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arxiv: 2509.01299 · v2 · pith:RVLPQ2USnew · submitted 2025-09-01 · 💻 cs.CV

Cross-Domain Few-Shot Segmentation via Ordinary Differential Equations over Time Intervals

Huan Ni , Qingshan Liu , Xiaonan Niu , Danfeng Hong , Lingli Zhao , Haiyan Guan This is my paper

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classification 💻 cs.CV
keywords cross-domain few-shot segmentationordinary differential equationsFourier transformfeature refinementdomain-agnostic featuresfew-shot learningODE modeling
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An ODE module unifies domain-agnostic feature exploration and iterative refinement to handle cross-domain few-shot segmentation with limited samples.

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The paper presents FSS-TIs as a single module that uses ordinary differential equations over time intervals together with Fourier transforms to tackle cross-domain few-shot segmentation. It models feature evolution as a continuous process where nonlinear transformations and random perturbations of amplitude and phase spectra simulate possible target-domain distributions. The analytical solution of the ODE is recast as an infinitely iterable refinement loop that improves learning from very few support samples. Both domain shift and few-shot adaptation are handled simply by optimizing the intrinsic parameters of this ODE. Experiments show gains over prior methods that rely on separate modules, while fine-tuning stays faithful to real-world constraints with no added annotation costs.

Core claim

FSS-TIs is an all-in-one module based on ordinary differential equations and the Fourier transform. The ODE modeling process incorporates nonlinear transformations and random perturbations of the amplitude and phase spectra that effectively simulate potential target-domain data distributions, allowing the analytical solution to be transformed into an infinitely iterable feature refinement process that enhances learning under limited support samples. In this way both the exploration of domain-agnostic features and the few-shot learning problem can be addressed through the optimization of the intrinsic parameters of the ODE.

What carries the argument

The FSS-TIs all-in-one ODE-Fourier module that converts its analytical solution into an infinitely iterable feature refinement process via nonlinear transformations and spectral perturbations.

If this is right

  • A single integrated module replaces multiple independent components, allowing better knowledge flow between domain adaptation and few-shot learning.
  • Target-domain fine-tuning uses only extremely limited support samples that match real-world CD-FSS constraints without extra annotation costs.
  • Experimental results demonstrate superiority over existing CD-FSS methods.
  • Ablation studies confirm the cross-domain adaptability achieved by the ODE-based refinement.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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  • The continuous-time formulation may allow the same module to adapt to different strengths of domain shift simply by changing the integration interval.
  • Because refinement is expressed as an iterable process, the method could be stopped early for faster inference while still benefiting from the learned ODE parameters.
  • The spectral perturbation idea might transfer to other dense prediction tasks that face both domain shift and scarce labels.

Load-bearing premise

Nonlinear transformations and random perturbations of amplitude and phase spectra in the ODE process can effectively simulate target-domain data distributions.

What would settle it

A target domain whose distribution shift cannot be approximated by the chosen amplitude and phase perturbations, resulting in no improvement over baselines even after ODE parameter optimization, would falsify the central claim.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2509.01299 by Danfeng Hong, Haiyan Guan, Huan Ni, Lingli Zhao, Qingshan Liu, Xiaonan Niu.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: The overall data flow of the proposed method FSS-TIs. The data flow includes two parts: source-domain training and target-domain fine-tuning. The [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: The visual comparisons between FSS-TIs and existing methods on the first set of CD-FSS tasks which uses PASCAL VOC as the source-domain [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: The visual comparisons between FSS-TIs and existing methods on the second set of CD-FSS tasks which uses DeepGlobe as the source-domain [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: The visual ablation study on the components of FSS-TIs when DeepGlobe is the target-domain dataset. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: The feature maps and distributions of the support-query image pair. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: The feature distributions of source and target domains, and all the novel categories in target domain. [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_6.png] view at source ↗
read the original abstract

Cross-domain few-shot segmentation (CD-FSS) aims to segment unseen categories with very limited samples while alleviating the negative effects of domain shift between the source and target domains. At present, existing CD-FSS studies typically rely on multiple independent modules to enhance cross-domain adaptability. However, the independence among these modules hinders the effective flow of knowledge, making it difficult to fully leverage their collective potential. In contrast, this paper proposes an all-in-one module based on ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and the Fourier transform, resulting in a structurally concise method-Few-Shot Segmentation over Time Intervals (FSS-TIs). FSS-TIs not only explores a domain-agnostic feature space, but also achieves significant performance improvement through target-domain fine-tuning with extremely limited support samples. Specifically, the ODE modeling process incorporates nonlinear transformations and random perturbations of the amplitude and phase spectra, effectively simulating potential target-domain data distributions. Meanwhile, the analytical solution of the ODE is transformed into a theoretically infinitely iterable feature refinement process, thereby enhancing the learning capability under limited support samples. In this way, both the exploration of domain-agnostic features and the few-shot learning problem can be addressed through the optimization of the intrinsic parameters of the ODE. Moreover, during target-domain fine-tuning, we strictly constrain the support samples to match the settings of real-world CD-FSS tasks, without incurring additional annotation costs. Experimental results demonstrate the superiority of FSS-TIs over existing CD-FSS methods, and in-depth ablation studies further validate the cross-domain adaptability of FSS-TIs.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript introduces FSS-TIs, an all-in-one ODE-plus-Fourier module for cross-domain few-shot segmentation. It models feature evolution via an ODE whose nonlinear transformations and random amplitude/phase spectral perturbations simulate target-domain distributions; the claimed closed-form analytical solution is algebraically recast as an infinitely iterable refinement operator. Both domain-agnostic feature learning and adaptation to limited support samples are reduced to optimization of the ODE's intrinsic parameters. Target-domain fine-tuning respects real-world support-sample constraints. Experiments and ablations are reported to show superiority over prior CD-FSS methods.

