100% Accuracy in Automatic Face Recognition

R. Jenkins, A. M. Burton

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Abstract

Accurate face recognition is critical for many security applications. Current automatic face-recognition systems are defeated by natural changes in lighting and pose, which often affect face images more profoundly than changes in identity. The only system that can reliably cope with such variability is a human observer who is familiar with the faces concerned. We modeled human familiarity by using image averaging to derive stable face representations from naturally varying photographs. This simple procedure increased the accuracy of an industry standard face-recognition algorithm from 54% to 100%, bringing the robust performance of a familiar human to an automated system.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)435
Number of pages1
JournalScience
Volume319
Issue number5862
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 25 Jan 2008

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