ABSTRACT
The world saw a health crisis with the onset of the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The mask has been identified as the most efficient way to prevent the spread of virus [1]. This has driven the necessity for a face mask recogniser that not only detects the presence of a mask but also gives the accuracy to which a person is wearing the face mask. Also, the face mask should be recognised in all angles as well. The goal of this study is to create a new and improved real time face mask recogniser using image processing and computer vision approach. A Kaggle dataset which consisted of images with and without masks was used. For the purpose of this study a pre-trained convolutional neural network Mobile Net V2 was used. The performance of the given model was assessed. The model presented in this paper can detect the face mask with 98% precision. This Face mask recogniser can efficiently detect the face mask in side wise direction which makes it more useful. A comparison of the performance metrics of the existing algorithms is also presented. Now with the spread of the infectious variant OMICRON, it is necessary to implement such a robust face mask recogniser which can help control the spread.
ABSTRACT
Artificial intelligence (AI) programs are applied to methods such as diagnostic procedures, treatment protocol development, patient monitoring, drug development, personalized medicine in healthcare, and outbreak predictions in global health, as in the case of the current COVID-19 pandemic. Machine learning (ML) is a field of AI that allows computers to learn and improve without being explicitly programmed. ML algorithms can also analyze large amounts of data called Big data through electronic health records for disease prevention and diagnosis. Wearable medical devices are used to continuously monitor an individual’s health status and store it in cloud computing. In the context of a newly published study, the potential benefits of sophisticated data analytics and machine learning are discussed in this review. We have conducted a literature search in all the popular databases such as Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE/PubMed and Google Scholar search engines. This paper describes the utilization of concepts underlying ML, big data, blockchain technology and their importance in medicine, healthcare, public health surveillance, case estimations in COVID-19 pandemic and other epidemics. The review also goes through the possible consequences and difficulties for medical practitioners and health technologists in designing futuristic models to improve the quality and well-being of human lives.