Temporal stability of visual search-driven biometrics

Hong-Jun Yoon; Tandy R. Carmichael; Georgia Tourassi

doi:10.1117/12.2082801

17 March 2015 Temporal stability of visual search-driven biometrics

Hong-Jun Yoon, Tandy R. Carmichael, Georgia Tourassi

Proceedings Volume 9416, Medical Imaging 2015: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment; 94160U (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082801
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2015, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Previously, we have shown the potential of using an individual’s visual search pattern as a possible biometric. That study focused on viewing images displaying dot-patterns with different spatial relationships to determine which pattern can be more effective in establishing the identity of an individual. In this follow-up study we investigated the temporal stability of this biometric. We performed an experiment with 16 individuals asked to search for a predetermined feature of a random-dot pattern as we tracked their eye movements. Each participant completed four testing sessions consisting of two dot patterns repeated twice. One dot pattern displayed concentric circles shifted to the left or right side of the screen overlaid with visual noise, and participants were asked which side the circles were centered on. The second dot-pattern displayed a number of circles (between 0 and 4) scattered on the screen overlaid with visual noise, and participants were asked how many circles they could identify. Each session contained 5 untracked tutorial questions and 50 tracked test questions (200 total tracked questions per participant). To create each participant’s "fingerprint", we constructed a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) from the gaze data representing the underlying visual search and cognitive process. The accuracy of the derived HMM models was evaluated using cross-validation for various time-dependent train-test conditions. Subject identification accuracy ranged from 17.6% to 41.8% for all conditions, which is significantly higher than random guessing (1/16 = 6.25%). The results suggest that visual search pattern is a promising, temporally stable personalized fingerprint of perceptual organization.

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Hong-Jun Yoon, Tandy R. Carmichael, and Georgia Tourassi "Temporal stability of visual search-driven biometrics", Proc. SPIE 9416, Medical Imaging 2015: Image Perception, Observer Performance, and Technology Assessment, 94160U (17 March 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082801

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