FEATURE FUSION METHODS FOR INDEXING AND RETRIEVAL OF BIOMETRIC DATA: APPLICATION TO FACE RECOGNITION WITH PRIVACY PROTECTION

Feature Fusion Methods for Indexing and Retrieval of Biometric Data: Application to Face Recognition With Privacy Protection

Computationally efficient, accurate, and privacy-preserving data storage and retrieval are among the key challenges faced by practical deployments of biometric identification systems worldwide.In this work, a method of protected indexing of biometric data is presented.By utilising feature-level fusion of intelligently paired templates, a multi-stag

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Comparative tests of ectoparasite species richness in seabirds

Abstract Background The diversity of parasites attacking a host varies substantially among different host species.Understanding the factors that explain these patterns Christmas Mugs of parasite diversity is critical to identifying the ecological principles underlying biodiversity.Seabirds (Charadriiformes, Pelecaniformes and Procellariiformes) and

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Gender and its Stories

The following work deals with several issues concerning gender.Firstly, it examines several anthropologic and historical dynamics concerning the establishment and legitimacy of male power, in opposition to the subordination of everything that concerns the female domain and the existence of women.In detail, it focuses on learning processes and the P

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