Facial Recognition for Authentication

Capstone II


This facial recognition for authentication project was created for CPS 491 Capstone II instructed by Dr. Phu Phung and sponsored by Synchrony Financial.

This application provides users with a way to login to a system using their face as a password. It does this by collecting facial detections at registration, then using facial recognition technology to compare faces at login.

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Sponsored By


Synchrony Financial
950 Forrer Blvd
Kettering, OH 45420
Website: https://www.synchronycareers.com/

Our Team


Marshall Kiplinger

  • Major: CPS
  • Minor: Math
  • kiplingerm1@udayton.edu

Andy Pickart

  • Major: CIS
  • Minor: Business Administration
  • pickarta1@udayton.edu

Connor Hesseling

  • Major: CPS

  • hesselingc1@udayton.edu

Our Project


Our project is developing an authentication solution that uniquely identifies a person by comparing and analyzing patterns based on the person’s facial contours.

Accomplishments and features of the project include:

  • Login authentication using facial recognition
  • New user account registration
  • Liveness checking based on movement and changes in facial expression
  • Account lockout after several failed login attempts

Architecture Diagram

Video Demonstration

Capstone I


Our messenger application developed in Capstone I can be found here.

See Our Capstone I Project »