Development of Android Application for Gender, Age and Face Recognition Using OpenCV

Abstract

The idea behind the face recognition system is the fact that every individual has a unique face. Like the fingerprint, an individual’s face has many unique structures and features. Facial authentication and facial recognition are challenging tasks. For facial recognition systems to be reliable, they must work with great precision and accuracy. Images captured taking into account different facial expressions or lighting conditions allow greater precision and accuracy of the system compared to a case where only one image of each individual is stored in the database. The face recognition method handles the captured image and compares it to the images stored in the database. If a matching template is found, an individual is identified. Otherwise, the person is reported as unidentified. This paper describes and explains in detail the entire process of developing Android mobile application for recognizing person’s gender, age and face. Face detection and recognition methods that have been used are described and explained as well as development tools used in the development of Android mobile application. The software solution describes the details of using the OpenCV library and shows the actual results of the mobile application through the images.