Biometrics andsoftbiometricsfor peopleidentification
Prof.RitaCucchiara
ImagelabDipartimento diIngegneriadellInformazione
FacoltdiIngegneriaEnzoFerrari
UniversitdegliStudi diModenaeReggioEmilia
Imagelab inModena
Imagelab is alaboratory of
patternrecognition,computervisionandmultimediawithin
DipartimentodiIngegneriadellInformazioneinModena
5Staffpeople(SimoneCalderara,CostantinoGrana,AndreaPrati,RobertoVezzani,RitaCucchiara)
10collaborators (phd students,research assistants andfellows)
3peopleinspinoff(VisionEsrl) Imagelab is apartof SOFTECHICT
Softwaretechnology for enterprise centerin
theHighTechnology Networkof EmiliaRomagna(ICTandDesignPlatform
oftechnopoles)
SeeImagelab site:http://imagelab.ing.unimore.it
Research in: PeopleSurveillance/secuirtyMachine
andRobotvisionMultimediafor culturalheritage andCBIR
Biometrics andsoftbiometrics
Softbiometrictraitsarehumancharacteristics,usedbyhumanstodistinguishtheirpeers:*
Physical:skincolour,eyecolour,haircolour,presenceofbeard,presenceof
moustache,height,weight.
Behavioural:gait,keystroke.
Adheredhumancharacteristics:clothescolour,tattoos,accessories.
Softbiometrictraitsascharacteristicsthatprovidesomeinformationabouttheindividual,butlackthedistinctivenessandpermanencetosufficientlydifferentiateanytwoindividuals**.
Asasupporttootherbiometricsystems
Asafirstfilteringstepinforensics,securitycontrol,authentication,
intruderdetection.
*A.Dantcheva
etal."BagofSoftBiometricsforPersonIdentification:newtrendsandchallenges.".MTAOct2010**A.K.Jainet
al;"Softbiometric traits for personalrecognition systems.".Int
confon biom.Auth.2004
1.Imagelab project:BESafe
BESAFE (BehaviorallEarning inSurveilled
AreaswithFeatureExtraction)20062011
Partners:HebrewUniversityofJerusalem(Israel) funded by NATO
Sciencefor Peace program
Gaols peoplebehavior analysis andidentification for terrorism
control.Softbiometrics traits:trajectories,gait,speed etc;Tools for
trajectory analysisandpeoplesimilarity search inforensics
Search andpeopleidentification with visual similarity
Peopleidentification inBESafe
PTZHighResolutionCamera
Extracted HighResolution Faces forFaceRecognition
Peopleandfaceidentification inBESafe
2.Imagelab Projects:THIS
THIS (TransportHubIntelligentvideoSystem)
200911ECDGHomeAffairsPrevention,PreparednessandConsequenceManagementofTerrorismandotherSecurityrelatedRisksProgramme
Partners:AIT(Greece),UPC(Spain),MTASZTAKI(Hungary),VITROCISET(Italy),BRIDGE129(Italy),ZANASIsrl
(Italy)
Gaols:bheavior analysis of peopletransportation
hubs:2D/3Dpeopleidentification andreidentification with
softbiometric cues
3Dreidentification in
3.Imagelab project:Intruderdetection
SSCWS:SecurityandSurveillanceinConstructionWorkingSites201011
Partners:Bridge.129Spa funded by RegioneEmiliaRomagna PRRIITT
Gaols:identification of peopleandintruders with cameras networks
and
RFIDs
VISERAS VideoSurveillance as aService2011 Partners:
IBM,Vitrocisiet,CSPfunded by LepidaSpa andRegioneEmilia
Romagna
Goals:softwareservices modules for publicareas
securityandsafety;Peopledetectionandfacedetection;Softwaredevelopment
andIntegration with IBMSDKfor videoanalytics
andpeopleidentification,number plate recognition
4.Imagelab project:ViSerAS
Facedetectionandsimilarity search
Probabilistic multilayer facedetectionandsimilarity
search,relevancefeedbackwith boosting classifiers andcovariance
matrix
Facedetectionandsimilarity
5.ImageLabprojects:PaAS
PaAS services of identification andauthentication
inprivateoffices 1112Partners:Achanto funded by
DistrettiTecnologicidellERLab ESSE
Gaols:peopledetection,andidentification inoffices,banks
andprivateareas,facerecognition;privacyissues,watermarking
andsecure softwarefor biometrics
6.ImageLab (old)projects:LAICAandFreeSURF
L.A.I.C.A. (LaboratoriodiAmbient
IntelligenceperunaCittAmica)withComunediReggioEmiliaandRegioneEmiliaRomagna
FREESURF(FREESUrveillance inapRivacyrespectFul
way)withUniversitdiFirenze,UniversitdiPalermo,FBKTrentoMIURProject
Goals:Faceandpeopleobscuration for privacyissues
TheERHightechnology network
EmiliaRomagnaHighTechnology Networks:theNetworks of
LABSandTechnoples
PiattaformaICTandDesign:5Labs
(Parma,Modena,Cesena,Bologna,Bologna ENEA),companies andtechnology
transfercenters
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Biometrics and soft biometrics for people identificationImagelab
in ModenaBiometrics and soft-biometrics1. Imagelab project: BE-Safe
Slide Number 5Slide Number 62. Imagelab Projects: THIS3D
re-identification in 3. Imagelab project: Intruder detection4.
Imagelab project: ViSerASFace detection and similarity searchFace
detection and similarity5.ImageLab projects: PaAS6. ImageLab (old)
projects: LAICA and Free-SURFThe ER High technology network
