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This paper, entitled "On Classifying Facial Races with Partial Occlusions and Pose Variations" appeared in the proceedings of the 2017 @IEEEorg ICMLA conference, in Cancun.
researchgate.net/publication/32…
researchgate.net/publication/32…
As stated in the abstract, the goal of the work is to apply a face classification model "trained on four major human races, Caucasian, Indian, Mongolian, and Negroid." Needless to say, these categories have no empiric or scientific basis.
In the body of the paper, we see this table characterizing the supposed "four major human races" in terms redolent of the height of 19th century racist phrenology: 
Needless to say, this paper should never have emerged in its current form from review, no matter what its technical accomplishments. The task itself is more than ill-defined scientifically, it promotes (perhaps inadvertently) distorted and racist views.
Reviewers: Pay attention and reject such views.
Program committees: Make clear that such will not be tolerated.
@IEEEorg: Implement measures to ensure such quality control.
Program committees: Make clear that such will not be tolerated.
@IEEEorg: Implement measures to ensure such quality control.
Aghast yet? Just wait....
...and there it is!
@IEEEorg H/t @farbandish
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