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Illumination normalization for robust face recognition against varying lighting conditions

  • CAS - Institute of Computing Technology
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Evaluations of the state-of-the-art of both academic face recognition algorithms and commercial systems have shown that recognition performance of most current technologies degrades due to the variations of illumination. This paper investigates several illumination normalization methods and proposes some novel solutions. The main contribution of this paper includes: (1) A Gamma Intensity Correction (GIC) method is proposed to normalize the overall image intensity at the given illumination level; (2) A Region-based strategy combining GIC and the Histogram Equalization (HE) is proposed to further eliminate the side-lighting effect; (3) A Quotient Illumination Relighting (QIR) method is presented to synthesize images under a pre-defined normal lighting condition from the provided face images captured under non-normal lighting condition. These methods are evaluated and compared on the Yale illumination face database B and Harvard illumination face database. Considerable improvements are observed. Some conclusions are given at last.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, AMFG 2003
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages157-164
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)0769520103, 9780769520100
StatePublished - 2003
Event2003 IEEE International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, AMFG 2003 - Nice, France
Duration: 17 Oct 2003 → …

Publication series

NameIEEE International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, AMFG 2003

Conference

Conference2003 IEEE International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, AMFG 2003
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period17/10/03 → …

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