Advanced deep learning model

advanced deep learning model along with examples of how they can be
applied to your face emotion detection project. I'll also include their key
features, advantages, and use cases.

Facial-Expression-Recognition

https://github.com/leorrose/Facial-Expression-Recognition/tree/main

Face-Detection-and-Facial-Expression-Recognition

https://github.com/MaharshSuryawala/Face-Detection-and-Facial-Expression-
Recognition

Project Title: Facial Image Based Emotion Detection and Music

Recommendation System

https://github.com/deepankarkansal/
EmotionRecognition_MusicRecommendation/tree/main

Comprehending-people-responses-through-Facial-Expression

https://github.com/tuhinaprasad28/Comprehending-people-responses-
through-Facial-Expression/tree/main

This is the references to me

CK and CK+ databases

How to create Music Emotion Recognition System using CNN

https://www.analyticsvidhya.com/blog/2022/09/how-to-create-music-emotion-
recognition-system-using-cnn/

1. EfficientNet – Recommended (Daniel)

Emotion Recognition using EfficientNet

Github Link:

https://github.com/Chorko/Emotion-recognition-using-efficientnet
  What It Is: A family of models (EfficientNet-B0 to B7) that
use compound scaling to balance model depth, width, and resolution
for optimal performance.

 Key Features:

o Achieves state-of-the-art accuracy with fewer parameters.

o Scalable for different computational budgets.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use EfficientNet-B4 as a backbone for your emotion detection

model. Fine-tune it on the FER-2013 dataset for high accuracy.

 Advantages:

o Lightweight and efficient.

o Suitable for real-time applications.

 Use Case: Ideal for Shopify integration where you need a balance
between accuracy and speed.

4. ConvNeXt – Recommended (Daniel)

Github Link

https://github.com/facebookresearch/ConvNeXt
https://github.com/yelboudouri/EmoNeXt

https://github.com/prathyyyyy/Facial-Recognition-by-convNeXt-xl-
and-Siamese-Layer

https://github.com/facebookresearch/ConvNeXt

https://docs.openvino.ai/2024/notebooks/convnext-classification-
with-output.html

https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/blob/
latest/notebooks/torchvision-zoo-to-openvino/convnext-
classification.ipynb

 What It Is: A modernized version of ResNet that incorporates design

principles from transformers.

 Key Features:
 o Combines the simplicity of CNNs with the performance of
transformers.

o Highly scalable and efficient.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use ConvNeXt-Tiny as a backbone for your emotion detection

model. Train it on the FERPlus dataset for high accuracy.

 Advantages:

o State-of-the-art performance on image tasks.

o Easy to implement and fine-tune.

 Use Case: Suitable for high-accuracy emotion detection with

moderate computational resources.

2. Swin Transformer

 What It Is: A hierarchical vision transformer that uses shifted

windows to process images efficiently.

 Key Features:

o Combines the strengths of CNNs and transformers.

o Handles both local and global features effectively.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Train a Swin-Tiny model on the CK+ dataset. Use its hierarchical

structure to capture fine-grained facial features for emotion
classification.

 Advantages:

o Better performance than ViT for image tasks.

o Scalable for high-resolution inputs.

 Use Case: Suitable for high-accuracy emotion detection when

computational resources are not a constraint.
3. MobileViT – Not advisable

 What It Is: A lightweight hybrid model that combines CNNs and

transformers for mobile and edge devices.

 Key Features:

o Designed for real-time applications.

o Achieves competitive accuracy with fewer parameters.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use MobileViT-S for real-time emotion detection in a web

browser. Fine-tune it on the AffectNet dataset for robust
performance.

 Advantages:

o Lightweight and efficient.

o Suitable for deployment on edge devices.

 Use Case: Perfect for Shopify integration where users interact via
webcam.

4. ConvNeXt – Recommended (Daniel)

Github Link

https://github.com/facebookresearch/ConvNeXt
https://github.com/yelboudouri/EmoNeXt

https://github.com/prathyyyyy/Facial-Recognition-by-convNeXt-xl-
and-Siamese-Layer

https://github.com/facebookresearch/ConvNeXt

https://docs.openvino.ai/2024/notebooks/convnext-classification-
with-output.html

https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/blob/
latest/notebooks/torchvision-zoo-to-openvino/convnext-
classification.ipynb

 What It Is: A modernized version of ResNet that incorporates design

principles from transformers.
  Key Features:

o Combines the simplicity of CNNs with the performance of

transformers.

o Highly scalable and efficient.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use ConvNeXt-Tiny as a backbone for your emotion detection

model. Train it on the FERPlus dataset for high accuracy.

