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Misclassifications of Contact Lens Iris PAD Algorithms: Is it Gender Bias or Environmental Conditions?

  • Akshay Agarwal
  • , Nalini Ratha
  • , Afzel Noore
  • , Richa Singh
  • , Mayank Vatsa
  • Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
  • Texas A&M University
  • Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

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Abstract

One of the critical steps in biometrics pipeline is detection of presentation attacks, a physical adversary. Several presentation (adversary) attack detection (PAD) algorithms, including iris PAD, have been proposed and have shown superlative performance. However, a recent study, on a small-scale database, has highlighted that iris PAD may have gender biases. In this research, we present a rigorous study on gender bias in iris presentation attack detection algorithms using a large-scale and gender-balanced database. The paper provides several interesting observations which can help in building future presentation attack detection algorithms with aim of fair treatment of each demography. In addition, we also present a robust iris presentation attack detection algorithm by combining gender-covariate based classifiers. The proposed robust classifier not only reduces the difference in accuracy between different genders but also improves the overall performance of the PAD system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2023 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2023
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages961-970
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781665493468
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event23rd IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2023 - Waikoloa, United States
Duration: Jan 3 2023Jan 7 2023

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2023 IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2023

Conference

Conference23rd IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision, WACV 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityWaikoloa
Period01/3/2301/7/23

Keywords

  • Algorithms: Biometrics
  • body pose
  • face
  • gesture

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