A comparison of face and facial feature detectors based on the Viola-Jones general object detection framework

Abstract

The human face provides useful information during interaction; therefore, any system integrating Vision- BasedHuman Computer Interaction requires fast and reliable face and facial feature detection. Different approaches have focused on this ability but only open source implementations have been extensively used by researchers. A good example is the Viola-Jones object detection framework that particularly in the context of facial processing has been frequently used.