Table 3. Tracking strategies used by the competing methods.
Principle and Methodology used in the tracking phase of all the competing algorithms (following the taxonomy shown in Fig. 3) along with postprocessing strategies employed, the temporal support given, and the scheme followed for the division detection.
| Method | Principle | Methodology | Temporal support | Postprocessing | Division detection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COM-US | Association | Graph-based multiple hypothesis tracking | All | Distance-based track refinement | None |
| CUL-UK | Association | Motion prediction-based label propagation | 3 | Cell-collision-based track refinement | None |
| CUNI-CZ | Association | Distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 2 | None | Specific |
| FR-Be-GE | Association | Maximum-overlap-based label propagation | 2 | None | None |
| FR-Ro-GE | Association | Maximum-overlap-based label propagation | 2 | None | None |
| HD-Har-GE | Association | Constrained distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 3 | Location- and length-based track refinement | Specific |
| HD-Hau-GE | Association | Probability-graph-based global optimization | All | None | Inherent |
| IMCB-SG (1) | Association | Overlap-based label propagation | 2 | None | Inherent |
| IMCB-SG (2) | Association | Distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 2 | None | Specific |
| KIT-GE | Association | Distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 2 | None | Specific |
| KTH-SE (1) | Association | Graph-based shortest-path global optimization | All | Adjacency- and overlap-based track refinement | Inherent |
| KTH-SE (2) | Association | Graph-based shortest-path global optimization with detection preprocessing | All | Adjacency based track refinement | Inherent |
| KTH-SE (3) | Association | Graph-based shortest-path global optimization | All | Adjacency based track refinement | Inherent |
| KTH-SE (4) | Association | Graph-based shortest-path global optimization | All | Adjacency based track refinement | Inherent |
| LEID-NL | Contour evolution with motion compensation | 2 | None | Specific | |
| MU-CZ | Contour evolution with bleaching compensation | 2 | Location-based track refinement | Inherent | |
| NOTT-UK | Association | Distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 2 | None | Inherent |
| PAST-FR | Contour evolution | 2 | None | Inherent | |
| UP-PT | Association | Distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 2 | Location- and length-based track refinement | Specific |
| UPM-ES | Association | Overlap-based label propagation | 2 | None | None |
| UZH-CH | Association | Distance-based nearest neighbor linking | 2 | None | Specific |