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Massimo Tistarelli

Massimo Tistarelli

D-Index & Metrics

Computer Science

D-Index
34
Citations
5086
World Ranking
12160
National Ranking
413

Massimo Tistarelli publication distribution in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Computer Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Massimo Tistarelli sits on this spectrum.

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32 publications 991+

This scientist: 225 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 991 publications or more.

Massimo Tistarelli D-index placement in Computer Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Computer Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Massimo Tistarelli sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 131+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 131 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) For contributions to computer vision, and biometrics research and education.

Overview

Massimo Tistarelli is affiliated with the University of Sassari in Italy and has a research focus primarily within the field of Computer Science, with 52 publications in this area. Their work spans several subfields, notably Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Signal Processing, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The scientist's research topics include Face Recognition and Analysis, Biometric Identification and Security, User Authentication and Security Systems, Face and Expression Recognition, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning, Advanced Neural Network Applications, and Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis.

Recent significant publications by Massimo Tistarelli highlight their involvement in biometric security and image processing techniques:

  • Facial Age Synthesis With Label Distribution-Guided Generative Adversarial Network, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
  • ERNet: An Efficient and Reliable Human-Object Interaction Detection Network, 2023, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
  • Efficient Known-Sample Attack for Distance-Preserving Hashing Biometric Template Protection Schemes, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
  • Alignment-Robust Cancelable Biometric Scheme for Iris Verification, 2022, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
  • Similarity-based Gray-box Adversarial Attack Against Deep Face Recognition, 2021, 2021 16th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG 2021)

The venues in which Massimo Tistarelli frequently publishes include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (6 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Biometrics Behavior and Identity Science (3 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (2 publications)
  • IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (1 publication)
  • 2021 16th IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG 2021) (1 publication)

Collaborations have been established with several frequent co-authors, including Zhe Jin, KokSheik Wong, Zhenan Sun, Xingbo Dong, and Yen-Lung Lai.

Massimo Tistarelli was recognized as a Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) in 2008, citing contributions to computer vision, and biometrics research and education.

Best Publications

  • On the Use of SIFT Features for Face Authentication

    M. Bicego;A. Lagorio;E. Grosso;M. Tistarelli

  • On the advantages of polar and log-polar mapping for direct estimation of time-to-impact from optical flow

    M. Tistarelli;G. Sandini

  • The Multiscenario Multienvironment BioSecure Multimodal Database (BMDB)

    Javier Ortega-Garcia;Julian Fierrez;Fernando Alonso-Fernandez;Javier Galbally

  • Feature Level Fusion of Face and Fingerprint Biometrics

    A. Rattani;D.R. Kisku;M. Bicego;M. Tistarelli

  • Active tracking strategy for monocular depth inference over multiple frames

    G. Sandini;M. Tistarelli

  • Handbook of Remote Biometrics

    Massimo Tistarelli;Stan Z. Li;Rama Chellappa

  • Dynamic aspects in active vision

    Massimo Tistarelli;Giulio Sandini

  • Face Identification by SIFT-based Complete Graph Topology

    D.R. Kisku;A. Rattani;E. Grosso;M. Tistarelli

  • Super-resolution for biometrics: A comprehensive survey

    Kien Nguyen;Clinton Fookes;Sridha Sridharan;Massimo Tistarelli

  • Liveness detection based on 3D face shape analysis

    A. Lagorio;M. Tistarelli;M. Cadoni;C. Fookes

  • On soft biometrics

    Mark S. Nixon;Paulo L. Correia;Kamal Nasrollahi;Thomas B. Moeslund

  • Handbook of Remote Biometrics: for Surveillance and Security

    Massimo Tistarelli;Stan Z. Li;Rama Chellappa

  • Active/dynamic stereo vision

    E. Grosso;M. Tistarelli

  • Robust Multi-modal and Multi-unit Feature Level Fusion of Face and Iris Biometrics

    Ajita Rattani;Massimo Tistarelli

  • 3D object reconstruction using stereo and motion

    E. Grosso;G. Sandini;M. Tistarelli

  • Exploiting the “doddington zoo” effect in biometric fusion

    Arun Ross;Ajita Rattani;Massimo Tistarelli

  • Biometrics and Identity Management

    Ben Schouten;Niels Christian Juul;Andrzej Drygajlo;Massimo Tistarelli

  • Using camera motion to estimate range for robotic parts manipulation

    D. Vernon;M. Tistarelli

  • On The Estimation Of Depth From Motion Using An Anthropomorphic Visual Sensor

    Massimo Tistarelli;Giulio Sandini

  • Active vision-based face authentication

    Massimo Tistarelli;Enrico Grosso

  • Advances in Biometrics

    Nalini K. Ratha;Venu Govindaraju

Frequent Co-Authors

Giulio Sandini
Giulio Sandini Italian Institute of Technology
Norman Poh
Norman Poh University of Surrey
Mark S. Nixon
Mark S. Nixon University of Southampton
Josef Bigun
Josef Bigun Halmstad University
Andrew Beng Jin Teoh
Andrew Beng Jin Teoh Yonsei University
Clinton Fookes
Clinton Fookes Queensland University of Technology
Stan Z. Li
Stan Z. Li Westlake University
Michele Nappi
Michele Nappi University of Salerno
Dacheng Tao
Dacheng Tao Nanyang Technological University
Rama Chellappa
Rama Chellappa Johns Hopkins University

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