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Advances in sensors and technology, on one side, and recognition techniques, on the other side, make the iris a top candidate for biometric use. Iris detection and segmentation, however, are still lacking. We propose here a novel iris segmentation technique using pupil location, linearization, and limbus boundary reconstruction, and show its feasibility and comparative advantages against existing methods.
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De Marsico, M., Nappi, M., Riccio, D. et al. Iris segmentation using pupil location, linearization, and limbus boundary reconstruction in ambient intelligent environments. J Ambient Intell Human Comput 2, 153–162 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-010-0035-x
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