Markov Random Field modeling, inference & learning in computer vision & image understanding: A survey

•We present a comprehensive survey of Markov Random Fields (MRFs) in computer vision.•This is a compact and informative summary of literature in the development of MRFs.•Techniques in MRF modeling, inference and learning are included.•It helps readers rapidly gain a global view and better understanding for using MRFs.•It begins with basic notions and then goes onto cover important recent development.