. 4204.
DOI Link 2412
BibRef

Lu, J.C.[Jia-Chen], Zhang, J.G.[Jun-Ge], Zhu, X.T.[Xia-Tian], Feng, J.F.[Jian-Feng], Xiang, T.[Tao], Zhang, L.[Li],
Softmax-Free Linear Transformers,
IJCV(132), No. 8, August 2024, pp. 3355-3374.
Springer DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2408
Approximage the self-attention by linear function. BibRef

Li, C.H.[Cheng-Hao], Zhang, C.N.[Chao-Ning],
Toward a deeper understanding: RetNet viewed through Convolution,
PR(155), 2024, pp. 110625.
Elsevier DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2408
Boost local response of ViT. Convolutional neural network, Vision transformer, RetNet BibRef

Liao, H.X.[Hui-Xian], Li, X.S.[Xiao-Sen], Qin, X.[Xiao], Wang, W.J.[Wen-Ji], He, G.D.[Guo-Dui], Huang, H.J.[Hao-Jie], Guo, X.[Xu], Chun, X.[Xin], Zhang, J.Y.[Jin-Yong], Fu, Y.Q.[Yun-Qin], Qin, Z.Y.[Zheng-You],
EPSViTs: A hybrid architecture for image classification based on parameter-shared multi-head self-attention,
IVC(149), 2024, pp. 105130.
Elsevier DOI 2408
Image classification, Multi-head self-attention, Parameter-shared, Hybrid architecture BibRef

Sa, J.W.[Jae-Won], Ryu, J.[Junhwan], Kim, H.[Heegon],
ECTFormer: An efficient Conv-Transformer model design for image recognition,
PR(159), 2025, pp. 111092.
Elsevier DOI 2412
Conv-Transformer network, Lightweight architecture, Dynamic kernel sizes, Efficient overlapping patchify, Efficient self-attention mechanism BibRef

Li, J.F.[Jin-Feng], Feng, M.L.[Mei-Ling], Xia, C.Y.[Cheng-Yi],
DBCvT: Double Branch Convolutional Transformer for Medical Image Classification,
PRL(186), 2024, pp. 250-257.
Elsevier DOI 2412
Convolutional Neural Networks, Transformer, Self-attention, Channel attention, Medical Image Classification BibRef

Liao, Y.[Yi], Gao, Y.S.[Yong-Sheng], Zhang, W.C.[Wei-Chuan],
Dynamic accumulated attention map for interpreting evolution of decision-making in vision transformer,
PR(165), 2025, pp. 111607.
Elsevier DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2505
Explanation map, Attention flow, Vision transformer, Image classification BibRef

Shi, Y.L.[Yu-Long], Sun, M.W.[Ming-Wei], Wang, Y.S.[Yong-Shuai], Ma, J.H.[Jia-Hao], Chen, Z.Q.[Zeng-Qiang],
EViT: An Eagle Vision Transformer With Bi-Fovea Self-Attention,
Cyber(55), No. 3, March 2025, pp. 1288-1300.
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2503
Visualization, Transformers, Physiology, Photoreceptors, Computational modeling, Biological information theory, eagle vision transformer (EViTs) BibRef

Long, W.[Wei], Chen, Z.Y.[Zi-Yang], Li, W.T.[Wen-Ting], Zhang, Y.J.[Yong-Jun], Yao, H.[He], Peng, J.X.[Jia-Xin], Cui, Z.W.[Zhong-Wei],
Leveraging negative correlation for Full-Range Self-Attention in Vision Transformers,
PR(169), 2026, pp. 111899.
Elsevier DOI 2509
Self-attention, Full-range self-attention, Vision transformer, Image classification BibRef

Shan, J.[Jiquan], Wang, J.X.[Jun-Xiao], Zhao, L.F.[Li-Feng], Cai, L.[Liang], Zhang, H.Y.[Hong-Yuan], Liritzis, I.[Ioannis],
AnchorFormer: Differentiable anchor attention for efficient vision transformer,
PRL(197), 2025, pp. 124-131.
Elsevier DOI 2510
Vision transformer, Efficient transformer, Anchor attention BibRef

Bae, J.[Jongseong], Kim, S.[Susang], Cho, M.[Minsu], Kim, H.Y.[Ha Young],
MVFormer: Diversifying feature normalization and token mixing for efficient vision transformers,
PRL(197), 2025, pp. 72-80.
Elsevier DOI 2510
Vision transformer, Diverse feature learning, Normalization, Token mixer BibRef

