Published onApril 19, 2022VarifocalNet (VFNet)- An IoU-aware Dense Object DetectorVFNetObject-DetectionSingle-Stage-DetectorAnchor-Free-DetectorIoU-awareDense-Object-DetectorVFNet is the one best anchor-free single-stage models yet it's not under the radar. VFNet is simply an aggregation of several clever ideas. Each one contributes to improve the overall performance of the original FCOS model.