12.1CVJun 21, 2023
Spiking Neural Network for Ultra-low-latency and High-accurate Object DetectionJinye Qu, Zeyu Gao, Tielin Zhang et al.
Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) have garnered widespread interest for their energy efficiency and brain-inspired event-driven properties. While recent methods like Spiking-YOLO have expanded the SNNs to more challenging object detection tasks, they often suffer from high latency and low detection accuracy, making them difficult to deploy on latency sensitive mobile platforms. Furthermore, the conversion method from Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to SNNs is hard to maintain the complete structure of the ANNs, resulting in poor feature representation and high conversion errors. To address these challenges, we propose two methods: timesteps compression and spike-time-dependent integrated (STDI) coding. The former reduces the timesteps required in ANN-SNN conversion by compressing information, while the latter sets a time-varying threshold to expand the information holding capacity. We also present a SNN-based ultra-low latency and high accurate object detection model (SUHD) that achieves state-of-the-art performance on nontrivial datasets like PASCAL VOC and MS COCO, with about remarkable 750x fewer timesteps and 30% mean average precision (mAP) improvement, compared to the Spiking-YOLO on MS COCO datasets. To the best of our knowledge, SUHD is the deepest spike-based object detection model to date that achieves ultra low timesteps to complete the lossless conversion.
12.2IVJun 21
Data-Driven Image Registration and Deformation Modeling for Image-Guided Neurosurgery: A Systematic ReviewTiago Assis, Colin P. Galvin, Joshua P. Castillo et al.
Accurate compensation of brain deformation is critical for reliable image-guided neurosurgery. Surgical manipulation and tumor resection induce tissue motion, causing preoperative planning images to become misaligned with the intraoperative anatomy. In this review, we examine methods developed between 2020 and 2025 for modeling and correcting brain deformation, with a particular focus on learning-based approaches. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, IEEE Xplore, Scopus, and Web of Science, with predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria focused on computational methods applied to brain deformation compensation for neurosurgical imaging, resulting in $46$ studies meeting these criteria. We provide a unified analysis of methodological strategies, including deep learning-based image registration, direct deformation field regression, synthesis-driven multimodal alignment, resection-aware architectures addressing missing correspondences, and hybrid models that integrate biomechanical priors. We also examine dataset utilization, reported evaluation metrics, validation protocols, and how uncertainty and generalization have been assessed across studies. While learning-based deformation models demonstrate promising performance and computational efficiency, current approaches exhibit limitations in out-of-distribution robustness, standardized benchmarking, interpretability, and readiness for clinical deployment. Our review highlights these gaps and outlines opportunities for future research aimed at achieving more robust, generalizable, and clinically translatable deformation compensation solutions for neurosurgical guidance. By organizing recent advances and critically assessing evaluation practices, this work offers a comprehensive reference for researchers and clinicians working on data-driven brain deformation modeling and correction.
7.4SEMar 16
PCodeTrans: Translate Decompiled Pseudocode to Compilable and Executable EquivalentYuxin Cui, Zeyu Gao, Shuxian He et al.
Decompilation is foundational to binary analysis, yet conventional tools prioritize human readability over strict recompilability and verifiable runtime correctness. While recent LLM-based approaches attempt to refine decompiled pseudocode, they typically either optimize solely for readability or rely on static analysis for evaluation. This makes them prone to "semantic hallucinations" that compromise accuracy and fail to resolve actual runtime failures. For critical tasks like software modernization and vulnerability remediation, recovered code must not only compile but replicate the original binary's behavior. We present PCodeTrans, a feedback-driven framework that bridges the gap between decompilation, recompilation, and rigorous function-level dynamic validation. After extracting a minimal yet coherent context to guarantee recompilability, PCodeTrans employs an in situ substitutable engine to hot-swap the compiled function directly into the unmodified binary, natively preserving its authentic execution context and global dependencies. Guided by fine-grained differential tracing, PCodeTrans generates precise runtime feedback to iteratively guide an LLM in repairing semantic discrepancies. Evaluated on Coreutils and Binutils, PCodeTrans achieves unprecedented recovery performance when rectifying raw Hex-Rays outputs, attaining 100% function-level compilability on unstripped binaries alongside 99.55% and 99.89% test-validated behavioral consistency, respectively. In doing so, it resolves 76.56% and 79.74% of logic errors exposed by official test suites. Exhibiting exceptional resilience, PCodeTrans maintains over 96% behavioral consistency even on fully stripped binaries. By significantly outperforming all existing baselines, PCodeTrans paves a practical path to reliably translate decompiled pseudocode into compilable and executable equivalents.