Face Detection and Recognition on Mobile Devices

This hands-on guide gives an overview of computer vision and enables engineers to understand the implications and challenges behind mobile platform design choices. Using face-related algorithms as examples, the author surveys and illustrates how design choices and algorithms can be geared towards developing power-saving and efficient applications on resource constrained mobile platforms.

• Presents algorithms for face detection and recognition
• Explains applications of facial technologies on mobile devices
• Includes an overview of other computer vision technologies

1. Introduction 2. Object and Scene Recognition 3. Face Detection and Recognition 4. Human Activity and Gesture Recognition 5. 3D Object and Scene Reconstruction 6. Sensor Fusion 7. Platforms 8. Software and SDKs 9. Processors 10. Intel's Role and Roadmap 11. Conclusions