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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-information-and-optimization-sciences</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0103</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0252-2667</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JIOS-1731</article-id>
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        <article-title>Fingerprint preprocessing using FCN and U-net methods</article-title>
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        <contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes">
          <name>
            <surname>Pan</surname>
            <given-names>Ming-Sie</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Industrial Management, No.1, Sec. 1, Syuecheng Rd, Dashu District, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, 84001, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Fan</surname>
            <given-names>Chao-Hsing</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Forensic Science Center of Tainan City Police Department, No. 3, Jhongjheng Rd, Sinying Dist, Tainan City, 730207, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Yang</surname>
            <given-names>Ching-Chao</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Forensic Science Center of Tainan City Police Department, No. 3, Jhongjheng Rd, Sinying Dist, Tainan City, 730207, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Su</surname>
            <given-names>Sheng-Gui</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, No. 123, Sec. 3, University Rd, Douliu City, Yunlin County, 640301, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Cheng</surname>
            <given-names>Yu-Hsin</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, No. 123, Sec. 3, University Rd, Douliu City, Yunlin County, 640301, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Wei</surname>
            <given-names>Nai-Chieh</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Industrial Management, No.1, Sec. 1, Syuecheng Rd, Dashu District, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, 84001, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
        <contrib contrib-type="author">
          <name>
            <surname>Hsu</surname>
            <given-names>Hsiang-Chen</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Industrial Management, No.1, Sec. 1, Syuecheng Rd, Dashu District, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City, 84001, Taiwan, R.O.C.</aff>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <volume>45</volume>
      <issue>5</issue>
      <fpage>1421</fpage>
      <lpage>1434</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>12</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2024</year>
      </pub-date>
      <abstract>
        <p>This paper analyzes the importance of optimizing fingerprint images from the perspective of front-line forensics personnel. Due to defects such as fingerprint ridge blurring and fingerprint image overlap, it may cause delays in fingerprint identification and lead to misjudgments (false positives, false negatives) and other consequences. This paper simulated common fingerprint images (fuzzy feature points) at criminal cases, and captured, segmented, and reconstructed fingerprints. Two deep learning model architectures, U-net [1] and FCN [2], were applied to realize image segmentation and image reconstruction. The first task is fingerprint image segmentation, where the fused images are segmented into incomplete fingerprints. The second task is to reconstruct the complete fingerprint from the image obtained after segmenting the incomplete fingerprint. Field verification for fingerprint image reconstruction and separation on red envelope were carried out. Ethyl cyanoacrylate method is used to visualize paper latent fingerprints and would produce “white” fingerprints, which is not easily distinguished from the red background. The pre-processing of fingerprints on red paper background is the key to the accuracy of fingerprint recognition. U-net image processing technology demonstrates the contributions of the forensic personnel in processing fingerprint images are as follows: [1] Improve efficiency. [2] Reduce misjudgment.</p>
      </abstract>
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        <kwd>Image segmentation</kwd>
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