Research Seminar - November 5, 2004

Surveillance Video Is Useless

Time: 11am, Friday 5th November

Computer Science & Software Engineering

Seminar Room 1.24

Speaker:
Dr Peter Kovesi
Senior Lecturer

Abstract:

We have all seen those fuzzy images of criminals on Crime Stoppers. This talk will show why these images are so fuzzy and why they are doomed to be almost useless for identification. I will explain some of the basic statistical issues involved in biometric identification. The requirements for reliable identification are far more stringent than what you might first think. I will then briefly cover our knowledge (or lack of knowledge) of how well iris recognition, fingerprints, and face recognition meet these requirements.