Machine Learning Based Statistical Analysis of Emotion Recognition using Facial Expression

Authors

  • Aqib Ali Department of Computer Science and IT, Glim Institute of Modern Studies, Bahawalpur, 61300, Pakistan.
  • Jamal Abdul Nasir Department of Statistics, GC University Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Munawar Ahmed Department of Computer Science & IT, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
  • Samreen Naeem Department of Computer Science and IT, Glim Institute of Modern Studies, Bahawalpur, 61300, Pakistan.
  • Sania Anam Department of Computer Science, Govt Degree College for Women Ahmadpur East, Bahawalpur 63350, Pakistan.
  • Farrukh Jamal Department of Statistics, Govt. S.A Postgraduate College Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, Punjab 63100, Pakistan.
  • Christophe Chesneau Department of Mathematics, Université de Caen, LMNO, Campus II, Science 3, 14032 Caen, France.
  • Muhammad Zubair Department of Computer Science & IT, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Saqib Anees Govt. Elementary School 7/BC, Bahawalpur, 61300, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37962/jbas.v11i1.262

Keywords:

Machine Learning, Statistical Feature, Emotion, Facial Expression, Decision Tree Classifiers

Abstract

Background: Humans can deliver many emotions during a conversation. Facial expressions show information about emotions.

Objectives: This study proposed a Machine Learning (ML) approach based on a statistical analysis of emotion recognition using facial expression through a digital image.

Methodology: A total of 600 digital image datasets divided into 6 classes (Anger, Happy, Fear, Surprise, Sad, and Normal) was collected from publicly available Taiwan Facial Expression Images Database. In the first step, all images are converted into a gray level format and 4 Regions of Interest (ROIs) are created on each image, so the total image dataset gets divided in 2400 (600 x 4) sub-images. In the second step, 3 types of statistical features named texture, histogram, and binary feature are extracted from each ROIs. The third step is a statistical feature optimization using the best-first search algorithm. Lastly, an optimized statistical feature dataset is deployed on various ML classifiers.

Results: The analysis part was divided into two phases: firstly boosting algorithms-based ML classifiers (named as LogitBoost, AdaboostM1, and Stacking) which obtained 94.11%, 92.15%, and 89.21% accuracy, respectively. Secondly, decision tree algorithms named J48, Random Forest, and Random Committee were obtained with 97.05%, 93.14%, and 92.15% accuracy, respectively.

Conclusion: It was observed that decision tree based J48 classifiers gave 97.05% classification accuracy.

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Published

2020-09-14