Thesis:

        My research involves designing a novel face recognition algorithm that is based on the consideration

 of anatomical and biomechanical characteristics of facial tissues. Elastic strain pattern inferred from face

 expression can reveal an individual’s signature associated with the underlying anatomical structure, and

 thus has the potential for face recognition. A method based on the continuum mechanics in finite element

 formulation is employed to compute the strain pattern. Experiments show very promising results. The

 proposed method is quite different from other face recognition methods and both its advantages and

 limitations, as well as future improvements are possible.