1st Place Solution in Google Universal Images Embedding

Abstract

This paper presents the 1st place solution for the Google Universal Images Embedding Competition on Kaggle. The highlighted part of our solution is based on 1) A novel way to conduct training and fine-tuning; 2) The idea of a better ensemble in the pool of models that make embedding; 3) The potential trade-off between fine-tuning on high-resolution and overlapping patches; 4) The potential factors to work for the dynamic margin. Our solution reaches 0.728 in the private leader board, which achieve 1st place in Google Universal Images Embedding Competition.