Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons^™

Rapid Face Detection Using Independent Component Analysis, Aditya Rajgarhia '07

Honors Projects

Face detection is the task of determining the locations and sizes of human faces in arbitrary digital images, while ignoring any other objects to the greatest possible extent. A fundamental problem in computer vision, it has important applications in fields ranging from surveillance-based security to autonomous vehicle navigation. Although face detection has been studied for almost a decade, the results are not satisfactory for a variety of practical applications, and the topic continues to receive attention.

A commonly used approach for detecting faces is based on the techniques of "boosting" and "cascading", which allow for real-time face detection. However, systems …

Proe: Pseudo Random Optimized Encryption, Louis J. Ricci

Honors Projects

Examines the development and testing of the PROE encryption algorithm, including design decisions ensuring security and speed. Demonstrates implementation in the x86-64 assembler.