Distinguishing between genuine and posed smiles
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2019-04-18Peer-Reviewed
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This chapter presents an application of computational smile analysis framework discussed earlier. Here we discuss how one could utilise a computational algorithm to distinguish between genuine and posed smiles. We utilise aspects of the computational framework discussed in Chap. 2 to process and analyse the smile expression looking for clues to determine the genuineness of it. Equally, we discuss how the exact distribution of a smile across the face, especially the distinction in the weight distribution between a genuine and a posed smile can be achieved.Version
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Ugail H and Aldahoud AAA (2019) Distinguishing between genuine and posed smiles. In: Computational Techniques for Human Smile Analysis. SpringerBriefs in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. 23-33.Link to publisher’s version
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