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We propose a novel architecture which is able to automatically anonymize faces in images while retaining the original data distribution. We ensure total anonymization of all faces in an image by generating images exclusively on privacy-safe…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-11 Håkon Hukkelås , Rudolf Mester , Frank Lindseth

We propose a reversible face de-identification method for low resolution video data, where landmark-based techniques cannot be reliably used. Our solution is able to generate a photo realistic de-identified stream that meets the data…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-10 Hugo Proença

With rapid advancements in image generation technology, face swapping for privacy protection has emerged as an active area of research. The ultimate benefit is improved access to video datasets, e.g. in healthcare settings. Recent…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-04-14 Ethan Wilson , Frederick Shic , Jenny Skytta , Eakta Jain

Recent advances in large-scale video models have significantly improved video understanding across domains such as surveillance, healthcare, and entertainment. However, these models also amplify privacy risks by encoding sensitive…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-30 Nazia Aslam , Abhisek Ray , Joakim Bruslund Haurum , Lukas Esterle , Kamal Nasrollahi

Generative techniques for image anonymization have great potential to generate datasets that protect the privacy of those depicted in the images, while achieving high data fidelity and utility. Existing methods have focused extensively on…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-25 Luca Piano , Pietro Basci , Fabrizio Lamberti , Lia Morra

The growing use of portrait images in computer vision highlights the need to protect personal identities. At the same time, anonymized images must remain useful for downstream computer vision tasks. In this work, we propose a unified…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Ali Salar , Qing Liu , Guoying Zhao

We introduce a novel formulation of visual privacy preservation for video foundation models that operates entirely in the latent space. While spatio-temporal features learned by foundation models have deepened general understanding of video…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Joseph Fioresi , Ishan Rajendrakumar Dave , Mubarak Shah

In response to rising societal awareness of privacy concerns, face anonymization techniques have advanced, including the emergence of face-swapping methods that replace one identity with another. Achieving a balance between anonymity and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-09-25 Haruka Kumagai , Leslie Wöhler , Satoshi Ikehata , Kiyoharu Aizawa

Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are widely adapted for anonymization of human figures. However, current state-of-the-art limit anonymization to the task of face anonymization. In this paper, we propose a novel anonymization framework…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-11-18 Håkon Hukkelås , Frank Lindseth

The recent rapid advancements in both sensing and machine learning technologies have given rise to the universal collection and utilization of people's biometrics, such as fingerprints, voices, retina/facial scans, or gait/motion/gestures…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-27 Chun-Fu Chen , Bill Moriarty , Shaohan Hu , Sean Moran , Marco Pistoia , Vincenzo Piuri , Pierangela Samarati

Privacy of machine learning models is one of the remaining challenges that hinder the broad adoption of Artificial Intelligent (AI). This paper considers this problem in the context of image datasets containing faces. Anonymization of such…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-12-29 Minh-Ha Le , Niklas Carlsson

We propose AnonyGAN, a GAN-based solution for face anonymisation which replaces the visual information corresponding to a source identity with a condition identity provided as any single image. With the goal to maintain the geometric…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-03-25 Nicola Dall'Asen , Yiming Wang , Hao Tang , Luca Zanella , Elisa Ricci

Cameras are prevalent in our daily lives, and enable many useful systems built upon computer vision technologies such as smart cameras and home robots for service applications. However, there is also an increasing societal concern as the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-10-01 Xiuye Gu , Weixin Luo , Michael S. Ryoo , Yong Jae Lee

Face anonymization aims to conceal identity information while preserving non-identity attributes. Mainstream diffusion models rely on inference-time interventions such as negative guidance or energy-based optimization, which are applied…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-29 Haoxin Yang , Yihong Lin , Jingdan Kang , Xuemiao Xu , Yue Li , Cheng Xu , Shengfeng He

We propose a novel method that leverages 3D information to automatically anonymize multi-view RGB-D video recordings of operating rooms (OR). Our anonymization method preserves the original data distribution by replacing the faces in each…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-10 Tony Danjun Wang

Face anonymization aims to protect sensitive identity information by altering faces while preserving visual realism and utility for downstream computer vision tasks. Current methods struggle to simultaneously ensure high image quality,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-27 Pol Labarbarie , Vincent Itier , William Puech

The widespread deployment of surveillance cameras for facial recognition gives rise to many privacy concerns. This study proposes a privacy-friendly alternative to large scale facial recognition. While there are multiple techniques to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-01-28 Mattijs Baert , Sam Leroux , Pieter Simoens

The issue of detecting deepfakes has garnered significant attention in the research community, with the goal of identifying facial manipulations for abuse prevention. Although recent studies have focused on developing generalized models…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-23 Jiazhi Guan , Tianshu Hu , Hang Zhou , Zhizhi Guo , Lirui Deng , Chengbin Quan , Errui Ding , Youjian Zhao

We lay the groundwork for research in the algorithmic comprehension of infant faces, in anticipation of applications from healthcare to psychology, especially in the early prediction of developmental disorders. Specifically, we introduce…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-30 Michael Wan , Shaotong Zhu , Lingfei Luan , Gulati Prateek , Xiaofei Huang , Rebecca Schwartz-Mette , Marie Hayes , Emily Zimmerman , Sarah Ostadabbas

With the increasing deployment of intelligent sensing technologies in highly sensitive environments such as restrooms and locker rooms, visual surveillance systems face a profound privacy-security paradox. Existing privacy-preserving…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-06 Huan Song , Shuyu Tian , Ting Long , Jiang Liu , Cheng Yuan , Zhenyu Jia , Jiawei Shao , Xuelong Li