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Probabilistic Models for Inference about Identity

2011· article· en· 221 citations· W2159786793 on OpenAlex· 10.1109/tpami.2011.104

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Claude Opus 4.8OUT
genre: empirical
about Canada: no
confidence: high

Generative probabilistic models for face recognition; computer vision.

GPT-5.6 (high)OUT
genre: empirical
about Canada: no
confidence: high

The study develops probabilistic models for face recognition.

Grok 4.5OUT
genre: empirical
about Canada: no
confidence: high

Probabilistic face-identity models for recognition algorithms; computer vision application, not research studies.

Abstract

Many face recognition algorithms use "distance-based" methods: Feature vectors are extracted from each face and distances in feature space are compared to determine matches. In this paper, we argue for a fundamentally different approach. We consider each image as having been generated from several underlying causes, some of which are due to identity (latent identity variables, or LIVs) and some of which are not. In recognition, we evaluate the probability that two faces have the same underlying identity cause. We make these ideas concrete by developing a series of novel generative models which incorporate both within-individual and between-individual variation. We consider both the linear case, where signal and noise are represented by a subspace, and the nonlinear case, where an arbitrary face manifold can be described and noise is position-dependent. We also develop a "tied" version of the algorithm that allows explicit comparison of faces across quite different viewing conditions. We demonstrate that our model produces results that are comparable to or better than the state of the art for both frontal face recognition and face recognition under varying pose.

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Venue
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Topic
Face and Expression Recognition
Field
Computer Science
Canadian institutions
York University
Funders
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Keywords
Artificial intelligencePattern recognition (psychology)Identity (music)Computer scienceFace (sociological concept)Generative modelFacial recognition systemFeature (linguistics)Probabilistic logicFeature vectorNoise (video)InferenceSubspace topologyBayesian probabilityMachine learningImage (mathematics)Generative grammar
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