Announcements

Recognition

Recognition

Recognition problems

Face detection

One simple method:  skin detection

Skin detection

Skin classification techniques

Probability

Probabilistic skin classification

Learning conditional PDF’s

Learning conditional PDF’s

Bayes rule

Bayesian estimation

Skin detection results

General classification

Linear subspaces

Dimensionality reduction

Linear subspaces

Principal component analysis

The space of faces

Dimensionality reduction

Eigenfaces

Projecting onto the eigenfaces

Recognition with eigenfaces

Choosing the dimension K

Issues:  metrics

Metrics

Issues:  feature selection

Issues:  data modeling

Generative vs. Discriminative

Issues:  dimensionality

Other Issues

Issues:  speed

Viola/Jones:  features

Integral Image  (aka. summed area table)

Viola/Jones:  handling scale

Viola/Jones:  cascaded classifiers

Cascaded Classifier

Viola/Jones results: