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Researchers use multiple sources to identify faces
… would make it possible to take features from several video sources and convert them into a 3-D model from which facial features could be recognized . The system would then be able to identify a shortlist of possible candidates. It would then …
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Researchers evaluate facial recognition techniques
… environments.” The researchers also are interested in the role race plays in humans’ ability to spot similar facial features . O’Toole said many studies indicate individuals almost always recognize similarities among members of their …
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Canadian researchers use Bayesian algorithm for enhanced IR face recognition
… appearance- and feature-based methods. While the former focus on a face's global properties, the latter explore the facial features ' statistical and geometric properties. Researchers Tarek Elguebaly and Niza Bouguila from the Concordia Institute …
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Photometric stereo system recognizes nose shapes
… way to verify a person's identity. Unlike other facial features used for biometrics , such as eyes or ears, noses ..... recognition. Evans said, “Noses are prominent facial features , and yet their use as a biometric has been largely …
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Faces reveal genetic conditions
… tests given to each child," says Hammond. There are more than 700 genetic conditions associated with characteristic facial features . Fragile X is the most common form of inherited mental impairment. Children with the condition have longer, narrower …
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There's no fool like a "Painting Fool"
… his degree, Michel developed the Facial Action Analysis system used by The Painting Fool to recognize complicated facial features . "I developed a computer system that can detect 23 out of a total 27 facial muscle actions, known as Action Units …
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IQ Biometrix and Intergraph partner to set new industry standards for surveillance technology
… FACES is a composite-picture software that enables users to create quality pictures from a database of close to 4000 facial features . Video Analyst is a user-friendly, comprehensive solution for video enhancement, with the tools necessary to …
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Neural nets help security systems
… images as flexible graphs or grids (see Fig. 4). Facial features are obtained by convolving images with Gabor wavelets to produce graphical representations of facial features that can be correlated with unknown faces. According …
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Vision library targets Intel processors
… and more recently, model-based methods; our approach uses a statistical network," says Nefian. "Significant facial features include hair, forehead, eyes, nose, and mouth features that occur in a natural order, from left to right, top …
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Video data system to transform images to 3-D models
… as cashing checks and granting admission. For personal recognition, a smart card reader unit extracts the stored facial features list while the person`s facial image is being acquired. These features, known as personal identification vectors …