Method and apparatus for image recognition

The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for image recognition. The apparatus comprises a machine learning network configured to map first and second input image data to either a first or a second predefined target probability distribution, depending on whether the first and second input image data correspond to matching or non-matching images, wherein an output of the machine learning network matching the first target probability distribution is indicative of matching images and an output of the machine learning network matching the second target probability distribution is indicative of non-matching images. The present disclosure also relates to a method for training the apparatus for image recognition.