Human Ear Recognition by Computer

by Bir Bhanu, Hui Chen

Overview

At the frontier of research, this book offers complete coverage of human ear recognition. It explores all aspects of 3D ear recognition: representation, detection, recognition, indexing and performance prediction. It uses large datasets to quantify and compare the performance of various techniques. Features and topics include: Ear detection and recognition in 2D image; 3D object recognition and 3D biometrics; 3D ear recognition; Performance comparison and prediction.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849967334
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	12/10/2010
Series:	Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Ear Detection and Recognition in 2D Images.- 3D Object Recognition and 3D Biometrics.- 3D Ear Detection.- Recognizing 3D Ears Using Helix/Anti-helix.- Recognizing 3D Ears using Local Surface Patches.- Rapid 3D Ear Indexing and Recognition.- Performance Comparison and Prediction.- Conclusion and Future Work.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"‘Human ear [recognition] is a new class of relatively stable biometrics,’ that has drawn the attention of not only researchers, but also forensics experts, criminologists, and security experts … . the book will be of great interest to researchers … . I recommend reading the book as a stepping stone to further research work on human ear recognition, from the viewpoints of both researchers and forensics experts." (J. Myerson, ACM Computing Reviews, December, 2008)

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