Face detection in complex environments from color images

M Abdel-Mottaleb; A Elgammal

doi:10.1109/ICIP.1999.817190

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Face detection in complex environments from color images

M Abdel-Mottaleb and A Elgammal

Proceedings 1999 International Conference on Image Processing (Cat. 99CH36348), Vol.3, pp.622-626 vol.3

1999

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIP.1999.817190

Abstract

Change detection algorithms

Face recognition

Image retrieval

Humans

Color

Skin

Robustness

Iterative algorithms

Face detection

Testing

The detection of faces in color images is important for many multimedia applications. It is the first step for face recognition and it can be used for classifying specific shots such as anchorperson and talk show shots. In this paper, we present an algorithm for the detection of faces in color images. The algorithm works by first detecting areas of skin color, then it applies a top-down and a bottom-up analysis to the skin colored areas. The algorithm has been tested on images from news clips and other television programs. The results show that the algorithm is robust and works even for cases where there are objects in the background that have colors similar to the skin.

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Title: Face detection in complex environments from color images
Creators: M Abdel-Mottaleb - Philips Lab., Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA
A Elgammal
Publication Details: Proceedings 1999 International Conference on Image Processing (Cat. 99CH36348), Vol.3, pp.622-626 vol.3
Publisher: IEEE
Academic Unit: Leadership Department; College of Engineering; CoE - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Language: English
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Record Identifier: 991031600190002976