Li, Y.[Yang], Jiao, L.C.[Li-Cheng], Liu, X.[Xu], Liu, F.[Fang], Li, L.L.[Ling-Ling], Chen, P.[Puhua],
Semantic-Aware Wavelet Transformer for Pyramid Learning Object Detection,
MultMed(27), 2025, pp. 8016-8028.
IEEE DOI 2511
Transformers, Discrete wavelet transforms, Object detection, Semantics, Spatial resolution, Head, Correlation, Convolution, and computation burden BibRef

Liu, Z.[Zuyan], Rao, Y.M.[Yong-Ming], Zhao, W.L.[Wen-Liang], Zhou, J.[Jie], Lu, J.W.[Ji-Wen],
Efficient High-Order Spatial Interactions for Visual Perception,
PAMI(48), No. 1, January 2026, pp. 33-46.
IEEE DOI 2512
BibRef
Earlier: A2, A3, A4, A5, Only:
AMixer: Adaptive Weight Mixing for Self-Attention Free Vision Transformers,
ECCV22(XXI:50-67).
Springer DOI 2211
Transformers, Convolution, Point cloud compression, Visualization, Logic gates, Computational modeling, Training, Image recognition, recursive gated convolution. BibRef

Guo, H.L.[Han-Lin], Lv, W.J.[Wei-Jia], Shen, Z.[Zhi], Wang, D.H.[Da-Han], Zhang, Y.[Yukang],
CPFormer-Net: Correspondence Pruning Transformer With Structured Context Aggregation,
SPLetters(33), 2026, pp. 111-115.
IEEE DOI 2512
Transformers, Semantics, Feature extraction, Context modeling, Computer architecture, Attention mechanisms, Cognition, Accuracy, structured context aggregation BibRef

Hang, J.F.[Jing-Fan], Yang, X.Q.[Xian-Qiang],
Enhancing local attention with global information interaction via progressive cluster propagation,
PR(172), 2026, pp. 112713.
Elsevier DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2601
K-Means clustering, Vision transformer, Image recognition, Semantic segmentation, Object detection BibRef

Lin, S.H.[Si-Hao], Lyu, P.M.[Pu-Meng], Liu, D.R.[Dong-Rui], Li, Z.H.[Zhi-Hui], Wang, W.G.[Wen-Guan], Chang, X.J.[Xiao-Jun], Zheng, Y.H.[Yu-Hui],
Entropy-Guided Condensing for Vision Transformer,
IJCV(134), No. 1, January 2026, pp. 86.
Springer DOI 2602
BibRef

Wu, C.[Chong], Che, M.L.[Mao-Lin], Yan, H.[Hong],
The CUR Decomposition of Self-Attention Matrices in Vision Transformers,
PAMI(48), No. 4, April 2026, pp. 4792-4809.
IEEE DOI 2603
Matrix decomposition, Complexity theory, Transformers, Kernel, Attention mechanisms, Linear approximation, Sparse matrices, vision transformer BibRef

Li, Y.[Yuan], Wu, X.[Xiang], Wang, J.C.[Jia-Cun], Bo, Y.M.[Yu-Ming], Ni, F.[Feng], Jiang, C.H.[Chang-Hui],
Differential attention vision transformer with adaptive spatial feature conditioning for remote sensing scene classification,
PR(178), 2026, pp. 113461.
Elsevier DOI 2605
Vision transformer, Differential attention, Scene classification, Remote sensing, Adaptive feature conditioning BibRef

Liu, Y.H.[Yi-Hang], Wen, Y.[Ying], Yang, L.Z.[Long-Zhen], He, L.H.[Liang-Hua], Zhou, M.[MengChu],
A General Framework for Efficient Medical Image Analysis via Shared Attention Vision Transformer,
MedImg(45), No. 5, May 2026, pp. 2001-2014.
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2605
Biomedical imaging, Visualization, Feature extraction, Image analysis, Adaptation models, Tuning, Transfer learning, parameter efficiency BibRef

Zhou, S.[Sai], Liu, M.[Meiqin], Zhou, J.[Jing], Zheng, R.H.[Rong-Hao],
Enhancing Vision Transformer With Shift Expansion Linear Attention for Image Classification and Object Tracking,
CirSysVideo(36), No. 6, June 2026, pp. 9042-9056.
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2606
Head, Object tracking, Image classification, Feature extraction, Transformers, Accuracy, Videos, Optimization, object tracking BibRef


