Automated generation of face stimuli: Alignment, features and face spaces

I describe a well-tested Python module that does automated alignment and warping of faces images, and some advantages over existing solutions. An additional tool I’ve developed does automated extraction of facial features, which can be used in a number of interesting ways. I illustrate the value of wavelet-based features with a brief description of 2 recent studies: perceptual in-painting, and the robustness of the whole-part advantage across a large stimulus set. Finally, I discuss the suitability of various deep learning models for generating stimuli to study perceptual face spaces. I believe those interested in the forensic aspects of face perception may find this talk useful.