Relatively permanent pigmented or vascular skin marks (RPPVSM) for forensic identification

• Main Author: Arfika Nurhudatiana
• Other Authors: Kong Wai-Kin Adams
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Pattern recognition; DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computing methodologies::Image processing and computer vision
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61766
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Performing criminal and victim identification on evidence images can be very challenging at times due to lack of biometric traits. Gunmen, terrorists, and violent riot protesters often cover their faces with masks or clothing, making face recognition impossible. Pedophiles in child sexual abuse imag...