New technique uncovers hidden face behind cosmetic paints
Tuesday, June 28, 2016 - 06:11
in Mathematics & Economics
Face recognition has become a key tool for unobtrusive human identification broadly applied in areas of surveillance, forensic, security, access control, etc. In recent years, although the accuracy of today's visible-spectrum facial-recognition systems has rapidly increased and are robust to various conditions such as illumination, pose and expressions, there are some challenges that compromise the efficacy of these systems used in broader areas. The application of face paints or cosmetics, for example, is one of these challenges, which can alter the facial signature and severely inhibit biometric facial-recognition systems based on visible imaging.