Abstract
A method is presented for the representation of (pictures of) faces. Within a specified framework the representation is ideal. This results in the characterization of a face, to within an error bound, by a relatively low-dimensional vector. The method is illustrated in detail by the use of an ensemble of pictures taken for this purpose.
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Characterization (materials science)Representation (politics)Computer scienceIdeal (ethics)Face (sociological concept)Artificial intelligenceOpticsAlgorithmComputer visionPattern recognition (psychology)Physics
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- 1987
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- article
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 519-519
- Citations
- 2296
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L. Sirovich,
Michael Kirby
(1987).
Low-dimensional procedure for the characterization of human faces.
Journal of the Optical Society of America A
, 4
(3)
, 519-519.
https://doi.org/10.1364/josaa.4.000519
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- DOI
- 10.1364/josaa.4.000519