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A new facial image morphing algorithm based on the Kohonen self-organizing feature map (SOM) algorithm is proposed to generate a smooth 2D transformation that reflects anchor point correspondences. Using only a 2D face image and a small number of anchor points, we show that the proposed morphing algorithm provides a powerful mechanism for processing facial expressions.
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Su, MC., Liu, IC. Application of the Self-Organizing Feature Map Algorithm in Facial Image Morphing. Neural Processing Letters 14, 35–47 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011378024388
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