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Handbook of Face Recognition

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This chapter provides an introduction to face recognition research. Main steps of face recognition processing are described. Face detection and recognition problems are explained from a face subspace viewpoint. Technology challenges are identified after that. Typical strategies for solving the problems are suggested.

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    Most individuals can identify only a few thousand people in real life.

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    The ShenZhen (China)–Hong Kong border is the world’s largest border crossing point, with more than 400 000 crossings every day.

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Li, S.Z., Jain, A.K. (2011). Introduction. In: Li, S., Jain, A. (eds) Handbook of Face Recognition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-932-1_1

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