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Restore What Matters: Lessons from Joint Restoration and Recognition

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 12, 2026 · UTC

Recognition pipelines typically adopt a restore-then-recognize workflow, yet decades of experience show that generating visually pleasing images seldom translates to improved recognition. We propose a Joint Restoration-for-Recognition (JR$^2$) paradigm: restore only what downstream tasks truly require, with task signals dictating where, how much, and whether restoration is necessary. JR$^2$ rests on three pillars: (i) Physics, employing optics-accurate turbulence simulation, extensible to blur and noise, to ground restoration in real image formation; (ii) Neuroscience, drawing on selective att

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