Spectral Band Attention Networks for Efficient Multi-Feature Fusion in Hyperspectral and RGB Data with Ensemble Deep Learning Networks

Nitin Tyagi; Sarvagya Porwal; Pradeep Singh; Balasubramanian Raman; Neerja Garg

doi:10.1007/s10921-025-01215-8

journal article·2025-09

Spectral Band Attention Networks for Efficient Multi-Feature Fusion in Hyperspectral and RGB Data with Ensemble Deep Learning Networks

Nitin Tyagi, Sarvagya Porwal, Pradeep Singh, Balasubramanian Raman, Neerja Garg

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation· Volume 44· Issue 3

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