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Main Authors: Gavas, Ekta, Olpadkar, Kaustubh, Namboodiri, Anoop
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10847
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author Gavas, Ekta
Olpadkar, Kaustubh
Namboodiri, Anoop
author_facet Gavas, Ekta
Olpadkar, Kaustubh
Namboodiri, Anoop
contents Fingerprint recognition stands as a pivotal component of biometric technology, with diverse applications from identity verification to advanced search tools. In this paper, we propose a unique method for deriving robust fingerprint representations by leveraging enhancement-based pre-training. Building on the achievements of U-Net-based fingerprint enhancement, our method employs a specialized encoder to derive representations from fingerprint images in a self-supervised manner. We further refine these representations, aiming to enhance the verification capabilities. Our experimental results, tested on publicly available fingerprint datasets, reveal a marked improvement in verification performance against established self-supervised training techniques. Our findings not only highlight the effectiveness of our method but also pave the way for potential advancements. Crucially, our research indicates that it is feasible to extract meaningful fingerprint representations from degraded images without relying on enhanced samples.
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spellingShingle Enhancement-Driven Pretraining for Robust Fingerprint Representation Learning
Gavas, Ekta
Olpadkar, Kaustubh
Namboodiri, Anoop
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Fingerprint recognition stands as a pivotal component of biometric technology, with diverse applications from identity verification to advanced search tools. In this paper, we propose a unique method for deriving robust fingerprint representations by leveraging enhancement-based pre-training. Building on the achievements of U-Net-based fingerprint enhancement, our method employs a specialized encoder to derive representations from fingerprint images in a self-supervised manner. We further refine these representations, aiming to enhance the verification capabilities. Our experimental results, tested on publicly available fingerprint datasets, reveal a marked improvement in verification performance against established self-supervised training techniques. Our findings not only highlight the effectiveness of our method but also pave the way for potential advancements. Crucially, our research indicates that it is feasible to extract meaningful fingerprint representations from degraded images without relying on enhanced samples.
title Enhancement-Driven Pretraining for Robust Fingerprint Representation Learning
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10847