Structured ordinal features for appearance-based object representation

Shengcai Liao, Zhen Lei, Stan Z. Li, Xiaotong Yuan, Ran He

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a novel appearance-based representation, called Structured Ordinal Feature (SOF). SOF is a binary string encoded by combining eight ordinal blocks in a circle symmetrically. SOF is invariant to linear transformations on images and is flexible enough to represent different local structures of different complexity. We further extend SOF to Multi-scale Structured Ordinal Feature (MSOF) by concatenating binary strings of multi-scale SOFs at a fix position. In this way, MSOF encodes not only microstructure but also macrostructure of image patterns, thus provides a more powerful image representation. We also present an efficient algorithm for computing MSOF using integral images. Based on MSOF, statistical analysis and learning are performed to select most effective features and construct classifiers. The proposed method is evaluated with face recognition experiments, in which we achieve a high rank-1 recognition rate of 98.24% on FERET database.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAnalysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures - Third International Workshop, AMFG 2007, Proceedings
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages183-192
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783540756897
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, AMFG 2007 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Duration: Oct 20 2007Oct 20 2007

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume4778 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, AMFG 2007
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Period10/20/0710/20/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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