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  • Computer Vision
  • Cognitive Science
  • Biometrics

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  • Deep convolutional neural networks (DCNNs) demonstrate human-level accuracy in face identification tasks.
  • The ability of DCNNs to discriminate between highly similar faces, such as identical twins, remains less understood.
  • Human face perception capabilities are well-established but can be challenged by subtle variations and high-resemblance individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the performance of humans and a DCNN in a challenging face-identity matching task involving identical twins.
  • To assess how viewpoint disparity affects the accuracy of both humans and the DCNN in discriminating face identities.
  • To investigate the correlation between human and DCNN similarity judgments for various face pair types.

Main Methods:

  • A face-identity matching task was administered to 87 human participants and a DCNN.
  • Image pairs included same-identity, general imposter, and identical twin imposter categories.
  • Comparisons were conducted under three viewpoint-disparity conditions: frontal-to-frontal, frontal-to-45° profile, and frontal-to-90° profile.

Main Results:

  • Human accuracy was higher for general imposters than twin imposters, declining with increased viewpoint disparity.
  • The DCNN mirrored human accuracy patterns, performing at or above human levels in most conditions.
  • Human and DCNN similarity scores showed significant correlations across six of nine image-pair types.

Conclusions:

  • DCNNs exhibit strong performance in discriminating high-resemblance faces, comparable or superior to human capabilities.
  • The findings suggest that DCNNs utilize features for face discrimination that align with human perceptual strategies.
  • This research advances understanding of DCNNs in challenging biometric applications and highlights their potential in forensic and security contexts.