arxivcs.CVcs.AI2026-07-08
HAJJv2-CrowdCount: Zero-Shot Benchmark for Dense Crowd Counting
Reem AlYabis, Fares AlTuwaim, AlJawharh AlOtaibi, Mohamed Eltahir
Automated crowd counting in Hajj video is difficult not because current models lack capacity, but because the footage violates the assumptions those models were built on: cameras observe the crowd from steep, near-vertical angles, individuals occlude one another extensively, and…