FORENSIC FACE SKETCH CONSTRUCTION AND RECOGNITION

Abstract

In forensic science, conventional hand-drawn face sketches have limitations in scalability and precision, especiallywhen used with modern identification technologies. This paper presents a standalone application that enables usersto construct facial composites without relying on forensic artists, employing drag-and-drop features. Thesecomposites are matched against criminal databases using deep learning and cloud-based infrastructure, therebyreducing latency and improving accuracy—a method increasingly supported in forensic literature [Kiani et al., 2012;Tang & Wang, 2004].