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This chapter presents a study of face recognition performance as a function of light level using intensified near infrared imagery in conjunction with thermal infrared imagery. Intensification technology is the most prevalent in both civilian and military night vision equipment and provides enough enhancement for human operators to perform standard tasks under extremely low light conditions. We describe a comprehensive data collection effort undertaken to image subjects under carefully controlled illumination and quantify the performance of standard face recognition algorithms on visible, intensified, and thermal imagery as a function of light level. Performance comparisons for automatic face recognition are reported using the standardized implementations from the Colorado State University Face Identification Evaluation System, as well as Equinox's algorithms. The results contained in this chapter should constitute the initial step for analysis and deployment of face recognition systems designed to work in low-light conditions.
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Socolinsky, D.A., Wolff, L.B. (2009). Face Recognition in Low-Light Environments Using Fusion of Thermal Infrared and Intensified Imagery. In: Hammoud, R.I. (eds) Augmented Vision Perception in Infrared. Advances in Pattern Recognition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-277-7_9
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