Fuzzy interval-valued multi criteria based decision making for ranking features in multi-modal 3D face recognition

This paper describes an application of multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) for multi-modal fusion of features in a 3D face recognition system. A decision making process is outlined that is based on the performance of multi-modal features in a face recognition task involving a set of 3D face databases. In particular, the fuzzy interval valued MCDM technique called TOPSIS is applied for ranking and deciding on the best choice of multi-modal features at the decision stage. It provides a formal mechanism of benchmarking their performances against a set of criteria. The technique demonstrates its ability in scaling up the multi-modal features. Keywords3D Face Recognition, multi-modal features, interval values, evidential reasoning under uncertainty, fuzzy fusion, TOPSIS, MCDM.