Applications of Face Recognition and Novel Trends

Definition

A number of contemporary civilian and law enforcement applications require reliable recognition of human faces.

Nowadays, machine recognition of human faces is used in a variety of civilian and law enforcement applications that require reliable recognition of humans. Identity verification for physical access control in buildings or security areas is one of the most common face recognition applications. At the access point, an image of someone's face is captured by a camera and is matched against pre-stored images of the same person. Only if there is a match, access is permitted, e.g., the door opens. For high security areas, a combination with card terminals is possible, so that a double check is performed. Such face recognition systems are installed for example in airports to facilitate the crew and airport staff to pass through different control levels without having to show an ID or passport [1].

To allow secure transactions through the Internet, face verification may be...