Seeing More Clearly with Glasses?: The Impact of Glasses and Technology on Unfamiliar Face Matching and Identification of Facial Composites

McIntyre, Alex H.; Hancock, Peter J.B.; Frowd, Charlie D.; Bruce, Vicki

Abstract

The development of facial identification technologies is of vital importance for security. We demonstrate that psychology can ensure innovation produces applications with effective human outcomes. Experiments 1a-c show spectacle removal imaging techniques that enhance automated face matching, can seriously impair accuracy if employed within a human interface. Experiment 2 shows how understanding and working with human perceptual strategies can optimize identification of facial composites.

• Conference Name: 2010 International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies
• Start Date: Sep 6, 2010
• End Date: Sep 8, 2010
• Acceptance Date: Feb 1, 2010
• Publication Date: Oct 14, 2010
• Deposit Date: Feb 2, 2017
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Book Title: 2010 International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies (EST)
• ISBN: 9781424478453
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/est.2010.30
• Keywords: Psychology, face recognition, face matching, identity verification, facial composites,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/680446