Paper Info
Title
Useful features for human verification in near-infrared periocular images
Abstract
The periocular region is the part of the face immediately surrounding the eye, and researchers have recently begun to investigate how to use the periocular region for recognition. Understanding how humans recognize faces helped computer vision researchers develop algorithms for face recognition. Likewise, understanding how humans analyze periocular images could benefit researchers developing algorithms for periocular recognition. We conducted two experiments to determine how humans analyze periocular images. In these experiments, we presented pairs of images and asked volunteers to determine whether the two images showed eyes from the same subject or from different subjects. In the first experiment, subjects were paired randomly to create different-subject queries. Our volunteers correctly determined the relationship between the two images in 92% of the queries. In the second experiment, we considered multiple factors in forming different-subject pairs; queries were formed from pairs of subjects with the same gender and race, and with similar eye color, makeup, eyelash length, and eye occlusion. In addition, we limited the amount of time volunteers could view a query pair. On this harder experiment, the correct verification rate was 79%. We asked volunteers to describe what features in the images were helpful to them in making their decisions. In both experiments, eyelashes were reported to be the most helpful feature.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.imavis.2011.09.002
Image Vision Comput.
Keywords
Field
DocType
helpful feature,similar eye color,eye occlusion,harder experiment,face recognition,useful feature,periocular recognition,periocular image,near-infrared periocular image,periocular region,human verification,different-subject query,different-subject pair,near infrared,computer vision
Near infrared light,Computer vision,Facial recognition system,Pattern recognition,Artificial intelligence,Periocular Region,Mathematics,Eyelash
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
29
11
0262-8856
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.39
21
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Karen Hollingsworth145220.39
Kevin W. Bowyer211121734.33
Patrick J. Flynn34405307.04