A face recognition method using artificial neural network and an apparatus
thereof are provided. The apparatus comprises an eigenpaxel selection
unit which generates eigenpaxels indicating characteristic patterns of a
face and selects a predetermined number of eigenpaxels among the
generated eigenpaxels; an eigenfiltering unit which filters an input
image with the selected eigenpaxels; a predetermined number of neural
networks, each of which corresponds to one of the selected eigenpaxels,
receives an image signal which is filtered by the corresponding
eigenpaxel, and output a face recognition result; and a determination
unit which receives the recognition result from each of the neural
networks and outputs a final face recognition result of the input image.