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On the existence of face quality measures

  • P. Jonathon Phillips
  • , J. Ross Beveridge
  • , David S. Bolme
  • , Bruce A. Draper
  • , Geof H. Given
  • , Yui Man Lui
  • , Su Cheng
  • , Mohammad Nayeem Teli
  • , Hao Zhang

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    35 Scopus citations

    Abstract

    We investigate the existence of quality measures for face recognition. First, we introduce the concept of an oracle for image quality in the context of face recognition. Next we introduce greedy pruned ordering (GPO) as an approximation to an image quality oracle. GPO analysis provides an estimated upper bound for quality measures, given a face recognition algorithm and data set. We then assess the performance of 12 commonly proposed face image quality measures against this standard. In addition, we investigate the potential for learning new quality measures via supervised learning. Finally, we show that GPO analysis is applicable to other biometrics.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationIEEE 6th International Conference on Biometrics
    Subtitle of host publicationTheory, Applications and Systems, BTAS 2013
    PublisherIEEE Computer Society
    ISBN (Print)9781479905270
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2013
    Event6th IEEE International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems, BTAS 2013 - Washington, DC, United States
    Duration: Sep 29 2013Oct 2 2013

    Publication series

    NameIEEE 6th International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems, BTAS 2013

    Conference

    Conference6th IEEE International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems, BTAS 2013
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityWashington, DC
    Period09/29/1310/2/13

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