Jo, S.[Sehyeong], Jang, G.[Gangjae], Park, H.[Haesol],
GMAR: Gradient-Driven Multi-Head Attention Rollout for Vision Transformer Interpretability,
ICIP25(582-587)
IEEE DOI 2601
Measurement, Image segmentation, Head, Scalability, Object detection, Predictive models, Vision Transformer BibRef

Savathrakis, G.[Giorgos], Argyros, A.[Antonis],
Enact: Entropy-Based Clustering of Attention Input for Reducing the Computational Needs of Object Detection Transformers,
ICIP25(295-300)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2601
Training, Accuracy, Codes, Memory management, Graphics processing units, Object detection, Transformers, Entropy, Trans-formers BibRef

Fan, Q.H.[Qi-Hang], Huang, H.B.[Huai-Bo], He, R.[Ran],
Breaking the Low-Rank Dilemma of Linear Attention,
CVPR25(25271-25280)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2508
Degradation, Training, Attention mechanisms, Computational modeling, Buildings, Transformers, Complexity theory BibRef

Miao, Z.C.[Zi-Chen], Chen, W.[Wei], Qiu, Q.[Qiang],
Coeff-Tuning: A Graph Filter Subspace View for Tuning Attention-Based Large Models,
CVPR25(20146-20146)
IEEE DOI 2508
Training, Measurement, Convex hulls, Convolution, Computational modeling, Transformers, Tuning BibRef

Sun, Y.W.[Yu-Wei], Ochiai, H.[Hideya], Wu, Z.R.[Zhi-Rong], Lin, S.[Stephen], Kanai, R.[Ryota],
Associative Transformer,
CVPR25(4518-4527)
IEEE DOI 2508
Training, Associative memory, Adaptation models, Attention mechanisms, Transformers, Cognition, Trojan horses, Videos, transformers BibRef

Chen, L.Y.[Li-Yan], Meyer, G.P.[Gregory P.], Zhang, Z.[Zaiwei], Wolff, E.M.[Eric M.], Vernaza, P.[Paul],
Flash3D: Super-scaling Point Transformers through Joint Hardware-Geometry Locality,
CVPR25(6595-6604)
IEEE DOI 2508
Point cloud compression, Attention mechanisms, Costs, Fuses, Memory management, Graphics processing units, Transformers, flashattention BibRef

Zhang, W.[Wei], Zhang, B.P.[Bao-Peng], Teng, Z.[Zhu], Luo, W.X.[Wen-Xin], Zou, J.[Junnan], Fan, J.P.[Jian-Ping],
Less Attention is More: Prompt Transformer for Generalized Category Discovery,
CVPR25(30322-30331)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2508
Visualization, Adaptation models, Refining, Transformers, Feature extraction, Brain modeling, Standards, Visual perception BibRef

Zhu, J.C.[Jia-Chen], Chen, X.L.[Xin-Lei], He, K.[Kaiming], LeCun, Y.[Yann], Liu, Z.[Zhuang],
Transformers without Normalization,
CVPR25(14901-14911)
IEEE DOI 2508
Training, Computational modeling, Self-supervised learning, Artificial neural networks, Transformers, Tuning, transformer, normalization BibRef

Peng, Z.L.[Ze-Lin], Huang, Y.[Yu], Xu, Z.Q.[Zheng-Qin], Tang, F.L.[Fei-Long], Hu, M.[Ming], Yang, X.K.[Xiao-Kang], Shen, W.[Wei],
Star with Bilinear Mapping,
CVPR25(25292-25302)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2508
Transformer-like, but gets global context. Computational modeling, Semantic segmentation, Stars, Transformers, Complexity theory, Computational efficiency, Context modeling, Image classification BibRef

Nottebaum, M.[Moritz], Dunnhofer, M.[Matteo], Micheloni, C.[Christian],
LowFormer: Hardware Efficient Design for Convolutional Transformer Backbones,
WACV25(7008-7018)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2505
Convolutional codes, Accuracy, Semantic segmentation, Graphics processing units, attention BibRef

Chowdhury, A.R.[Amartya Roy], Diddigi, R.B.[Raghuram Bharadwaj], Prabuchandran, K.J., Tripathi, A.M.[Achyut Mani],
Bandit-based Attention Mechanism in Vision Transformers,
WACV25(9597-9606)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2505
Training, Codes, Computational modeling, Focusing, Transformer cores, Transformers, Throughput, Computational efficiency, Complexity theory BibRef

