A practical Face Recognition System using a Game with a Purpose: Basics, Concepts, Methods - Softcover

Travassos, Willer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 383839447X ISBN 13: 9783838394473

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

A facial recognition system is a computer application built to automatically identify or verify the identity of a person from a digital source. The quality of the source and environment from which digital information is retrieved pose problems to a face recognition system (FRS) that lead to erroneous results. Even though there is a necessity for systems that are capable of performing facial recognition on the fly, current systems, in order to be accurate, try to completely or partially control the environment of its digital sources. In this thesis, we approach the problems that afflict these systems by using a "game with a purpose" (GWAP). In our GWAP-based approach, we create an online game that uses human vision to perform facial recognition. We use the aid of humans because we still hold the edge over FRSs at recognizing faces and their features. It is through a GWAP that we channel our superior visual skills to deal with problems that affect current FRSs.

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About the Author

Willer Caxias Travassos, M.Sc.: Studied Computer Science at Dalhousie University, and completed the Masters in Computer Science program at McGill University.

Edition details

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 383839447X
• ISBN 13: 9783838394473
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64