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Holographic elements are widely used in personal identification documents (e.g., ID cards, passports) and secure items (e.g., banknotes) to prevent counterfeiting. However, their reliable verification remains challenging due to lighting-dependent visual variability and the absence of scalable feature extraction methods.
To address this, we present a multi-stage deep learning pipeline for mobile, real-time verification of microhologram dot patterns—a physical security feature characterized by the random spatial distribution of embedded metallic dots. The proposed system first detects and rectifies the ID card, localizes the shield-shaped hologram containing microholograms, and segments individual microholograms using a U-Net architecture optimized for small-object detection. The resulting dot pattern is converted into a compact 64-bit perceptual hash code via difference hashing (dHash).
Similarity is evaluated using kernel density estimation (KDE) with Bayes-optimal decision boundaries for probabilistic classification. Multi-angle view fusion improves segmentation robustness against lighting variation, enabling accurate verification without specialized optical hardware.
Training and optimization of the pipeline required large-scale synthetic data generation, extensive hyperparameter tuning, and probabilistic model calibration, tasks accelerated by HPC resources. Experiments on both synthetic and real-world datasets achieve over 99.99% classification accuracy while maintaining low computational overhead at inference time.
By leveraging HPC resources for large-scale training and optimization, we make it possible to deploy state-of-the-art document verification techniques in real-world mobile applications. The resulting system offers a robust, scalable, and efficient approach to document verification based on microhologram patterns, providing both enhanced security and significant practical advantages for governments, financial institutions, and other stakeholders.