Alam, Q.M.[Quazi Mishkatul], Tarchoun, B.[Bilel], Alouani, I.[Ihsen], Abu-Ghazaleh, N.[Nael],
Adversarial Attention Deficit: Fooling Deformable Vision Transformers with Collaborative Adversarial Patches,
WACV25(7123-7132)
IEEE DOI 2505
Deformable models, Noise, Collaboration, Object detection, Transformers BibRef

Ren, S.[Sucheng], Zhou, D.[Daquan], He, S.F.[Sheng-Feng], Feng, J.S.[Jia-Shi], Wang, X.C.[Xin-Chao],
Shunted Self-Attention via Multi-Scale Token Aggregation,
CVPR22(10843-10852)
IEEE DOI 2210
Degradation, Deep learning, Costs, Computational modeling, Merging, Efficient learning and inferences BibRef

Qiang, Y.[Yao], Li, C.Y.[Cheng-Yin], Khanduri, P.[Prashant], Zhu, D.X.[Dong-Xiao],
Fairness-aware Vision Transformer via Debiased Self-attention,
ECCV24(XXXVII: 358-376).
Springer DOI 2412
BibRef

Gong, H.H.[Hui-Hui], Dong, M.J.[Min-Jing], Ma, S.Q.[Si-Qi], Camtepe, S.[Seyit], Nepal, S.[Surya], Xu, C.[Chang],
Random Entangled Tokens for Adversarially Robust Vision Transformer,
CVPR24(24554-24563)
IEEE DOI 2410
Training, Benchmark testing, Transformers, Robustness, Vision Transformers, Self-Attention Mechanism BibRef

Lee, S.[Sanghyeok], Choi, J.[Joonmyung], Kim, H.W.J.[Hyun-Woo J.],
Multi-Criteria Token Fusion with One-Step-Ahead Attention for Efficient Vision Transformers,
CVPR24(15741-15750)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2410
Training, Degradation, Costs, Fuses, Computational modeling, Transformers, Efficient ViTs, Token Fusion, Token Reduction, Token Merging BibRef

Zhang, S.X.[Shuo-Xi], Liu, H.P.[Han-Peng], Lin, S.[Stephen], He, K.[Kun],
You Only Need Less Attention at Each Stage in Vision Transformers,
CVPR24(6057-6066)
IEEE DOI 2410
Deep learning, Computational modeling, Transformers, Computational efficiency, efficient training BibRef

Li, L.[Lujun], Wei, Z.[Zimian], Dong, P.[Peijie], Luo, W.H.[Wen-Han], Xue, W.[Wei], Liu, Q.F.[Qi-Feng], Guo, Y.[Yike],
Attnzero: Efficient Attention Discovery for Vision Transformers,
ECCV24(V: 20-37).
Springer DOI 2412
BibRef

Bao-Long, N.H.[Nguyen-Huu], Zhang, C.Y.[Chen-Yu], Shi, Y.Z.[Yu-Zhi], Hirakawa, T.[Tsubasa], Yamashita, T.[Takayoshi], Matsui, T.[Tohgoroh], Fujiyoshi, H.[Hironobu],
Debiformer: Vision Transformer with Deformable Agent Bi-level Routing Attention,
ACCV24(X: 445-462).
Springer DOI 2412
BibRef

Yang, X.[Xuan], Yuan, L.Z.[Liang-Zhe], Wilber, K.[Kimberly], Sharma, A.[Astuti], Gu, X.Y.[Xiu-Ye], Qiao, S.Y.[Si-Yuan], Debats, S.[Stephanie], Wang, H.S.[Hui-Sheng], Adam, H.[Hartwig], Sirotenko, M.[Mikhail], Chen, L.C.[Liang-Chieh],
PolyMaX: General Dense Prediction with Mask Transformer,
WACV24(1039-1050)
IEEE DOI 2404
Codes, Image synthesis, Semantic segmentation, Estimation, Benchmark testing, Algorithms, Image recognition and understanding BibRef

Nie, X.S.[Xue-Song], Chen, X.[Xi], Jin, H.Y.[Hao-Yuan], Zhu, Z.H.[Zhi-Hang], Yan, Y.F.[Yun-Feng], Qi, D.L.[Dong-Lian],
Triplet Attention Transformer for Spatiotemporal Predictive Learning,
WACV24(7021-7030)
IEEE DOI 2404
Computational modeling, Self-supervised learning, Predictive models, Parallel processing, Transformers, and algorithms BibRef

