Infrared face recognition: A comprehensive review of methodologies and databases

• Published in: Pattern recognition Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 2807 - 2824
• Main Authors: Shoja Ghiass, Reza, Arandjelović, Ognjen, Bendada, Abdelhakim, Maldague, Xavier
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Artificial intelligence; Computer science; control theory; systems; Detection, estimation, filtering, equalization, prediction; Exact sciences and technology; Face recognition; Fusion; Identification; Image processing; Information, signal and communications theory; Infrared; Law enforcement; Literature reviews; Pattern recognition; Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry; Physiology; Signal and communications theory; Signal processing; Signal, noise; Survey; Telecommunications and information theory; Thermal; Thermogram; Vein extraction; Vein extraction; Survey; Thermogram; Identification; Fusion; Thermal; Biometrics; Computer vision; State of the art; Image recognition; Face recognition; Image processing; Pattern recognition; Accuracy; Computer graphics; Database; Illumination; Visible spectrum; Physiology; Thermal imaging; Automatic recognition

Automatic face recognition is an area with immense practical potential which includes a wide range of commercial and law enforcement applications. Hence it is unsurprising that it continues to be one of the most active research areas of computer vision. Even after over three decades of intense resea...