Implementing Face Detector using Viola-Jones Method
Ali H. Alyousef · International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering · 2023
This paper presents implementing a face detection algorithm based on the Viola-Jones method. The Viola-Jones method is a well-known and efficient face detection algorithm that uses Haar-like features, Adaboost, integral images, and the cascade of classifiers. The implementation in this paper was done in MATLAB and was tested using the MIT + MCU database. The results show that the detector achieves a detection rate of 60%, which is lower than the 90% detection rate of the original Viola-Jones method. However, the detector achieves a better false positive rate rejection. The design choices made in this implementation affect the trade-off between the system’s accuracy and speed.