Recent research has established the possibility of deducing soft-biometric attributes such as
age, gender, and race from an individual's face image with high accuracy. However, this …

Facial recognition systems have emerged as indispensable components in identity
verification. These systems heavily rely on facial data, which is stored in a biometric …

Face detection perceives great importance in surveillance paradigm and security paradigm
areas. Face recognition is the technique to identify a person identity after face detection …

The human impact on the coastal ecosystems is a global environmental concern. Due to the
growing urbanization, industrialization, and transportation, this impact on the living and non …

In-person banking is still an important part of financial services around the world. Hybrid
bank branches with service robots can improve efficiency and reduce operating costs. An …

Thumbnail-preserving encryption (TPE) is one of the prominent cryptographic primitives to
balance the usability and privacy for cloud images. Ideal TPE requires that the thumbnail of …

The latest popularity of computer vision, artificial intelligence, and connectivity between the
systems and processes made a solid ground for the development of intelligent video …

Smart city management is facing a new challenge from littered face masks during COVID-19
pandemic. Addressing the issues of detection and collection of this hazardous waste that is …

In the last decade various crypto-currencies opened new doors to a decentralized electronic
monetary system. Emergence of new Blockchain platforms, such as Ethereum, introduced …

Passenger flow detection plays an important role in guaranteeing passenger safety. It
contributes to the efficiency of passenger flow control at stations. However, passenger flow …