Have you ever wondered how the technology that unlocks your phone with your face works? This is a fascinating question and, interestingly, Samsung and Apple provide very different technologies for this feature on their devices. This post will examine the differences between the two technologies and will also show you how either of the two […]
How Facial Recognition Works – Part 2 (FaceNet)
Here I describe a specific facial recognition algorithm – one that changed things forever: FaceNet by Google.
De-Identification of Faces in Live Videos – ICCV 2019
I present to you a paper from ICCV 2019 that proposes a fast and impressive method to de-identify videos in real-time. We all more privacy in our lives.
Lie Detection with Thermal Imaging – A Task for Computer Vision
Can thermal imaging detect if you’re lying or not? It sure can! And are there frightening prospects with respect to this technology? Yes, there are! Read on to find out what scientists have recently done in this area – and all using image processing techniques. Thermal Imaging Thermal imaging (aka infrared thermography, thermographic imaging, and infrared […]
Samsung’s and Apple’s Face Recognition Technologies and How To Fool Them
In September 2017 Apple announced iPhone X with a very neat feature called Face ID. This feature is used to recognise your face to allow you to unlock your phone. Samsung, however, has had facial recognition since the release of Android Ice Cream Sandwich way back in 2011. What is the difference between the two […]