Title
Data Mining Spontaneous Facial Behavior with Automatic Expression Coding
Abstract
The computer vision field has advanced to the point that we are now able to begin to apply automatic facial expression recognition systems to important research questions in behavioral science. The machine perception lab at UC San Diego has developed a system based on machine learning for fully automated detection of 30 actions from the facial action coding system (FACS). The system, called Computer Expression Recognition Toolbox (CERT), operates in real-time and is robust to the video conditions in real applications. This paper describes two experiments which are the first applications of this system to analyzing spontaneous human behavior: Automated discrimination of posed from genuine expressions of pain, and automated detection of driver drowsiness. The analysis revealed information about facial behavior during these conditions that were previously unknown, including the coupling of movements. Automated classifiers were able to differentiate real from fake pain significantly better than naïve human subjects, and to detect critical drowsiness above 98% accuracy. Issues for application of machine learning systems to facial expression analysis are discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2007
10.1007/978-3-540-70872-8_1
COST 2102 Workshop (Patras)
Keywords
Field
DocType
Facial expression recognition,machine learning
Pattern recognition,Psychology,Coding (social sciences),Artificial intelligence
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
5042
0302-9743
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.66
13
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Marian Stewart Bartlett12026183.92
gwen littlewort2115967.40
Esra Vural3503.67
Kang Lee41498.82
Müjdat Çetin51342112.26
Aytül Erçil611211.11
Javier R. Movellan71853150.44