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Research Interests

Motion Analysis Software WINanalyze
Development of a series of software packages to solve the automatic tracking of moving objects in a digital image sequence. By now WINanalyze is spread world-wide for applications like gait analysis, back injury analysis, crash test investigation, motion capture and much more. Here you can get all commercial information about WINanalyze.
 
Face Recognition
Research activities in the field of face recognition. By use of the principles of the Synergetic Computer, promising results have been achieved for the recognition of human faces (see articles below). Currently, my work is concentrating on BioID Face Recognition & Multimodal Biometrics, former SESAM of FhG-IIS. BioID is enhancing reliability by combining face recognition with speaker identification and lip movement analysis. Currently BioID can be tried for free via the BWS Web Service here. An iOS app is available at mobile.bioid.com.
 
 
Face Detection  Face Detection Homepage
Current research activities in the field of face detection, i. e. the localization of faces in arbitrary scenes. Focus on using model-based approaches like the Hausdorff-distance. I maintain the "Face Detection Homepage" to collect all useful information about the location of faces in images. Please visit this site and contribute your material!
 

Publications

R.W.Frischholz, K.P.Spinnler,
"A class of Algorithms for Real-Time Subpixel Registration",
Europto Conference, Munich, June 1993. (Postscript version available here)
Dr.N.Bauer, R.W.Frischholz,
"Three Dimensional Automatic Motion Analysis",
ISATA 28th Symposium, Proceedings on Robotics, Motion and Machine Vision in the Automotive Industries, September 1995
R.W.Frischholz, F.G.Boebel, K.P.Spinnler,
"Face Recognition with the Synergetic Computer",
International Conference on Applied Synergetics and Synergetic Engineering, Erlangen 1994. (Zipped Postscript version available here)
R. Frischholz, K. Spinnler,
"Automatische dreidimensionale Bewegungsanalyse", FhG-IIS Tätigkeitsbericht 1994, Erlangen, September 1994.
T. Wagner, R. Frischholz, U. Dieckmann, H. Sand,
"Personenidentifikation", IIS Tätigkeitsbericht 1994, Erlangen, September 1994. (Zipped WordPerfect version available here)
R. Frischholz, T. Wittenberg,
"Computer Aided Visual Motion Analysis", Advances in Quantitative Laryngoscopy using Motion-, Image- and Signal Analysis, Erlangen, 1997. (Zipped MS Word version available here)
R. Frischholz,
"Software zur automatischen Bewegungsanalyse", Biomechanik und Motorik, DVS Band 75, Czwalina Verlag, Hamburg, 1997. (Zipped MS Word version available here)
R. Frischholz,
"Automatische Bewegungsanalyse für digitale Bildsequenzen", Tagungsband zum 1. Workshop Industrielle Bildverarbeitung, Fraunhofer Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Erlangen, 1997.
R. Frischholz,
"Beiträge zur automatischen dreidimensionalen Bewegungsanalyse" (ISBN 3-8265-3733-5), Dissertation, Shaker Verlag, 1998.
T. Wittenberg, R. Frischholz, J. Ernst, C. v. As, F. Hilgers, M. Tigges, U. Eysholdt,
"Bewegungsanalyse der Pharyngo-Ösophagealen Schleimhaut", Evers H, Glombitza G, Lehmann T, Meinzer HP (Eds). Informatik Aktuell - Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 1999 - Algorithmen, Systeme, Anwendungen, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer (1999), 347-351.
T. Wittenberg, R. Frischholz, J. Ernst, C. v. As, F. Hilgers, M. Tigges, U. Eysholdt,
"Rechnerunterstützte Bewegungsanalyse der Pharyngo-Ösophagealen Schleimhaut nach Laryngektomie", M. Gross (Editor). Aktuelle phoniatrisch-pädaudiologische Aspekte 1998/99, Band 6. Median Verlag, pp.134-138 (1999).
R. Frischholz,
"Motion Tracking", B. Jähne, Handbook of Computer Vision and Applications (ISBN 0123797705), Academic Press, 1999.
Robert W. Frischholz and Ulrich Dieckmann
"BioID: A Multimodal Biometric Identification System", IEEE Computer, Vol. 33, No. 2, February 2000.
R. Frischholz,
"Motion Tracking", B. Jähne, Computer Vision and Applications (ISBN 0123797772), Academic Press, 2000.
O. Jesorsky, K. Kirchberg, R. Frischholz,
"Robust Face Detection Using the Hausdorff Distance", Audio- and Video-Based Biometric Person Authentication, 3rd International Conference, AVBPA 2001, Halmstad, Sweden, June 2001. Proceedings, Springer (ISBN 3-540-42216-1).
O. Jesorsky, K. Kirchberg, R. Frischholz,
"Genetic Model Optimization for Hausdorff Distance-Based Face Localization", International ECCV Workshop on Biometric Authentication, Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, LNCS-2359, pp. 103-111, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 2002.
H. Hertlein, Dr. R. Frischholz, Dr. E. Nöth,
"Pass Phrase Based Speaker Recognition for Authentication", BIOSIG 2003: Biometrics and Electronic Signatures, GI-Edition, Lecture Notes in Informatics, pp. 71-80, Darmstadt, Germany, July 2003.
Robert W. Frischholz, Alexander Werner,
"Avoiding Replay-Attacks in a Face Recognition System using Head-Pose Estimation", AMFG 2003: IEEE International Workshop on Analysis and Modeling of Faces and Gestures, October 17, 2003, Nice, France. ISBN 0-7695-2010-3.
Dr. Robert Frischholz,
"Bildverarbeitung für die Sicherheit am Arbeitsplatz ", Leitfaden zur Sicherheits- und Verkehrstechnik mit Bildverarbeitung, Fraunhofer Vision, 2004. ISBN 3-8167-6552-1.

