This project aims to conduct an in-depth analysis of current methodologies in face restoration tasks by reviewing literature from various articles. The goal is to develop a comprehensive literature review that highlights the state-of-the-art methods in the field and identify potential improvements for enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of face restoration techniques.

1. Literature Review

   • Study two types of articles: basic and advanced.
     • Basic articles: Initial solutions to the problem, considered classic in the field.
     • Advanced articles: State-of-the-art methods that are pivotal in solving the problem.
   • Decide which articles to reproduce for comparison with the developed solution.

2. Code Reproduction

   • Reproduce selected article methods and verify their functionality on specific examples.

3. Testing Protocol

   • Define a testing protocol for methods addressing the task.
     • Metrics, training and testing datasets, hyperparameters, validation protocols.
   • Plan visualization protocol for each method's results.

4. Method Testing

   • Test reproduced methods according to the established protocol.
   • Visualize and compare results for each method.

5. Base Code Selection

   • Determine the base code for further research within the project.

1. Method Implementation

   • Implement and reproduce a selected method using custom code for core experiments.

2. Testing and Visualization Protocols

   • Implement testing and visualization protocols using custom code.

3. Comparison

   • Compare results of the implemented method with its original version following testing and visualization protocols.

4. Method Analysis

   • Conduct a detailed analysis of the implemented method, identifying weaknesses and scenarios where it performs poorly.

5. Hypotheses Formulation

   • Formulate hypotheses for method improvement and describe experiments to test these hypotheses.

1. Hypothesis Testing

   • Conduct experiments to test formulated hypotheses for method improvement.

2. Results Analysis

   • Analyze experiment results and evaluate the validity of each hypothesis.

3. Final Method Proposal

   • Propose an improved method based on the results, compare it with existing methods, and analyze its strengths and weaknesses.

By following this structured approach, the project aims to contribute to advancements in face restoration techniques through critical evaluation, experimentation, and innovation.