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This chapter discusses the performance of five different iris segmentation algorithms on challenging periocular images. The goal is to convey some of the difficulties in localizing the iris structure in images of the eye characterized by variations in illumination, eyelid and eyelash occlusion, defocus blur, motion blur, and low resolution. The five algorithms considered in this regard are based on the (a) integrodifferential operator, (b) Hough transform, (c) geodesic active contours, (d) active contours without edges, and (e) directional ray detection method. Experiments on the Face and Ocular Challenge Series (FOCS) database highlight the pros and cons of the individual segmentation algorithms.
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Jillela, R. et al. (2013). Iris Segmentation for Challenging Periocular Images. In: Burge, M., Bowyer, K. (eds) Handbook of Iris Recognition. Advances in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4402-1_14
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