Seeing more clearly with glasses?: The impact of glasses and technology on unfamiliar face matching and identification of facial composites

Citation

McIntyre AH, Hancock PJB, Frowd CD & Bruce V (2010) Seeing more clearly with glasses?: The impact of glasses and technology on unfamiliar face matching and identification of facial composites. In: Proceedings - EST 2010 - 2010 International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies, ROBOSEC 2010 - Robots and Security, LAB-RS 2010 - Learning and Adaptive Behavior in Robotic Systems. International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies (EST), Canterbury, UK, 06.09.2010-08.09.2010. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 50-55. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5600056&abstractAccess=no&userType=inst; https://doi.org/10.1109/EST.2010.30

Abstract
The development of facial identification technologies is of vital importance for security. We demonstrate that psychology can ensure innovation produces applications with effective human outcomes. Experiments 1a-c show spectacle removal imaging techniques that enhance automated face matching, can seriously impair accuracy if employed within a human interface. Experiment 2 shows how understanding and working with human perceptual strategies can optimize identification of facial composites.

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Professor Peter Hancock

Professor, Psychology