Skin detection from different color spaces for model-based face detection

D. Wang, Jinchang Ren, J. Jiang , S. Ipson

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Abstract

Skin and face detection has many important applications in intelligent human-machine interfaces, reliable video surveillance and visual understanding of human activities. In this paper, we propose an efficient and effective method for frontal-view face detection based on skin detection and knowledge-based modeling. Firstly, skin pixels are modeled by using supervised training, and boundary conditions are then extracted for skin segmentation. Faces are further detected by shape filtering and knowledge-based modeling. Skin results from different color spaces are compared. In addition, experimental results have demonstrated our method robust in successful detection of skin and face regions even with variant lighting conditions and poses.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCommunications in Computer and Information Science
PublisherSpringer
Pages487-494
Number of pages8
Volume15
Edition14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
EventAdvanced Intelligent Computing Theories and Applications. With Aspects of Contemporary Intelligent Computing Techniques 4th International Conference on Intelligent Computing - Shanghai, China
Duration: 15 Sept 200818 Sept 2008

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
ISSN (Print)1865-0929

Conference

ConferenceAdvanced Intelligent Computing Theories and Applications. With Aspects of Contemporary Intelligent Computing Techniques 4th International Conference on Intelligent Computing
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period15/09/0818/09/08

Keywords

  • skin detection
  • face detection
  • performance evaluation

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