Detection and tracking of faces and facial features

Author

Colmenarez, Antonio ; Frey, Brendan ; Huang, Thomas S.

Author_Institution

Adaptive Syst. Dept., Philips Res., Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1999

fDate

6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

657

Abstract

We describe a real-time system for face and facial feature detection and tracking in continuous video. The core of this system consists of a set of novel facial feature detectors based on our previously proposed information-based maximum discrimination learning technique. These classifiers are very fast and allow us to implement a fully automatic, real-time system for detection and tracking multiple faces. In addition to locking onto up to four target faces, this system locates and tracks nine facial features as they move under facial expression changes

Keywords

feature extraction; image classification; image motion analysis; real-time systems; tracking; classifiers; continuous video; face detection; face tracking; facial expression changes; facial feature detection; facial feature detectors; facial feature tracking; information-based maximum discrimination learning technique; real-time system; Computer vision; Face detection; Facial features; Image motion analysis; Motion analysis; Optical computing; Real time systems; Solid modeling; Target tracking; Tracking loops;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Image Processing, 1999. ICIP 99. Proceedings. 1999 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kobe

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5467-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICIP.1999.821717

Filename

821717