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Biometrics for the Aging Face. Face Aging Group www.faceaginggroup.com. Lenovo FR Commercial Biometrics in the War on Terror . All great endeavors start with a single question. How does the aging face affect face recognition technology?. One question becomes many
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Biometrics for the Aging Face Face Aging Group www.faceaginggroup.com
Lenovo FR Commercial • Biometrics in the War on Terror CSC 100
All great endeavors start with a single question. How does the aging face affect face recognition technology?
One question becomes many How does the aging face affect face recognition technology? • What changes occur in the aging face? • Does the skull change with age? • Why does skin wrinkle? • How does weight change affect the face? • When do changes occur? • How does all of this impact face recognition systems?
How do we answer the questions? • Form an multidisciplinary team of experts Karl Ricanek, Jr. Ph.D. Eric Patterson Ph.D. Edward Boone Ph.D.Virginia Commonwealth Univ. Midori Albert Ph.D.
How do we answer the questions? • Find monies to support the research $$ • Who will fund this research? • Military, Homeland Defense, Intelligence Agencies • Who isfunding this project? • National Security Agency and Central Intelligence Agency
What is face recognition? • An automated technique for person identification based on the appearance and configuration of the face. • Where is it used? • Passport verification for all persons entering the US. • Locating known terrorists in high value public areas. • North Carolina driver’s license has capability.
Does the aging face affect face recognition technology? Male: 18 to 42 Female: 32 to 44
The aging face • Skin • Skull • Ethnic variations • Gender variations • Environment
Digitally aging the face • Demonstration of aging system developed by the Face Aging Group at UNCW.
Student learning through research • The Face Aging Group is committed to creating the next generation of scholars. • Prior students • Robert Harrison CSC, Dean Berman CSC, Eric Putnam CSC, Chris Tice CSC, Jaewong Kim CSC, Melissa Tropay ANT, Jeff Kane ANT, and Pilar Waling BIO • Current students • Bill Shipman MS CSIS, Seiken Higashionna MS CSIS, Jessica Clifton ANT, Morgan Pereira ANT, Jessica Pittard ANT, and Adrianne Wells ANT
Coming attractions • Face Recognition on your cell phone • My Space and FaceBook using FR for automatic image tagging • Retail