Significance. If the central ODE derivation is sound, the work supplies a structurally compact, theoretically unified alternative to multi-module CD-FSS pipelines and supplies a continuous-dynamics view of feature refinement under extreme data scarcity. The strict adherence to real-world support constraints during fine-tuning is a practical strength. The result would be of interest to the few-shot segmentation community provided the analyticity claim is substantiated.

major comments (2)
  1. [ODE Modeling Process (Section 3)] The abstract asserts that 'the analytical solution of the ODE is transformed into a theoretically infinitely iterable feature refinement process' after incorporating nonlinear transformations and random amplitude/phase perturbations. Standard nonlinear ODEs with stochastic spectral perturbations lack closed-form solutions and are integrated numerically. The manuscript must exhibit the explicit ODE, the precise placement of the perturbations, and the algebraic steps that preserve analyticity while yielding an infinite-iteration operator. Absent this derivation, the reduction of both domain-agnostic features and few-shot adaptation to ODE-parameter optimization rests on an unverified step.
  2. [Experiments (Section 4)] Table 1 and the main experimental section report performance gains over prior CD-FSS baselines, yet no error bars, standard deviations across runs, or statistical significance tests are provided. Because the central claim is that the ODE formulation yields reliable cross-domain gains under limited samples, quantitative evidence of stability is load-bearing.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Method] Define 'intrinsic parameters of the ODE' explicitly and distinguish them from any network weights that are also optimized.
  2. [ODE Modeling Process] Clarify whether the Fourier perturbations are applied once per forward pass or re-sampled at each iteration of the refinement process.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

2 responses · 0 unresolved

We thank the referee for the constructive feedback on our manuscript. We address each major comment in detail below, providing clarifications and committing to revisions where appropriate to strengthen the presentation of the ODE derivation and experimental results.

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  1. Referee: [ODE Modeling Process (Section 3)] The abstract asserts that 'the analytical solution of the ODE is transformed into a theoretically infinitely iterable feature refinement process' after incorporating nonlinear transformations and random amplitude/phase perturbations. Standard nonlinear ODEs with stochastic spectral perturbations lack closed-form solutions and are integrated numerically. The manuscript must exhibit the explicit ODE, the precise placement of the perturbations, and the algebraic steps that preserve analyticity while yielding an infinite-iteration operator. Absent this derivation, the reduction of both domain-agnostic features and few-shot adaptation to ODE-parameter optimization rests on an unverified step.

    Authors: We appreciate the referee's request for explicit exposition of the derivation. The base ODE in Section 3 is a linear time-invariant system of the form dF(t)/dt = -λF(t) + g(t), whose closed-form solution is obtained via integrating factor. Nonlinear transformations are applied as post-solution operators on the spectral components, while random amplitude/phase perturbations are introduced multiplicatively in the Fourier domain at discrete time steps; these operations commute with the linear evolution operator, allowing the overall map to be algebraically recast as an infinite product of refinement operators without requiring numerical integration. We will expand Section 3 with the explicit ODE equation, the precise insertion points of the Fourier perturbations, and the full sequence of algebraic manipulations that establish the infinite-iteration form. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [Experiments (Section 4)] Table 1 and the main experimental section report performance gains over prior CD-FSS baselines, yet no error bars, standard deviations across runs, or statistical significance tests are provided. Because the central claim is that the ODE formulation yields reliable cross-domain gains under limited samples, quantitative evidence of stability is load-bearing.

    Authors: We agree that the absence of variability measures weakens the quantitative support for the claimed reliability. In the revised manuscript we will augment Table 1 and all reported results with standard deviations computed over five independent runs with different random seeds, and we will add paired t-test p-values comparing FSS-TIs against each baseline to establish statistical significance of the observed gains. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: ODE parameter optimization presented as modeling choice without reduction to fitted inputs by construction

full rationale

The provided abstract and description frame the core contribution as an all-in-one ODE+Fourier module whose intrinsic parameters are optimized to simultaneously explore domain-agnostic features and enable few-shot adaptation via an infinitely iterable refinement process. No equations, self-citations, or derivations are exhibited that would make any claimed prediction or result equivalent to its own inputs by construction (e.g., no fitted quantity renamed as a prediction, no ansatz smuggled via prior self-work, and no uniqueness theorem invoked from overlapping authors). The modeling step that incorporates nonlinear transformations and spectral perturbations to simulate target distributions is presented as a design decision whose analytical solution is then algebraically recast as iteration; absent any explicit reduction showing the iteration is tautological with the perturbation definition itself, the chain remains non-circular. The method is therefore self-contained as a proposed architecture rather than a self-referential fit.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

1 free parameters · 1 axioms · 0 invented entities

The central claim rests on the assumption that ODE dynamics with spectral perturbations can simultaneously solve domain shift and few-shot learning by parameter optimization alone; this introduces one key domain assumption and one free-parameter family with no independent evidence supplied in the abstract.

free parameters (1)
  • intrinsic parameters of the ODE
    These parameters are optimized to simultaneously achieve domain-agnostic feature exploration and few-shot learning under limited support samples.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Nonlinear transformations and random perturbations of the amplitude and phase spectra effectively simulate potential target-domain data distributions.
    Invoked to justify how the ODE process models unseen domain variations without additional data.

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