Cai, H.[Han], Li, J.[Junyan], Hu, M.[Muyan], Gan, C.[Chuang], Han, S.[Song],
EfficientViT: Lightweight Multi-Scale Attention for High-Resolution Dense Prediction,
ICCV23(17256-17267)
IEEE DOI 2401
BibRef

Ryu, J.B.[Jong-Bin], Han, D.Y.[Dong-Yoon], Lim, J.W.[Jong-Woo],
Gramian Attention Heads are Strong yet Efficient Vision Learners,
ICCV23(5818-5828)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2401
BibRef

Xu, R.H.[Rui-Han], Zhang, H.[Haokui], Hu, W.Z.[Wen-Ze], Zhang, S.L.[Shi-Liang], Wang, X.Y.[Xiao-Yu],
ParCNetV2: Oversized Kernel with Enhanced Attention*,
ICCV23(5729-5739)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2401
BibRef

Zhao, B.Y.[Bing-Yin], Yu, Z.[Zhiding], Lan, S.Y.[Shi-Yi], Cheng, Y.T.[Yu-Tao], Anandkumar, A.[Anima], Lao, Y.J.[Ying-Jie], Alvarez, J.M.[Jose M.],
Fully Attentional Networks with Self-emerging Token Labeling,
ICCV23(5562-5572)
IEEE DOI 2401
BibRef

Guo, Y.[Yong], Stutz, D.[David], Schiele, B.[Bernt],
Robustifying Token Attention for Vision Transformers,
ICCV23(17511-17522)
IEEE DOI Code:
WWW Link. 2401
BibRef

Zhao, Y.P.[You-Peng], Tang, H.D.[Hua-Dong], Jiang, Y.Y.[Ying-Ying], A, Y.[Yong], Wu, Q.[Qiang], Wang, J.[Jun],
Parameter-Efficient Vision Transformer with Linear Attention,
ICIP23(1275-1279)
IEEE DOI 2312
BibRef

Shi, L.[Lili], Huang, H.D.[Hai-Duo], Song, B.[Bowei], Tan, M.[Meng], Zhao, W.Z.[Wen-Zhe], Xia, T.[Tian], Ren, P.J.[Peng-Ju],
TAQ: Top-K Attention-Aware Quantization for Vision Transformers,
ICIP23(1750-1754)
IEEE DOI 2312
BibRef

Baili, N.[Nada], Frigui, H.[Hichem],
ADA-VIT: Attention-Guided Data Augmentation for Vision Transformers,
ICIP23(385-389)
IEEE DOI 2312
BibRef

Ding, M.Y.[Ming-Yu], Shen, Y.K.[Yi-Kang], Fan, L.J.[Li-Jie], Chen, Z.F.[Zhen-Fang], Chen, Z.[Zitian], Luo, P.[Ping], Tenenbaum, J.[Josh], Gan, C.[Chuang],
Visual Dependency Transformers: Dependency Tree Emerges from Reversed Attention,
CVPR23(14528-14539)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Song, J.C.[Jie-Chong], Mou, C.[Chong], Wang, S.Q.[Shi-Qi], Ma, S.W.[Si-Wei], Zhang, J.[Jian],
Optimization-Inspired Cross-Attention Transformer for Compressive Sensing,
CVPR23(6174-6184)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Hassani, A.[Ali], Walton, S.[Steven], Li, J.C.[Jia-Chen], Li, S.[Shen], Shi, H.[Humphrey],
Neighborhood Attention Transformer,
CVPR23(6185-6194)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Liu, Z.J.[Zhi-Jian], Yang, X.Y.[Xin-Yu], Tang, H.T.[Hao-Tian], Yang, S.[Shang], Han, S.[Song],
FlatFormer: Flattened Window Attention for Efficient Point Cloud Transformer,
CVPR23(1200-1211)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Pan, X.[Xuran], Ye, T.Z.[Tian-Zhu], Xia, Z.F.[Zhuo-Fan], Song, S.[Shiji], Huang, G.[Gao],
Slide-Transformer: Hierarchical Vision Transformer with Local Self-Attention,
CVPR23(2082-2091)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

Zhu, L.[Lei], Wang, X.J.[Xin-Jiang], Ke, Z.H.[Zhang-Han], Zhang, W.[Wayne], Lau, R.[Rynson],
BiFormer: Vision Transformer with Bi-Level Routing Attention,
CVPR23(10323-10333)
IEEE DOI 2309
BibRef

