Face verification from 3D and grey level clues

We address in this paper automatic face verification from 3D facial surface and grey level analysis, 3D acquisition is performed by a structured light system, adapted to face capture and allowing grey level acquisition in alignment. The 3D facial shapes are compared and the residual error after 3D matching is used as a first similarity measure. A second similarity measure is derived from grey level comparison. As expected, fusing 3D and intensity information increases verification performances. The acquisition system, the 3D and grey level comparison algorithms were designed to be integrated in security applications in which individuals cooperate. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.