US Army Figures Out How To Do Facial Recognition in the Dark
By Patrick Tucker
April 17, 2018
New method uses machine learning to extrapolate features from thermal images.
It’s no mean feat for a computer to identify an individual’s face in daylight. The process involves precisely measuring a photograph — eye size, distance from nose to mouth, etc. — adjusting the distances for three dimensions, and searching a database for a match. But to do it at night, when all you have is far lower-resolution thermal images, the Army Research Lab used a technique that allows software to mimic the human brain.
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2018/04/us-army-figures-out-how-do-facial-recognition-dark/147527/?oref=d-dontmiss