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Beyond Attentive Tokens: Incorporating Token Importance and Diversity for Efficient Vision Transformers,
CVPR23(10334-10343)
IEEE DOI 2309
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Liu, X.Y.[Xin-Yu], Peng, H.[Houwen], Zheng, N.X.[Ning-Xin], Yang, Y.Q.[Yu-Qing], Hu, H.[Han], Yuan, Y.X.[Yi-Xuan],
EfficientViT: Memory Efficient Vision Transformer with Cascaded Group Attention,
CVPR23(14420-14430)
IEEE DOI 2309
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You, H.R.[Hao-Ran], Xiong, Y.[Yunyang], Dai, X.L.[Xiao-Liang], Wu, B.[Bichen], Zhang, P.Z.[Pei-Zhao], Fan, H.Q.[Hao-Qi], Vajda, P.[Peter], Lin, Y.Y.C.[Ying-Yan Celine],
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CVPR23(14431-14442)
IEEE DOI 2309
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Grainger, R.[Ryan], Paniagua, T.[Thomas], Song, X.[Xi], Cuntoor, N.[Naresh], Lee, M.W.[Mun Wai], Wu, T.F.[Tian-Fu],
PaCa-ViT: Learning Patch-to-Cluster Attention in Vision Transformers,
CVPR23(18568-18578)
IEEE DOI 2309
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Wei, C.[Cong], Duke, B.[Brendan], Jiang, R.[Ruowei], Aarabi, P.[Parham], Taylor, G.W.[Graham W.], Shkurti, F.[Florian],
Sparsifiner: Learning Sparse Instance-Dependent Attention for Efficient Vision Transformers,
CVPR23(22680-22689)
IEEE DOI 2309
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Bhattacharyya, M.[Mayukh], Chattopadhyay, S.[Soumitri], Nag, S.[Sayan],
DeCAtt: Efficient Vision Transformers with Decorrelated Attention Heads,
ECV23(4695-4699)
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Zhang, Y.[Yuke], Chen, D.[Dake], Kundu, S.[Souvik], Li, C.H.[Cheng-Hao], Beerel, P.A.[Peter A.],
SAL-ViT: Towards Latency Efficient Private Inference on ViT using Selective Attention Search with a Learnable Softmax Approximation,
ICCV23(5093-5102)
IEEE DOI 2401
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Yeganeh, Y.[Yousef], Farshad, A.[Azade], Weinberger, P.[Peter], Ahmadi, S.A.[Seyed-Ahmad], Adeli, E.[Ehsan], Navab, N.[Nassir],
Transformers Pay Attention to Convolutions Leveraging Emerging Properties of ViTs by Dual Attention-Image Network,
CVAMD23(2296-2307)
IEEE DOI 2401
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Zheng, J.H.[Jia-Hao], Yang, L.Q.[Long-Qi], Li, Y.Y.[Yi-Ying], Yang, K.[Ke], Wang, Z.Y.[Zhi-Yuan], Zhou, J.[Jun],
Lightweight Vision Transformer with Spatial and Channel Enhanced Self-Attention,
REDLCV23(1484-1488)
IEEE DOI 2401
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Hyeon-Woo, N.[Nam], Yu-Ji, K.[Kim], Heo, B.[Byeongho], Han, D.Y.[Dong-Yoon], Oh, S.J.[Seong Joon], Oh, T.H.[Tae-Hyun],
Scratching Visual Transformer's Back with Uniform Attention,
ICCV23(5784-5795)
IEEE DOI 2401
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Zhang, H.K.[Hao-Kui], Hu, W.Z.[Wen-Ze], Wang, X.Y.[Xiao-Yu],
Fcaformer: Forward Cross Attention in Hybrid Vision Transformer,
ICCV23(6037-6046)
IEEE DOI Code:
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Zeng, W.X.[Wen-Xuan], Li, M.[Meng], Xiong, W.J.[Wen-Jie], Tong, T.[Tong], Lu, W.J.[Wen-Jie], Tan, J.[Jin], Wang, R.S.[Run-Sheng], Huang, R.[Ru],
MPCViT: Searching for Accurate and Efficient MPC-Friendly Vision Transformer with Heterogeneous Attention,
ICCV23(5029-5040)
IEEE DOI Code:
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Psomas, B.[Bill], Kakogeorgiou, I.[Ioannis], Karantzalos, K.[Konstantinos], Avrithis, Y.[Yannis],
Keep It SimPool:Who Said Supervised Transformers Suffer from Attention Deficit?,
ICCV23(5327-5337)
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Han, D.C.[Dong-Chen], Pan, X.[Xuran], Han, Y.Z.[Yi-Zeng], Song, S.[Shiji], Huang, G.[Gao],
FLatten Transformer: Vision Transformer using Focused Linear Attention,
ICCV23(5938-5948)
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Tatsunami, Y.[Yuki], Taki, M.[Masato],
RaftMLP: How Much Can Be Done Without Attention and with Less Spatial Locality?,
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WWW Link. Address computational comlexity. BibRef

