Design and construction of a system for recognition of persons (offenders) based on face images captured on photograph or video material

Financing

NCBR (National Center for Research and Development) - Research and development projects for state defence and security 7/2015, contract no. DOB-BIO7/18/02/2015

The consortium

• Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Control and Computation Engineering
• AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow
• Research and Academic Computer Network - research institute
• Polish Platform for Homeland Security

Amount granted

Warsaw University of Technology: 1 355 815 PLN

Timeframe

20-12-2015 – 20-10-2017

Project description

The goal of this project is to build a system for biometric identification of perpetrators
of offences or criminals based on photographs and/or video materials. The biometric part
of the system will consist of integrated modules, including face detection module,
surveillance module, “biometric engines” for face and silhouette recognition, and fusion
module generating biometric profiles. Biometric modules will be integrated with a
database, which will integrate the biometric data with the police records. The system is
thought as an interactive tool and will be operating in various application scenarios,
including face detection, isolation of video frames containing faces, surveillance in video
materials and identification of persons marked on photo and video materials using the
biometric profiles. Modular construction enables for easy supplementing the scenario list
and actualization of biometric techniques. The system will be an indispensable tool for
personal identification tasks.

Keywords

biometrics, identity identification, face detection, tracking, silhouette recognition