Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set

In this paper, a semantic facial descriptor extraction method is proposed based on AFS theory with an aim to bridge the semantic gap between the low-level image features and high-level concepts. We first utilize the facial landmark detector to extract facial components automatically, such as eyes or...

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Main Authors: Ren, Y., Li, Q., Liu, Wan-Quan, Li, L.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28681
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author Ren, Y.
Li, Q.
Liu, Wan-Quan
Li, L.
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Li, Q.
Liu, Wan-Quan
Li, L.
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description In this paper, a semantic facial descriptor extraction method is proposed based on AFS theory with an aim to bridge the semantic gap between the low-level image features and high-level concepts. We first utilize the facial landmark detector to extract facial components automatically, such as eyes or nose. Then we propose a clustering algorithm based on Axiomatic Fuzzy Set (AFS) learning theory and cluster the detected facial components based on these detected landmarks. Finally we extract semantic descriptions for these facial components via assigning each facial component with semantic labels. The efficacy of this framework is demonstrated on two face datasets of Multi-PIE and BU-4DFE databases. The experimental results illustrate that the semantic facial descriptors obtained by the proposed AFS clustering technique are much better than those obtained by the conventional clustering techniques such as k-means and fuzzy c-means (FCM) in terms of consistency and comprehension, and they are much closer to human perceptions.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-286812017-09-13T15:17:11Z Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set Ren, Y. Li, Q. Liu, Wan-Quan Li, L. In this paper, a semantic facial descriptor extraction method is proposed based on AFS theory with an aim to bridge the semantic gap between the low-level image features and high-level concepts. We first utilize the facial landmark detector to extract facial components automatically, such as eyes or nose. Then we propose a clustering algorithm based on Axiomatic Fuzzy Set (AFS) learning theory and cluster the detected facial components based on these detected landmarks. Finally we extract semantic descriptions for these facial components via assigning each facial component with semantic labels. The efficacy of this framework is demonstrated on two face datasets of Multi-PIE and BU-4DFE databases. The experimental results illustrate that the semantic facial descriptors obtained by the proposed AFS clustering technique are much better than those obtained by the conventional clustering techniques such as k-means and fuzzy c-means (FCM) in terms of consistency and comprehension, and they are much closer to human perceptions. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28681 10.1016/j.neucom.2015.07.096 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Ren, Y.
Li, Q.
Liu, Wan-Quan
Li, L.
Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set
title Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set
title_full Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set
title_fullStr Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set
title_full_unstemmed Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set
title_short Semantic facial descriptor extraction via Axiomatic Fuzzy Set
title_sort semantic facial descriptor extraction via axiomatic fuzzy set
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28681