System and Method for Adaptive Face Recognition

A system and method for adaptive face recognition includes at least one electronic processor having a central processing unit. At least one database having a plurality of pixilated face images of known subjects of interest is associated with the processor. At least one test image of a new subject of interest is configured for input into the electronic processor. A classification processing tool is associated with the electronic processor. The classification processing tool is configured to build a dictionary and provide a classification match of the test image with one of the plurality of pixilated face images of known subjects of interest. At least one device is associated with the processor and configured to output the classification match in a tangible medium.