Fast Face Detection with Precise Pose Estimation

We present a fast algorithm for face detection and precise pose estimation. Our detection scheme is based on a tree-structured hierarchy of face vs. background classifiers combined with a lazy evaluation strategy which concentrates computation on ambiguous areas of the image. The hierarchy corresponds to successive partitions of the pose parameter space, and thereby provides, at no additional cost, a fine estimate of the 2D pose of detected faces.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: ICPR
• Authors: Donald Geman, François Fleuret
• Keywords: 2D Pose, Computer Vision, ICPR 2002, Pose Parameter Space, Precise Pose Estimation