diff --git a/doc/index.rst b/doc/index.rst index 8e1e3a67bfc8117c13f1073338e3f209f2dc16f2..6ec2e2b0d2dd65feada03bc98beeb82f440e949b 100644 --- a/doc/index.rst +++ b/doc/index.rst @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ The ``bob.bio`` packages contain several implementations of each of the above st .. note:: The ``bob.bio`` packages are derived from the former `FaceRecLib <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/facereclib>`__, which is herewith outdated. +Structure of the Biometric Recognition Framework +================================================ + The :py:mod:`bob.bio.base` package includes the basic definition of a biometric recognition experiment, as well as a generic script, which can execute the full biometric experiment in a single command line. Changing the employed tools, such as the database, protocol, preprocessor, feature extractor or matching algorithm is as simple as changing a parameter in a configuration file or on the command line. @@ -35,6 +38,27 @@ Here is a growing list of derived packages: * :ref:`bob.bio.video <bob.bio.video>` An extension of face recognition algorithms to run on video data, and the according video databases * :ref:`bob.bio.gmm <bob.bio.gmm>` Algorithms based on Gaussian Mixture Modeling (GMM) such as Inter-Session Variability modeling (ISV) or Total Variability modeling (TV, aka. I-Vector) [Pri07]_ and [ESM+13]_. +Tutorial on the Biometric Recognition Framework +=============================================== + +As an introduction into the Biometric Recognition Framework, a.k.a., bob.bio, we presented a tutorial in collaboration with the International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) in 2017. +The tutorial was called *Bob’s Biometric Recognition Framework - A Hands-on Tutorial with Face Recognition Examples* and introduced the bob.bio framework by showing how to use and how to extend the framework. +Though all presented examples were about face recognition, other biometric modalities can be handled similarly. + +If you did not have the time to attend the tutorial itself, we recorded the session. +You can find the videos on YouTube, either combined in my `YouTube Channel <https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-M6OZEM9v0FXfgvarnrpTMhURafZbXwp>`__, or separately here: + +1. `Introduction <https://youtu.be/rYOgKqjWarw>`__ +2. `Bob's Biometric Framework <https://youtu.be/YaWBNpTTko8>`__ +3. `Gaussian Mixture Models <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhWbpYh_-QY>`__ +4. `Extending the Biometric Framework <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zcc-KCAK-8>`__ +5. `Parenthesis <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IK_L-dVT3Y>`__ +6. `Reproducible Research <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rVCkUoRVE0>`__ + +If you want to test out the tutorial, you might want to have a look at its `Corresponding Web Page <http://vast.uccs.edu/public-data/IJCB.html>`__. + +Citing our Publications +======================= If you run biometric recognition experiments using the bob.bio framework, please cite at least one of the following in your scientific publication: