Multiview Active Shape Models with SIFT Descriptors for the 300-W Face Landmark Challenge

The 2013 iBUG 300-W Challenge tests the ability of participants´ software to locate landmarks in unseen images of faces. We approach the challenge with Active Shape Models (ASMs) that incorporate a modified version of SIFT descriptors. We make use of multiple ASMs, searching for landmarks with the ASM that best matches the face´s estimated yaw. This simple approach is shown to be effective on a variety of datasets.