Kernel based subspace methods: infrared vs visible face
M. D. Shahbe, Subhas Hati · Machine Graphics & Vision International Journal archive · 2009
This paper investigates the use of kernel theory in two well-known, linear-based subspace representations: Principle Component Analysis (PCA) and Fisher's Linear Discriminant Analysis (FLD). The kernel-based method provides subspaces of high-dimensional feature spaces induced by some non-linear mappings. The focus of this work is to evaluate the performances of Kernel Principle Component Analysis (KPCA) and Kernel Fisher's Linear Discriminant Analysis (KFLD) for infrared (IR) and visible face recognition. The performance of the kernel-based subspace methods is compared with that of the conventional linear algorithms: PCA and FLD. The main contribution of this paper is the evaluation of the sensitivities of both IR and visible face images to illumination conditions, facial expressions and facial occlusions caused by eyeglasses using the kernel-based subspace methods.