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TECHNOLOGY

FACE FORWARD:

The Future of

Facial Recognition

Digital solutions could radically change the face

of road travel in India, making it a safe, smart and
comfortable experience. TrafficInfraTech speaks

to a few Facial Technology solutions provider to
understand the technology.

mart roads’ or ‘Smart highways’ thus ensure that changes to the face over a
has managed to gain ground in period of time do not impact the recognising
the developed world that are capabilities. Once these points are identified,
intended to be both interactive a proportionate map of the face, which is
Sand largely self-powering. The unique for a person, is generated. This map
concept holds tremendous potential for is identical to the one used in fingerprint
India considering its road network being the identification, where the value is calculated
second largest in the world and continues to based on the differences in shapes of the
be the most important means of transport. rings of the finger.
This large road asset can be leveraged for a Based on this map, a complex algorithm is
lot more than it currently is, implementing generated with a specific value, unique for
technology innovations that yield significant each face. The first such algorithm generated
improvements in the driving experience. is registered in the device. The next time a
Today, we see futuristic concepts like face comes in front of it, the device checks
hyperloops and biometrics but with these if it matches with the registered face and
seismic shifts comes the demand for unlocks if it is a match.
infrastructural changes to support the new Explaining the special features of their Facial
reality and maximize productivity. Reportedly, Technology solutions, Ashish P Dhakan, MD
the Indian biometric market value is expected & CEO, Prama Hikvision said, “Deep Learning
to grow from $823.46 million in 2014 to has swept through the IT industry, bringing
$2.06 billion in 2020 at an estimated CAGR benefits and better classifications to a number
of 16.47% from 2015 to 2020. India has of applications. Inspired by the way the human
started to witness biometric devices being brain works, the technology uses a layered
deployed in law enforcement, local security, learning process to enable the computer to
and travel & immigration sectors. classify, store and access data, which it can
How does the technology work? then refer to for learning. This means it can
use a whole image to recognise, rather than
In facial recognition, the software scans relying on separate elements of that image.
specific critical points of the face, such as This is a cumulative process – the more
retina, nose, lips and ears. These are points elements it has to draw on, the better the
that cannot change in an instance, and classification – thus, the better the ‘learning’.

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