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Unraveling the effect of textured contact lenses on iris recognition
D. Yadav, N. Kohli, J.S. Doyle, , , K.W. Bowyer
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2014
Volume: 9
   
Issue: 5
Pages: 851 - 862
Abstract
The presence of a contact lens, particularly a textured cosmetic lens, poses a challenge to iris recognition as it obfuscates the natural iris patterns. The main contribution of this paper is to present an in-depth analysis of the effect of contact lenses on iris recognition. Two databases, namely, the IIIT-D Iris Contact Lens database and the ND-Contact Lens database, are prepared to analyze the variations caused due to contact lenses. We also present a novel lens detection algorithm that can be used to reduce the effect of contact lenses. The proposed approach outperforms other lens detection algorithms on the two databases and shows improved iris recognition performance. © 2005-2012 IEEE.
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JournalData powered by TypesetIEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
PublisherData powered by TypesetInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISSN15566013