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Husam Lahza1, Ahmed A Alsheikhy2, Yahia Said2
1Department of Information Technology, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
Researchers developed a new age prediction method using eye color intensity and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). This accurate approach achieves 97.29% accuracy, outperforming existing methods for real-world applications.
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Area of Science:
- Computer Vision
- Biometrics
- Artificial Intelligence
Background:
- Accurate age prediction is crucial for various applications, including medical diagnostics (e.g., Alzheimer's disease) and public health policies (e.g., vaccination strategies).
- Existing age estimation methods often struggle with accuracy due to variations in facial features like shape, pose, and scale.
- Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 emphasizes improving quality of life, with a focus on age-based health initiatives for the elderly.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a practical, consistent, and trustworthy method for real-time age prediction.
- To leverage the informative features of eye color intensity for enhanced age estimation.
- To develop an age prediction system that overcomes the limitations of current facial recognition approaches.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a segmentation algorithm to extract eye regions from images or video streams.
- Employed an ensemble of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) trained on a large dataset (270,000+ images, ages 4-59).
- Focused on analyzing the color intensity of the eyes as a primary feature for age prediction.
Main Results:
- The proposed method achieved a high accuracy of 97.29%.
- The system demonstrated a Mean Square Error (MSE) of ±8.69 years.
- Comparative evaluation showed superior performance in accuracy, MSE, and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) against relevant studies.
Conclusions:
- Eye color intensity is a highly effective feature for accurate age prediction.
- The developed CNN-based ensemble method offers a reliable and accurate solution for real-time age estimation.
- The approach shows significant potential for real-world applications, particularly in healthcare and age-based policy implementation.