"What's Wrong With This Picture? NIST Face Analysis Program Helps to Find Answers"

Face recognition software is often implemented to gatekeep access to secure websites and electronic devices. Researchers are looking into the possibility of defeating it simply by wearing a mask resembling another person's face. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published research on software designed to detect this type of spoof attack. The new study is published alongside another that evaluates the ability of software to identify potential issues with a photograph or digital facial image, such as one captured for a passport. Together, the two NIST publications provide insight into the effectiveness with which modern image-processing software executes a face analysis task that is becoming increasingly important. This article continues to discuss the two NIST evaluation studies that will help software better detect photo spoofs and image quality issues. 

NIST reports "What's Wrong With This Picture? NIST Face Analysis Program Helps to Find Answers"