We have developed and implemented an algorithm for the localization of facial region in a digital image consisting of
multiple faces. The algorithm utilizes the basic colour-segmentation methods where the skin and hair regions are
identified using the standard colour models. However, the implementation of merely the skin and hair models yields both
the facial and non-facial regions. In order to filter out the non-facial region, we have introduced a quantization and a
filtering module. The filter module essentially evaluates the proximity of the connected components associated with that
of skin and hair regions. We have tested the algorithm on various images under various conditions. We found that the
algorithm is capable of localizing the facial region even in a harsh condition.
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