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Overview

Christian Rathgeb is affiliated with the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of computer science, with a focus on biometric identification and security. Their research encompasses a range of topics including face recognition, user authentication systems, and digital media forensic detection.

The scientist has published numerous papers primarily in areas such as biometrics, computer vision, and signal processing. Notable publications include:

  • "An overview of touchless 2D fingerprint recognition" (2021) in EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing
  • "Morphing Attack Detection -- Database, Evaluation Platform and Benchmarking" (2020) in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Biometrics in the Era of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities" (2022) in IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society
  • "Synthetic Data in Human Analysis: A Survey" (2024) in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
  • "PRNU-based detection of facial retouching" (2020) in IET Biometrics

The work extends to book publications, with a notable contribution titled Handbook of Digital Face Manipulation and Detection, published in 2022 by Springer International Publishing.

Christian Rathgeb collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Christoph Busch
  • Pawel Drozdowski
  • Rubén Vera-Rodríguez
  • Rubén Tolosana
  • Mathias Ibsen

Their research is regularly featured in prominent publication venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • IET Biometrics
  • IEEE Access
  • IEEE Transactions on Biometrics Behavior and Identity Science
  • IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security

Christian Rathgeb's main research fields and subfields are:

  • Computer Science
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Neurology
  • Artificial Intelligence

The primary topics addressed in their work include:

  • Biometric Identification and Security
  • Face recognition and analysis
  • User Authentication and Security Systems
  • Face and Expression Recognition
  • Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research
  • Digital Media Forensic Detection
  • Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis

Best Publications

  • A survey on biometric cryptosystems and cancelable biometrics

    Christian Rathgeb;Andreas Uhl

  • Demographic Bias in Biometrics: A Survey on an Emerging Challenge

    Pawel Drozdowski;Christian Rathgeb;Antitza Dantcheva;Naser Damer

  • General Framework to Evaluate Unlinkability in Biometric Template Protection Systems

    Marta Gomez-Barrero;Javier Galbally;Christian Rathgeb;Christoph Busch

  • Face Recognition Systems Under Morphing Attacks: A Survey

    Ulrich Scherhag;Christian Rathgeb;Johannes Merkle;Ralph Breithaupt

  • Alignment-free cancelable iris biometric templates based on adaptive bloom filters

    C. Rathgeb;F. Breitinger;C. Busch

  • On application of bloom filters to iris biometrics

    Christian Rathgeb;Frank Breitinger;Christoph Busch;Harald Baier

  • Biometric Systems under Morphing Attacks: Assessment of Morphing Techniques and Vulnerability Reporting

    Ulrich Scherhag;Andreas Nautsch;Christian Rathgeb;Marta Gomez-Barrero

  • Multi-biometric template protection based on bloom filters

    Marta Gomez-Barrero;Christian Rathgeb;Guoqiang Li;Raghavendra Ramachandra

  • On the vulnerability of face recognition systems towards morphed face attacks

    Ulrich Scherhag;R. Raghavendra;K. B. Raja;M. Gomez-Barrero

  • Unlinkable and irreversible biometric template protection based on bloom filters

    Marta Gomez-Barrero;Christian Rathgeb;Javier Galbally;Christoph Busch

  • Cancelable multi-biometrics: Mixing iris-codes based on adaptive bloom filters

    Christian Rathgeb;Christoph Busch

  • Cancellable iris template generation based on Indexing-First-One hashing

    Yen-Lung Lai;Zhe Jin;Andrew Beng Jin Teoh;Bok-Min Goi

  • Iris Biometrics: From Segmentation to Template Security

    Christian Rathgeb;Andreas Uhl;Peter Wild

  • Detection of Face Morphing Attacks Based on PRNU Analysis

    Ulrich Scherhag;Luca Debiasi;Christian Rathgeb;Christoph Busch

  • Deep Face Representations for Differential Morphing Attack Detection

    Ulrich Scherhag;Christian Rathgeb;Johannes Merkle;Christoph Busch

  • Secure iris recognition based on local intensity variations

    Christian Rathgeb;Andreas Uhl

  • Towards Detection of Morphed Face Images in Electronic Travel Documents

    Ulrich Scherhag;Christian Rathgeb;Christoph Busch

  • An overview of touchless 2D fingerprint recognition

    Jannis Priesnitz;Christian Rathgeb;Nicolas Buchmann;Christoph Busch

  • Design Decisions for an Iris Recognition SDK

    Christian Rathgeb;Andreas Uhl;Peter Wild;Heinz Hofbauer

  • Context-based biometric key generation for Iris

    C. Rathgeb;A. Uhl

  • Face Image Quality Assessment: A Literature Survey

    Torsten Schlett;Christian Rathgeb;Olaf Henniger;Javier Galbally

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Busch
Christoph Busch Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Andreas Uhl
Andreas Uhl University of Salzburg
Kiran B. Raja
Kiran B. Raja Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Javier Galbally
Javier Galbally Autonomous University of Madrid
Julian Fierrez
Julian Fierrez Autonomous University of Madrid
Raymond N.J. Veldhuis
Raymond N.J. Veldhuis University of Twente
Davide Maltoni
Davide Maltoni University of Bologna
Sébastien Marcel
Sébastien Marcel Idiap Research Institute
Julien Bringer
Julien Bringer Morpho (United States)
Andrew Beng Jin Teoh
Andrew Beng Jin Teoh Yonsei University

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