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eling. However, they did not implemented the recognition module. Atick et al. [107]<br />

proposed a reconstruction method of 3D face surfaces based on the Karhonen-Loeve<br />

(KL) trans<strong>for</strong>m <strong>and</strong> the shape-from-shading approach. They discussed the possibility<br />

of using eigenhead surfaces in face recognition applications. Yan et al. [108] proposed<br />

a 3D reconstruction method to improve the per<strong>for</strong>mance of face recognition by making<br />

Atick et al.’s reconstruction method rotation-invariant. Zhao et al. [109] proposed<br />

a method to adapt a 3D model from a generic range map to the shape obtained from<br />

shading <strong>for</strong> enhancing face recognition per<strong>for</strong>mance in different lighting <strong>and</strong> viewing<br />

conditions.<br />

Based on our brief review, we believe that the current trend is to use 3D face<br />

shape explicitly <strong>for</strong> recognition.<br />

In order to efficiently store an individual’s face,<br />

one approach is to adapt a 3D face model [72] to the individual.<br />

There is still a<br />

considerable debate on whether the internal recognition mechanism of a human brain<br />

involves explicit 3D models or not [49], [110]. However, there is enough evidence to<br />

support the fact that humans use in<strong>for</strong>mation about 3D structure of objects (e.g.,<br />

3D geometry of a face) <strong>for</strong> recognition. Closing our eyes <strong>and</strong> imagining a face (or a<br />

chair) can easily verify this hypothesis, since the structure of a face (or a chair) can<br />

appear in our mind without the use of eyes. Moreover, the use of a 3D face model<br />

can separate both geometrical <strong>and</strong> texture features <strong>for</strong> facial analysis, <strong>and</strong> can also<br />

blend both of them <strong>for</strong> recognition as well as visualization [67]. Our proposed systems<br />

belong to this emerging trend.<br />

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