Bolya, D.[Daniel], Fu, C.Y.[Cheng-Yang], Dai, X.L.[Xiao-Liang], Zhang, P.Z.[Pei-Zhao], Hoffman, J.[Judy],
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Chen, X.Y.[Xiang-Yu], Hu, Q.H.[Qing-Hao], Li, K.[Kaidong], Zhong, C.[Cuncong], Wang, G.H.[Guang-Hui],
Accumulated Trivial Attention Matters in Vision Transformers on Small Datasets,
WACV23(3973-3981)
IEEE DOI 2302
Codes, Focusing, Transformers, Convolutional neural networks, Task analysis, Algorithms: Machine learning architectures, and algorithms (including transfer) BibRef

Lan, H.[Hai], Wang, X.[Xihao], Shen, H.[Hao], Liang, P.D.[Pei-Dong], Wei, X.[Xian],
Couplformer: Rethinking Vision Transformer with Coupling Attention,
WACV23(6464-6473)
IEEE DOI 2302
Couplings, Visualization, Image segmentation, Computational modeling, Memory management, Object detection, Visualization BibRef

Debnath, B.[Biplob], Po, O.[Oliver], Chowdhury, F.A.[Farhan Asif], Chakradhar, S.[Srimat],
Cosine Similarity based Few-Shot Video Classifier with Attention-based Aggregation,
ICPR22(1273-1279)
IEEE DOI 2212
Training, Head, Pipelines, Benchmark testing, Feature extraction, Transformers BibRef

Mari, C.R.[Carlos Roig], Gonzalez, D.V.[David Varas], Bou-Balust, E.[Elisenda],
Multi-Scale Transformer-Based Feature Combination for Image Retrieval,
ICIP22(3166-3170)
IEEE DOI 2211
Visualization, Semantics, Image retrieval, Feature extraction, Transformers, Internet, Image retrieval, Attention, Multi-scale, Feature combination BibRef

Furukawa, R.[Ryouichi], Hotta, K.[Kazuhiro],
Local Embedding for Axial Attention,
ICIP22(2586-2590)
IEEE DOI 2211
Deep learning, Image segmentation, Visualization, Computational modeling, Neural networks, Transformers. BibRef

Ding, M.Y.[Ming-Yu], Xiao, B.[Bin], Codella, N.[Noel], Luo, P.[Ping], Wang, J.D.[Jing-Dong], Yuan, L.[Lu],
DaViT: Dual Attention Vision Transformers,
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KVT: k-NN Attention for Boosting Vision Transformers,
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Springer DOI 2211
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Li, A.[Ang], Jiao, J.C.[Ji-Chao], Li, N.[Ning], Qi, W.J.[Wang-Jing], Xu, W.[Wei], Pang, M.[Min],
Conmw Transformer: A General Vision Transformer Backbone With Merged-Window Attention,
ICIP22(1551-1555)
IEEE DOI 2211
Image resolution, Convolution, Transformers, Feature extraction, Tokenization, Computational efficiency, Vision Transformer, hybrid architecture BibRef

Zhang, Q.M.[Qi-Ming], Xu, Y.F.[Yu-Fei], Zhang, J.[Jing], Tao, D.C.[Da-Cheng],
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Mallick, R.[Rupayan], Benois-Pineau, J.[Jenny], Zemmari, A.[Akka],
I Saw: A Self-Attention Weighted Method for Explanation of Visual Transformers,
ICIP22(3271-3275)
IEEE DOI 2211
Measurement, Correlation coefficient, Visualization, Image segmentation, Databases, Object detection, Transformers, Gaze Fixation Density Maps BibRef

Song, Z.K.[Zi-Kai], Yu, J.Q.[Jun-Qing], Chen, Y.P.P.[Yi-Ping Phoebe], Yang, W.[Wei],
Transformer Tracking with Cyclic Shifting Window Attention,
CVPR22(8781-8790)
IEEE DOI 2210

