A large number of intelligent models for masked face recognition (MFR) has been recently
presented and applied in various fields, such as masked face tracking for people safety or …

Since early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable impact on many aspects
of daily life. A range of different measures have been implemented worldwide to reduce the …

Using the face as a biometric identity trait is motivated by the contactless nature of the
capture process and the high accuracy of the recognition algorithms. After the current COVID …

In the era of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), wearing a mask can effectively protect
people from infection risk and largely decrease the spread in public places, such as …

The new Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has seriously affected the world. By the end of
November 2020, the global number of new coronavirus cases had already exceeded 60 …

This paper presents a summary of the Masked Face Recognition Competitions (MFR) held
within the 2021 International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB 2021). The competition …

In this article, we tackle the recognition of faces wearing surgical masks. Surgical masks
have become a necessary piece of daily apparel because of the COVID-19-related …

The world today is being hit by COVID-19. As opposed to fingerprints and ID cards, facial
recognition technology can effectively prevent the spread of viruses in public places …

Face masks have become one of the main methods for reducing the transmission of COVID-
19. This makes face recognition (FR) a challenging task because masks hide several …

SARS-CoV-2 has presented direct and indirect challenges to the scientific community. One
of the most prominent indirect challenges advents from the mandatory use of face masks in a …