Sketch Synthesized Face Recognition with Deep Learning Models

Abstract

Sketch face recognition is of great significance in the field of criminal investigation, Internet search and management. In this paper, we explore the feature presentation of sketch synthesized face images with several deep learning models. In order to complete the matching of heterogeneous images, we propose a modified face synthesis technology that combines sketches and face templates into a human face portrait. Through experiments, we investigate the essential problem of the degree of synthetic with respect to face recognition. Several state-of-the-art Deep Neural Network (DNN) models in face recognition are transferred in feature extraction of sketch synthesized face images. Experiments show that the proposed synthetic method is effective working with the DNN models in sketch face recognition.