WWW Link. Visualization, Target tracking, Image recognition, Optimization methods, Benchmark testing BibRef

Yang, C.L.[Cheng-Lin], Wang, Y.L.[Yi-Lin], Zhang, J.M.[Jian-Ming], Zhang, H.[He], Wei, Z.J.[Zi-Jun], Lin, Z.[Zhe], Yuille, A.L.[Alan L.],
Lite Vision Transformer with Enhanced Self-Attention,
CVPR22(11988-11998)
IEEE DOI 2210
Convolutional codes, Image segmentation, Visualization, Convolution, Semantics, Merging, Predictive models, Deep learning architectures and techniques BibRef

Xia, Z.F.[Zhuo-Fan], Pan, X.[Xuran], Song, S.[Shiji], Li, L.E.[Li Erran], Huang, G.[Gao],
Vision Transformer with Deformable Attention,
CVPR22(4784-4793)
IEEE DOI 2210
Deformable models, Adaptation models, Computational modeling, Predictive models, Transformers, Data models, grouping and shape analysis BibRef

Yu, T.[Tong], Khalitov, R.[Ruslan], Cheng, L.[Lei], Yang, Z.R.[Zhi-Rong],
Paramixer: Parameterizing Mixing Links in Sparse Factors Works Better than Dot-Product Self-Attention,
CVPR22(681-690)
IEEE DOI 2210
Protocols, Costs, Scalability, Neural networks, Stacking, Genomics, Transformers, Deep learning architectures and techniques, Representation learning BibRef

Cheng, B.[Bowen], Misra, I.[Ishan], Schwing, A.G.[Alexander G.], Kirillov, A.[Alexander], Girdhar, R.[Rohit],
Masked-attention Mask Transformer for Universal Image Segmentation,
CVPR22(1280-1289)
IEEE DOI 2210
Image segmentation, Shape, Computational modeling, Semantics, Transformers, Feature extraction, retrieval BibRef

Rangrej, S.B.[Samrudhdhi B.], Srinidhi, C.L.[Chetan L.], Clark, J.J.[James J.],
Consistency driven Sequential Transformers Attention Model for Partially Observable Scenes,
CVPR22(2508-2517)
IEEE DOI 2210
Training, Computational modeling, Imaging, Predictive models, Transformers, Prediction algorithms, Visual reasoning BibRef

Chen, C.F.R.[Chun-Fu Richard], Fan, Q.F.[Quan-Fu], Panda, R.[Rameswar],
CrossViT: Cross-Attention Multi-Scale Vision Transformer for Image Classification,
ICCV21(347-356)
IEEE DOI 2203
Image segmentation, Image recognition, Computational modeling, Semantics, Memory management, Object detection, Representation learning BibRef

Chefer, H.[Hila], Gur, S.[Shir], Wolf, L.B.[Lior B.],
Generic Attention-model Explainability for Interpreting Bi-Modal and Encoder-Decoder Transformers,
ICCV21(387-396)
IEEE DOI 2203
Measurement, Visualization, Image segmentation, Computational modeling, Object detection, BibRef

Xu, W.J.[Wei-Jian], Xu, Y.F.[Yi-Fan], Chang, T.[Tyler], Tu, Z.W.[Zhuo-Wen],
Co-Scale Conv-Attentional Image Transformers,
ICCV21(9961-9970)
IEEE DOI 2203
Image segmentation, Computational modeling, Object detection, Transformers, Convolutional neural networks, Task analysis, Recognition and classification BibRef

Yang, G.L.[Guang-Lei], Tang, H.[Hao], Ding, M.L.[Ming-Li], Sebe, N.[Nicu], Ricci, E.[Elisa],
Transformer-Based Attention Networks for Continuous Pixel-Wise Prediction,
ICCV21(16249-16259)
IEEE DOI 2203
Correlation, Estimation, Logic gates, Transformers, Natural language processing, Vision applications and systems BibRef

Kim, K.[Kyungmin], Wu, B.C.[Bi-Chen], Dai, X.L.[Xiao-Liang], Zhang, P.Z.[Pei-Zhao], Yan, Z.C.[Zhi-Cheng], Vajda, P.[Peter], Kim, S.[Seon],
Rethinking the Self-Attention in Vision Transformers,
ECV21(3065-3069)
IEEE DOI 2109
Computational modeling BibRef

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