Masami K. Yamaguchi, Masaomi Oda
Measuring and creating different facial images for age and gender
Abstract:Our study directly compares facial characteristics according to age and gender. This paper presents two studies: one is on measuring faces and the other is on creating face images. The first is a discriminant analysis using configuration data of the face. The second is an experimental study using a new tool for creating face images. Results of the discriminant analysis show that the face's age and gender information are fundamentally different, that is, for age classification the global information of the face is important while for gender classification the local information of the face is important. By reviewing the results of each study, it is concluded that the age-related face images reflected physical information of age, while gender-related face images did not reflect physical information of gender. These results show that the face's age and gender information are fundamentally different from the physical and psychological points of view.