 

Career Achievements
Business References Awards
91 
       Diploma computer science		    
95 
       Group leader Fraunhofer Institute IIS		    
1/97 
       Department leader Mikromak GmbH		    
1/98 
       PhD engineering science		    
  4/98  Listed in Marquis' 15th edition of 
         Who's who in the world®		  
8/98 
       Head of BioID Development DCS AG		 8/98  Listed in IBC's 27th edition of 
         Dictionary of International Biography		 8/98  IBC Decree of Merit 
         for Outstanding Contributions to 
         The Field of Motion Analysis
  9/98  Listed in IBC's special edition of 
         Outstanding People of the 20th Century		 9/98  IBC Honour 
         for Outstanding Contributions to 
         Image Processing
  4/99  Listed in Marquis' 16th edition of 
         Who's who in the world®		  
10/99 
       Senior Vice President
       Research&Development DCS AG		    
  7/01  Listed in IBC's
         Who's Who in the 21st Century
         for an Outstanding Contribution to
         Biometrics		  

 
3/01  SVP
          R&D
          BioID AG		 7/01 Listed in IBC's
        Who's Who in the 21st Century
        for Outstanding Contribution to
        Biometrics		 10/01 IBC Honour
          International Scientist
          of the Year 2001
  12/01 Listed in Marquis' 6th edition of
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          Science and Engineering 2002 - 2003		  
6/02  Director
         R&D
         HumanScan GmbH		 4/02 Listed in Marquis' 20th edition of
         Who's who in the world® 2002		  
2/03  Managing Director
         HumanScan GmbH		 4/03 Listed in Marquis' 21st edition of
         Who's who in the world® 2003		  
6/04  Chief Technology Officer
         HumanScan AG		 1/04 Listed in Marquis' 22nd edition of
         Who's who in the world® 2004

        Listed in Marquis' 8th edition of
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          Science and Engineering 2004

  
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4/07  Technical Managing Director
          NANOIDENT Biometrics Germany GmbH		         Listed in Marquis' 25th edition of
         Who's who in the world® 2007

        Listed in Marquis' 10th edition of
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          Science and Engineering 2007

  
10/08  CTO
          BioID GmbH		    
        Listed in Marquis' 12th edition of
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         Science and Engineering 2016-2017		  

 

PERSONAL HOTLINKS

Mikromak Homepage - This company offers software for automatic motion analysis
Homepage Walter Preiss - Interesting things about hispeed camera imaging and more...
Leuchtie: if you want the best LED dog collar.
seo-spezialist.de: if you want to learn how to get a good Google ranking.
reverseimagesearch.net: if you want to know where this image comes from.
Baumpflege München Nürnberg: A customer of mine. Details for Baumpflege München and Baumpflege Nürnberg.

Notes are always welcome: Robert.Frischholz@t-online.de