This chapter has provided an overview of the mechanisms of ageing and an update on the current state of the art for synthetic ageing and for the template ageing problem. Although there have been some clear advancements in all areas of face ageing, a solution is still elusive. Yet, while the early years of this research area were starved of data, there are now massive datasets with longitudinal images available to the research community, with new datasets available online each year. As a result, young and seasoned researchers alike will be motivated to forge ahead to develop comprehensive solutions to the set of challenges inherent in face ageing.

Chapter Contents:

• 5.1 Introducing the face
• 5.2 Physical manifestations of facial ageing
• 5.2.1 Growth and development
• 5.2.2 Age-related craniofacial morphological changes: young adult to senescence
• 5.3 Computerized modeling of physical manifestations of facial ageing: a survey
• 5.3.1 Introduction
• 5.3.2 Ageing datasets
• 5.3.3 Survey
• 5.4 Conclusion
• References

Inspec keywords: face recognition; anthropometry; age issues

Other keywords: anthropometry; template ageing problem; longitudinal images; biometrics; human face ageing; massive datasets

Subjects: Image recognition; Computer vision and image processing techniques; Ergonomic aspects of computing