Presentation 2021-12-16
Low-Resolution Iris Recognition with Image Super-Resolution for arbitrary magnification
Tsubasa Bora, Takahiro Toizumi, Yuho Shoji, Yuka Ogino, Masato Tsukada, Masatsugu Ichino,
PDF Download Page PDF download Page Link
Abstract(in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Abstract(in English) A low-resolution iris image reduces iris recognition accuracy. Some conventional researches tackle low-resolution iris recognition using image super-resolution techniques. However, general image super-resolution methods drop personal identity information, and these regard super-resolution of different scales as independent tasks. In this paper, we propose low-resolution iris recognition based on super-resolution of arbitrary scale factors keeping a recognition accuracy. Our method utilizes a probability distribution to control a scale selection during training to suppress differences in recognition performance from different scale super-resolution. We show that our proposed method keeps the recognition accuracy by lower resolution than the conventional methods.
Keyword(in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Keyword(in English) Biometrics / Iris recognition / Deep learning / Image super-resolution / CNN
Paper # PRMU2021-26
Date of Issue 2021-12-09 (PRMU)

Conference Information
Committee PRMU
Conference Date 2021/12/16(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Online
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English)
Chair Seiichi Uchida(Kyushu Univ.)
Vice Chair Masakazu Iwamura(Osaka Pref. Univ.) / Mitsuru Anpai(Denso IT Lab.)
Secretary Masakazu Iwamura(NTT) / Mitsuru Anpai(Tottori Univ.)
Assistant Kouta Yamaguchi(CyberAgent) / Yusuke Matsui(Univ. of Tokyo)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Pattern Recognition and Media Understanding
Language JPN
Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Sub Title (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Title (in English) Low-Resolution Iris Recognition with Image Super-Resolution for arbitrary magnification
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Biometrics
Keyword(2) Iris recognition
Keyword(3) Deep learning
Keyword(4) Image super-resolution
Keyword(5) CNN
1st Author's Name Tsubasa Bora
1st Author's Affiliation The University of Electro-Communications(UEC)
2nd Author's Name Takahiro Toizumi
2nd Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
3rd Author's Name Yuho Shoji
3rd Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
4th Author's Name Yuka Ogino
4th Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
5th Author's Name Masato Tsukada
5th Author's Affiliation NEC Corporation(NEC)
6th Author's Name Masatsugu Ichino
6th Author's Affiliation The University of Electro-Communications(UEC)
Date 2021-12-16
Paper # PRMU2021-26
Volume (vol) vol.121
Number (no) PRMU-304
Page pp.pp.13-18(PRMU),
#Pages 6
Date of Issue 2021-12-09 (PRMU)