Multiview active shape models with SIFT descriptors

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2016

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University of Cape Town

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This thesis presents techniques for locating landmarks in images of human faces. A modified Active Shape Model (ASM [21]) is introduced that uses a form of SIFT descriptors [68]. Multivariate Adaptive Regression Splines (MARS [40]) are used to efficiently match descriptors around landmarks. This modified ASM is fast and performs well on frontal faces. The model is then extended to also handle non-frontal faces. This is done by first estimating the face's pose, rotating the face upright, then applying one of three ASM submodels specialized for frontal, left, or right three-quarter views. The multiview model is shown to be effective on a variety of datasets.
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