NAME: Abiona Sunday Gbolahan

Matric No: 2230110018

Author Name: Shivam Mehra
Date of publication: January 2024
Facial Expression Recognition

ABSTRACT

Facial Expression Recognition (FER) is a rapidly advancing field in computer vision and
machine learning that aims to accurately identify and classify human emotions based on facial
movements. This technology has far-reaching implications for various applications, including
affective computing, sentiment analysis, psychology, advertising, and healthcare. Recent
advancements in deep learning and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have significantly
improved the accuracy of FER systems. These models learn to extract features from facial
expressions and classify them into distinct emotional categories, including happiness, sadness,
anger, surprise, and fear. State-of-the-art FER approaches utilize large-scale datasets, such as the
Extended Cohn-Kanade Dataset (CK+) and the Facial Emotion Recognition and Detection
(FERD) dataset, to train and evaluate models. Evaluation metrics, including accuracy, precision,
recall, and F1-score, assess the performance of FER systems. Despite progress, FER faces
challenges, including variability in lighting, pose, and facial occlusion, as well as ethical
considerations surrounding privacy, bias, and informed consent. Addressing these challenges
will be crucial to realizing the full potential of FER in various applications. As FER continues to
evolve, it is expected to have a profound impact on various industries and disciplines, enabling
more accurate and nuanced understanding of human emotions and behavior. With its
applications in mental health diagnosis, advertising, and human-computer interaction, FER has
the potential to revolutionize the way we interact with technology and understand human
emotions.