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Hamadene, A.; Allili, M. S.
Cross-Model Deepfake Detection Through Contourlet-Based Inter-Channel Spectral Analysis Journal Article
In: IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science, 2026, ISSN: 26376407 (ISSN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Attribution, Computer forensics, Computer vision, Contourlet transform, Contourlets, Cross model, Cross-Model Generalization, Deep learning, Deepfake detection, Forensic engineering, Image Enhancement, Inter-channel contourlet feature, Inter-Channel Contourlet Features, Model generalization, Performance, Public trust, Spectral analyze, Spectrum analysis
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title = {Cross-Model Deepfake Detection Through Contourlet-Based Inter-Channel Spectral Analysis},
author = {A. Hamadene and M. S. Allili},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105038690534?origin=resultslist},
doi = {10.1109/TBIOM.2026.3687469},
issn = {26376407 (ISSN)},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-01},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science},
publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.},
abstract = {The rapid advancement of generative AI has fueled the proliferation of highly realistic deepfakes, raising growing concerns for public trust, digital forensics, and societal stability. While deep learning-based detectors have shown promising results in controlled settings, their effectiveness diminishes significantly across different datasets or unseen deepfakes. This performance drop reveals a core limitation: overfitting to dataset-specific artifacts and a failure to learn robust, content-agnostic forensic cues. In this work, we study a novel deepfake characterization that targets inter-channel spectral inconsistencies, a subtle but critical artifact of AI-generated imagery. Departing from conventional approaches that focus on spatial irregularities or within-channel frequency analysis, our method leverages the Contourlet Transform (CT) to extract high-frequency, multiscale, and multidirectional features across color channels. These features reveal latent spectral distortions and structural misalignments that persist across different generative models, including both GANs and Diffusion Models. Extensive experiments show that our approach generalizes well across datasets, achieving strong performance in both model-specific and cross-model detection tasks. Our findings highlight the promise of inter-channel spectral analysis for advancing the robustness and generalizability of deepfake detection systems. © 2019 IEEE.},
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The rapid advancement of generative AI has fueled the proliferation of highly realistic deepfakes, raising growing concerns for public trust, digital forensics, and societal stability. While deep learning-based detectors have shown promising results in controlled settings, their effectiveness diminishes significantly across different datasets or unseen deepfakes. This performance drop reveals a core limitation: overfitting to dataset-specific artifacts and a failure to learn robust, content-agnostic forensic cues. In this work, we study a novel deepfake characterization that targets inter-channel spectral inconsistencies, a subtle but critical artifact of AI-generated imagery. Departing from conventional approaches that focus on spatial irregularities or within-channel frequency analysis, our method leverages the Contourlet Transform (CT) to extract high-frequency, multiscale, and multidirectional features across color channels. These features reveal latent spectral distortions and structural misalignments that persist across different generative models, including both GANs and Diffusion Models. Extensive experiments show that our approach generalizes well across datasets, achieving strong performance in both model-specific and cross-model detection tasks. Our findings highlight the promise of inter-channel spectral analysis for advancing the robustness and generalizability of deepfake detection systems. © 2019 IEEE.