Comparative Study of Face Tracking Algorithms for Remote Photoplethysmography

Jayasinghe, J.A.S.Y.; Katsigiannis, Stamos; Malasinghe, Lakmini

doi:10.1109/ICECET58911.2023.10389182

Comparative Study of Face Tracking Algorithms for Remote Photoplethysmography

Jayasinghe, J.A.S.Y.; Katsigiannis, Stamos; Malasinghe, Lakmini

Authors

J.A.S.Y. Jayasinghe

Dr Stamos Katsigiannis stamos.katsigiannis@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor

Lakmini Malasinghe

Abstract

Remote Photoplethysmography (rPPG) is a non-invasive approach for monitoring Heart Rate (HR) that can be used in various applications in healthcare and biometrics. rPPG measurements acquired using facial videos have become very popular and one of the main steps of this technique is facial tracking and Region of Interest (ROI) extraction. This research paper investigates four widely used face tracking algorithms, namely MediaPipe Face Mesh (MPFM), Haar Cascade, Multi-task Cascaded Convolutional Network (MTCNN), and Dlib, concerning their ROI extraction capabilities for rPPG HR measurements. Using evaluation metrics such as accuracy, processing time, and ease of extracting ROIs, this work also recommends the most suitable face tracking algorithm from those mentioned above for rPPG measurements, and presents a compilation of a prioritization list of ROIs based on their sensitivities for rPPG measurements. Experimental results showed that the MPFM algorithm and cheek ROIs provided the best HR measurements.

Citation

Jayasinghe, J., Katsigiannis, S., & Malasinghe, L. (2024). Comparative Study of Face Tracking Algorithms for Remote Photoplethysmography. In 2023 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECET58911.2023.10389182

Conference Name	International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET 2023)
Conference Location	Cape Town, South Africa
Start Date	Nov 16, 2023
End Date	Nov 17, 2023
Acceptance Date	Aug 7, 2023
Online Publication Date	Jan 22, 2024
Publication Date	Jan 22, 2024
Deposit Date	Sep 27, 2023
Publicly Available Date	Sep 27, 2023
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Book Title	2023 International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Energy Technologies (ICECET)
ISBN	9798350327823
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICECET58911.2023.10389182
Public URL	https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1728962

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