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    • Computer Vision and Image Analysis
    • Biometrics and Security

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    • Face recognition technology faces challenges in varying illumination and environmental conditions.
    • Conventional thermal imaging provides an alternative but has limitations in capturing subtle facial details.
    • Polarimetric imaging offers a novel approach by analyzing the polarization state of light.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the effectiveness of polarimetric imaging in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectrum for cross-modal face recognition.
    • To develop and assess a face recognition algorithm that utilizes polarimetric data.
    • To compare the performance of polarimetric LWIR face recognition against conventional LWIR methods.

    Main Methods:

    • Polarimetric imagery was generated in the LWIR spectrum, comprising thermal intensity (S0) and two Stokes images (S1, S2).
    • A novel face recognition algorithm was developed to extract and fuse local gradient magnitude and orientation features from S0, S1, and S2.
    • The algorithm's performance was evaluated for LWIR-to-visible cross-modal face recognition.

    Main Results:

    • Polarimetric LWIR-to-visible face recognition demonstrated an 18% increase in Rank-1 identification rate compared to conventional LWIR methods.
    • The feature set derived from polarimetric data proved robust for cross-modal recognition tasks.
    • Analysis of S0, S1, and S2 components provided richer information than conventional thermal intensity alone.

    Conclusions:

    • Exploiting the polarization-state of radiance in LWIR imaging substantially improves automatic face recognition performance.
    • Polarimetric LWIR imaging offers a significant advancement over conventional thermal imagery for robust cross-modal face recognition.
    • This research highlights the potential of polarization-based analysis for enhanced biometric security applications.