Color iris recognition using quaternion phase correlation

  • Lahouari Ghouti*
  • , Fares S. Al-Qunaieer
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for color iris recognition using quaternion phase correlation. The proposed scheme leads to new hypercomplex phase-based color iris recognition and matching method that is based on the joint modeling of the iris color components using the "holistic" representation provided by the quaternion representations. The efficiency of the proposed iris recognition method is characterized by greater accuracy and flexibility in capturing the color iris information. Using a database of 1877 color iris images, the experimental results indicate that the proposed method significantly improves iris recognition rates compared with traditional color approaches, while it enjoys a similar computational complexity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages20-25
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 International Symposium on Bio-inspired, Learning, and Intelligent Systems for Security, BLISS 2009 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: 20 Aug 200922 Aug 2009

Conference

Conference2009 International Symposium on Bio-inspired, Learning, and Intelligent Systems for Security, BLISS 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period20/08/0922/08/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Information Systems
  • Software

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