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¹Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, India.

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This study introduces a real-time face recognition system using super-resolution to enhance low-resolution surveillance images. The approach improves accuracy by mitigating noise and distortion, boosting performance in challenging conditions.

Keywords:

Face detection Face recognition Super resolution Video surveillance

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Image Processing
Biometrics

Background:

Video surveillance generates extensive data, posing challenges for object detection due to low-resolution imagery.
Existing face detection systems struggle with image distortions, motion blur, noise, and variations in pose, scale, and lighting.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a robust real-time face recognition system leveraging super-resolution technology.
To enhance the quality of surveillance images for improved face detection and recognition.

Main Methods:

A super-resolution algorithm is employed to upscale low-resolution faces from surveillance video.
A parallel architecture is utilized for efficient super-resolution processing.
Image descriptors are enhanced based on super-resolved faces, and noise effects are mitigated.

Main Results:

The approach demonstrated significant improvements in face recognition rates, particularly for images without pose or scale variations.
For complex scenarios with scale, pose, and lighting variations, the system achieved a 5%-6% improvement in recognition rates.
Performance was evaluated using Peak Signal-to-Noise-Ratio (PSNR) and face recognition rates on ORL, Caltech, and Chokepoint datasets.

Conclusions:

The developed super-resolution-based face recognition system effectively enhances image quality and recognition accuracy.
The parallel architecture addresses efficiency concerns, making the system suitable for real-time surveillance applications.
The method shows promise for improving security and surveillance capabilities in diverse and challenging environments.