Face recognition breakthrough

Credit: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Kirk L. Kroeker

August 1, 2009

By using sparse representation and compressed sensing, researchers have been able to demonstrate significant improvements in accuracy over traditional face-recognition techniques.

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