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Post-mortem iris recognition is an emerging application of iris-based human identification in a forensic setup, able to correctly identify deceased subjects even three weeks post-mortem. This technique thus is considered as an important…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-08 Rasel Ahmed Bhuiyan , Adam Czajka

Among many biometrics such as face, iris, fingerprint and others, periocular region has the advantages over other biometrics because it is non-intrusive and serves as a balance between iris or eye region (very stringent, small area) and the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-12-05 S. S. Behera , Bappaditya Mandal , N. B. Puhan

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of iris image synthesis methods, which can alleviate the issues associated with gathering large, diverse datasets of biometric data from living individuals, which are considered pivotal for…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Ada Sawilska , Mateusz Trokielewicz

Estimating a child's age from ocular biometric images is challenging due to subtle physiological changes and the limited availability of longitudinal datasets. Although most biometric age estimation studies have focused on facial features…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-09 Naveenkumar G Venkataswamy , Poorna Ravi , Stephanie Schuckers , Masudul H. Imtiaz

This paper offers three new, open-source, deep learning-based iris segmentation methods, and the methodology how to use irregular segmentation masks in a conventional Gabor-wavelet-based iris recognition. To train and validate the methods,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-07 Daniel Kerrigan , Mateusz Trokielewicz , Adam Czajka , Kevin Bowyer

The temporal stability of iris recognition performance is core to its success as a biometric modality. With the expanding horizon of applications for children, gaps in the knowledge base on the temporal stability of iris recognition…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-23 Priyanka Das , Naveen G Venkataswamy , Laura Holsopple , Masudul H Imtiaz , Michael Schuckers , Stephanie Schuckers

Iris recognition has drawn a lot of attention since the mid-twentieth century. Among all biometric features, iris is known to possess a rich set of features. Different features have been used to perform iris recognition in the past. In this…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2015-07-09 Shervin Minaee , AmirAli Abdolrashidi , Yao Wang

Iris recognition is considered as one of the best biometric methods used for human identification and verification, this is because of its unique features that differ from one person to another, and its importance in the security field.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2011-11-08 M. Y. Shams , M. Z. Rashad , O. Nomir , R. M. El-Awady

Biometric permanence in pediatric populations remains poorly understood despite widespread deployment of iris recognition for children in national identity programs such as India's Aadhaar and trusted traveler programs like Canada's NEXUS.…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-12-18 Naveenkumar G Venkataswamy , Masudul H Imtiaz , Stephanie Schuckers

We propose a new iris presentation attack detection method using three-dimensional features of an observed iris region estimated by photometric stereo. Our implementation uses a pair of iris images acquired by a common commercial iris…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-20 Adam Czajka , Zhaoyuan Fang , Kevin W. Bowyer

Iris recognition is one of the most important biometric recognition method. This is because the iris texture provides many features such as freckles, coronas, stripes, furrows, crypts, etc. Those features are unique for different people and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-30 Shideh Homayon , Mahdi Salarian

This paper presents a comprehensive study of post-mortem human iris recognition carried out for 1,200 near-infrared and 1,787 visible-light samples collected from 37 deceased individuals kept in the mortuary conditions. We used four…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-01 Mateusz Trokielewicz , Adam Czajka , Piotr Maciejewicz

Diversity and unpredictability of artifacts potentially presented to an iris sensor calls for presentation attack detection methods that are agnostic to specificity of presentation attack instruments. This paper proposes a method that…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-08-06 Zhaoyuan Fang , Adam Czajka , Kevin W. Bowyer

Iris is one of the popular biometrics that is widely used for identity authentication. Different features have been used to perform iris recognition in the past. Most of them are based on hand-crafted features designed by biometrics…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-09 Shervin Minaee , Amirali Abdolrashidi , Yao Wang

Recently, iris recognition is regaining prominence in immersive applications such as extended reality as a means of seamless user identification. This application scenario introduces unique challenges compared to traditional iris…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-28 Yuxi Mi , Qiuyang Yuan , Zhizhou Zhong , Xuan Zhao , Jiaogen Zhou , Fubao Zhu , Jihong Guan , Shuigeng Zhou

Post-mortem iris recognition brings both hope to the forensic community (a short-term but accurate and fast means of verifying identity) as well as concerns to society (its potential illicit use in post-mortem impersonation). These hopes…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Rasel Ahmed Bhuiyan , Parisa Farmanifard , Renu Sharma , Andrey Kuehlkamp , Aidan Boyd , Patrick J Flynn , Kevin W Bowyer , Arun Ross , Dennis Chute , Adam Czajka

Objective - This study presents a biometric identification method based on topological invariants from 2D iris images, representing iris texture via formally defined digital homology and evaluating classification performance. Methods - Each…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-14 Ahmet Öztel , İsmet Karaca

Iris-based biometric identification is increasingly recognized for its significant accuracy and long-term stability compared to other biometric modalities such as fingerprints or facial features. However, all biometric modalities are highly…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Christina Karakosta , Lian Alhedaithy , William J. Knottenbelt

Iris recognition has been an active research area during last few decades, because of its wide applications in security, from airports to homeland security border control. Different features and algorithms have been proposed for iris…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-07-23 Shervin Minaee , Amirali Abdolrashidi

Iris biometrics is a phenotypic biometric trait that has proven to be agnostic to human natural physiological changes. Research on iris biometrics has progressed tremendously, partly due to publicly available iris databases. Various…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-28 Jawad Muhammad , Yunlong Wang , Junxing Hu , Kunbo Zhang , Zhenan Sun