Age estimation using a hierarchical classifier based on global and local facial features

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1262-1281

  Choi, Sung Eun ^a   Lee, Youn Joo ^a   Lee, Sung Joo ^a   Park, Kang Ryoung ^b   Kim, Jaihie ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Age estimation; Gabor filter; Hierarchical classifier; Hybrid features; Local binary pattern (LBP)

Indexed keywords

AGE ESTIMATION; GABOR FILTER; HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFIERS; HYBRID FEATURES; LOCAL BINARY PATTERN (LBP);

CLASSIFIERS; ESTIMATION; RESEARCH;

FEATURE EXTRACTION;

EID: 79551519628     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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