 Advantages:

o State-of-the-art performance on image tasks.

o Easy to implement and fine-tune.

 Use Case: Suitable for high-accuracy emotion detection with

moderate computational resources.

5. DeiT (Data-Efficient Image Transformers)

 What It Is: A variant of ViT optimized for data efficiency and faster
training.

 Key Features:

o Uses knowledge distillation to achieve high accuracy with

smaller datasets.

o Lightweight compared to traditional ViT.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use DeiT-Small to train an emotion detection model on a small

dataset like CK+. Leverage knowledge distillation to improve
performance.

 Advantages:

o Performs well with limited labeled data.

o Faster training compared to ViT.

 Use Case: Ideal when labeled emotion data is limited.

6. Hybrid Models (CNN + Transformer)

 What It Is: Models that combine CNNs for local feature extraction and
transformers for global context understanding.

 Examples:

o CvT (Convolutional Vision Transformer): Introduces

convolutional layers into ViT for better local feature extraction.

o BoTNet (Bottleneck Transformer): Replaces the final ResNet

blocks with self-attention layers.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use CvT-13 to train an emotion detection model on the AffectNet

dataset. The hybrid architecture will capture both local facial
features and global context.

 Advantages:

o Better feature representation for complex tasks.

o Balances accuracy and computational efficiency.

 Use Case: Suitable for high-accuracy emotion detection in real-world

scenarios.

7. Self-Supervised Learning Models (SimCLR, BYOL, DINO)

 What It Is: Models that learn robust representations from unlabeled

data using self-supervised learning.

 Examples:

o SimCLR: Uses contrastive learning to learn representations.

o BYOL (Bootstrap Your Own Latent): Learns representations

without negative samples.

o DINO: Uses self-distillation with no labels.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use DINO to pre-train a model on a large unlabeled facial

dataset. Fine-tune it on the FER-2013 dataset for emotion
classification.
  Advantages:

o Reduces the need for large labeled datasets.

o Improves generalization and robustness.

 Use Case: Ideal when labeled emotion data is limited.

8. EfficientFace -

 What It Is: A lightweight model specifically designed for facial

expression recognition.

 Key Features:

o Uses depthwise separable convolutions and attention

mechanisms.

o Optimized for facial expression tasks.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use EfficientFace to train an emotion detection model on the

CK+ dataset. Its lightweight architecture ensures real-time
performance.

 Advantages:

o Highly efficient and accurate for facial tasks.

o Suitable for real-time applications.

 Use Case: Perfect for Shopify integration where users interact via
webcam.

9. Vision Permutator (ViP)

 What It Is: A novel architecture that uses permutation

operations to capture spatial and channel-wise dependencies.

 Key Features:

o Lightweight and efficient.

o Captures both local and global features effectively.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

 o Use ViP-Small to train an emotion detection model on the
AffectNet dataset. Its permutation operations will help capture
subtle facial expressions.

 Advantages:

o High accuracy with fewer parameters.

o Suitable for real-time applications.

 Use Case: Ideal for high-accuracy emotion detection with limited

computational resources.

10. EdgeNeXt

 What It Is: A lightweight model designed for edge devices and real-
time applications.

 Key Features:

o Combines the strengths of CNNs and transformers for efficient

inference.

o Extremely lightweight and fast.

 Example for Emotion Detection:

o Use EdgeNeXt-Small for real-time emotion detection in a web

browser. Fine-tune it on the FER-2013 dataset for robust
performance.

 Advantages:

o Suitable for resource-constrained environments.

o Real-time performance.

 Use Case: Ideal for Shopify integration where users interact via
webcam.

Summary of Recommendations

 For Real-Time Applications: Use MobileViT, EfficientNet,

or EdgeNeXt.
 For High Accuracy: Use Swin Transformer, ConvNeXt, or Hybrid
Models.

 For Limited Labeled Data: Use Self-Supervised Learning Models

(SimCLR, BYOL, DINO) or DeiT.

 For Facial Expression-Specific Tasks: Use EfficientFace.