A deep-learning framework for concealed and unconcealed face analysis in submillimeter wave imaging


Bergman N., Yildirim I. O., ŞAHİN A. B., ALTAN H., Yitzhaky Y.

3rd Artificial Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications, Madrid, İspanya, 16 - 18 Eylül 2025, cilt.13679, (Tam Metin Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 13679
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1117/12.3070305
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Madrid
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İspanya
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Concealed Face Recognition, Deep Learning, Structural Similarity Index (SSIM), Sub-millimeter wave imaging, Terahertz (THz) imaging
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This work presents a deep learning framework for sub-millimeter-wave (Sub-MMW) facial analysis that operates on active 340 GHz intensity images acquired from 20 identities in both concealed and unconcealed conditions over five head postures, including front-facing and yawed views, with approximately 35 images per condition per identity (1,400 total images). The framework addresses concealed-to-unconcealed face verification, head posture classification, and pixel-wise reconstruction of unconcealed from concealed observations, showing that task-tailored networks achieve strong performance mainly in verification, and posture recognition, while reproducing and extending a structural similarity (SSIM) sliding-window baseline for concealed-unconcealed verification reported for the same instrument class.