journal article·2025Open access

Comprehensive Review and Analysis on Facial Emotion Recognition: Performance Insights into Deep and Traditional Learning with Current Updates and Challenges

Amjad Rehman, Muhammad Mujahid, Alex Elyassih, Bayan AlGhofaily, Saeed Ali Omer Bahaj

Computers, Materials & Continua· Volume 82· Issue 1

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In computer vision and artificial intelligence, automatic facial expression-based emotion identification of humans has become a popular research and industry problem. Recent demonstrations and applications in several fields, ... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Tech Science Press
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OpenAlex topics: Emotion and Mood Recognition · Brain Tumor Detection and Classification · Face recognition and analysis

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