Synopses & Reviews
The history of computer-aided face recognition dates back to the 1960s, yet the problem of automatic face recognition - a task that humans perform routinely and effortlessly in our daily lives - still poses great challenges, especially in unconstrained conditions. This highly anticipated new edition of the Handbook of Face Recognition provides a comprehensive account of face recognition research and technology, spanning the full range of topics needed for designing operational face recognition systems. After a thorough introductory chapter, each of the following 26 chapters focus on a specific topic, reviewing background information, up-to-date techniques, and recent results, as well as offering challenges and future directions. Topics and features: Fully updated, revised and expanded, covering the entire spectrum of concepts, methods, and algorithms for automated face detection and recognition systemsExamines the design of accurate, reliable, and secure face recognition systemsProvides comprehensive coverage of face detection, tracking, alignment, feature extraction, and recognition technologies, and issues in evaluation, systems, security, and applicationsContains numerous step-by-step algorithmsDescribes a broad range of applications from person verification, surveillance, and security, to entertainmentPresents contributions from an international selection of preeminent expertsIntegrates numerous supporting graphs, tables, charts, and performance dataThis practical and authoritative reference is the essential resource for researchers, professionals and students involved in image processing, computer vision, biometrics, security, Internet, mobile devices, human-computer interface, E-services, computer graphics and animation, and the computer game industry. Dr. Stan Z. Li is Professor at the National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Director of the Center for Biometrics and Security Research, and Director of the R&D Center for Visual Internet of Things, within the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Anil K. Jain is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, U.S.A.
Synopsis
This highly anticipated new edition provides a thorough account of face recognition research and technology, spanning detection, tracking, alignment, feature extraction, recognition technologies and issues in evaluation, systems, security and applications.
Synopsis
This highly anticipated new edition provides a comprehensive account of face recognition research and technology, spanning the full range of topics needed for designing operational face recognition systems. After a thorough introductory chapter, each of the following chapters focus on a specific topic, reviewing background information, up-to-date techniques, and recent results, as well as offering challenges and future directions. Features: fully updated, revised and expanded, covering the entire spectrum of concepts, methods, and algorithms for automated face detection and recognition systems; provides comprehensive coverage of face detection, tracking, alignment, feature extraction, and recognition technologies, and issues in evaluation, systems, security, and applications; contains numerous step-by-step algorithms; describes a broad range of applications; presents contributions from an international selection of experts; integrates numerous supporting graphs, tables, charts, and performance data.
About the Author
Dr. Stan Z. Li is Professor at the National Laboratory of Pattern Recognition, Director of the Center for Biometrics and Security Research, and Director of the R&D Center for Visual Internet of Things, within the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. Anil K. Jain is University Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, U.S.A.
Table of Contents
Introduction Stan Z. Li and Anil K. Jain Part I: Face Image Modeling and Representation Face Recognition in Subspaces Gregory Shakhnarovich and Baback Moghaddam Face Subspace Learning Wei Bian and Dacheng Tao Local Representation of Facial Features Joni-Kristian Kämäräinen, Abdenour Hadid and Matti Pietikäinen Face Alignment Models Phil Tresadern, Tim Cootes, Chris Taylor and Vladimir Petrović Morphable Models of Faces Reinhard Knothe, Brian Amberg, Sami Romdhani, Volker Blanz and Thomas Vetter Illumination Modeling for Face Recognition Ronen Basri and David Jacobs Face Recognition Across Pose and Illumination Ralph Gross, Simon Baker, Iain Matthews and Takeo Kanade Skin Color in Face Analysis J. Birgitta Martinkauppi, Abdenour Hadid and Matti Pietikäinen Face Aging Modeling Unsang Park and Anil K. Jain Part II: Face Recognition Techniques Face Detection Stan Z. Li and Jianxin Wu Facial Landmark Localization Xiaoqing Ding and Liting Wang Face Tracking and Recognition in Video Rama Chellappa, Ming Du, Pavan Turaga and Shaohua Kevin Zhou Face Recognition at a Distance Frederick W. Wheeler, Xiaoming Liu and Peter H. Tu Face Recognition Using Near Infrared Images Stan Z. Li and Dong Yi Multispectral Face Imaging and Analysis Andreas Koschan, Yi Yao, Hong Chang and Mongi Abidi Face Recognition Using 3D Images I. Kakadiaris, G. Passalis, G. Toderici, E. Efraty, P. Perakis, D. Chu, S. Shah and T. Theoharis Facial Action Tracking Jörgen Ahlberg and Igor S. Pandzic Facial Expression Recognition YingLi Tian, Takeo Kanade and Jeffrey F. Cohn Face Synthesis Yang Wang, Zicheng Liu and Baining Guo Part III: Performance Evaluation: Machines and Humans Evaluation Methods in Face Recognition P. Jonathon Phillips, Patrick Grother and Ross Micheals Dynamic Aspects of Face Processing in Humans Heinrich H. Bülthoff, Douglas W. Cunningham and Christian Wallraven Face Recognition by Humans and Machines Alice J. O'Toole Part IV: Face Recognition Applications Face Recognition Applications Thomas Huang, Ziyou Xiong and Zhenqiu Zhang Large Scale Database Search Michael Brauckmann and Christoph Busch Face Recognition in Forensic Science Nicole A. Spaun Privacy Protection and Face Recognition Andrew W. Senior and Sharathchandra Pankanti