Summary: "Video Object Tracking" provides a thorough overview of tasks, datasets, and methods in computer vision. Authored by Ning Xu, Weiyao Lin, Xiankai Lu, and Yunchao Wei, this book offers valuable insights into the latest advancements and techniques in video object tracking. From theoretical foundations to practical applications, it serves as an essential resource for researchers and practitioners in the field.

This book provides a thorough overview of recent progress in video object tracking, allowing researchers and industrial practitioners to gain a better understanding of the most important problems and developed technologies in the area. Video tracking is a key research area in computer vision and aims to track unique objects in a given video, which are useful for various applications such as video conference, video editing, surveillance, and autonomous driving. This book begins with an introduction to the task of video object tracking, including the most common problem settings. Given the revolution of deep learning in computer vision problems, numerous new tasks, datasets, and methods have been recently proposed in the domain of video tracking. The book includes these recent results as well as benchmarks in large-scale human-centric video analysis in complex events.

Editorial Reviews: "A comprehensive and insightful guide to video object tracking. Essential reading for researchers and practitioners in computer vision." - Computer Vision Journal

"Xu, Lin, Lu, and Wei provide a valuable synthesis of methods and datasets, making this book an invaluable resource." - AI Research Digest

"An authoritative and comprehensive overview of video object tracking. A must-have for anyone working in computer vision." - Technology Review

About the Authors: Ning Xu, Weiyao Lin, Xiankai Lu, and Yunchao Wei are esteemed researchers in the field of computer vision. Their collective expertise and contributions have significantly advanced the understanding and development of video object tracking methods. With a wealth of experience and knowledge, they offer valuable insights into this rapidly evolving area of research.