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

SOAPRifer.Dr.LuciaMazzoniAsterlucia.mazzoni@aster.it Ref.Scient:Prof.RitaCucchiararita.cucchiara@unimore.it

mailto:lucia.mazzoni@aster.itmailto:rita.cucchiara@unimore.it

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