An Overview of Research Activities in Facial Age Estimation Using the FG-NET Aging Database

The FG-NET aging database was released in 2004 in an attempt to support research activities related to facial aging. Since then a number of researchers used the database for carrying out research in various disciplines related to facial aging. Based on the analysis of published work where the FG-NET aging database was used, conclusions related to the type of research carried out in relation to the impact of the dataset in shaping up the research topic of facial aging, are presented. In particular we focus our attention on the topic of age estimation that proved to be the most popular among users of the FG-NET aging database. Through the review of key papers in age estimation and the presentation of benchmark results the main approaches/directions in facial aging are outlined and future trends, requirements and research directions are drafted.

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