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Photoplethysmography (PPG) is a method of detecting variation in blood volume commonly through contact with the skin and involving the usage of one or multiple sensors. PPG is typically used in health-related fields and one of its most…

Medical Physics · Physics 2021-08-24 Jiesheng He , Wei Wu

The ability to reliably estimate physiological signals from video is a powerful tool in low-cost, pre-clinical health monitoring. In this work we propose a new approach to remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) - the measurement of blood volume…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-19 John Gideon , Simon Stent

Heart rate (HR) estimation from photoplethysmography (PPG) signals is a key feature of modern wearable devices for health and wellness monitoring. While deep learning models show promise, their performance relies on the availability of…

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) is an innovative method for monitoring heart rate and vital signs by using a simple camera to record a person, as long as any part of their skin is visible. This low-cost, contactless approach helps in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Zahra Maleki , Amirhossein Akbari , Amirhossein Binesh , Babak Khalaj

Continuous monitoring of vital signs in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) is essential for early detection of clinical deterioration and effective clinical decision-making. However, contact-based sensors such as pulse oximeters may…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Mohamed Khalil Ben Salah , Philippe Jouvet , Rita Noumeir

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) captures cardiac signals from facial videos and is gaining attention for its diverse applications. While deep learning has advanced rPPG estimation, it relies on large, diverse datasets for effective…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Joaquim Comas , Federico Sukno

Photoplethysmography (PPG) signals, which measure changes in blood volume in the skin using light, have recently gained attention in biometric authentication because of their non-invasive acquisition, inherent liveness detection, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-07 Arfina Rahman , Mahesh Banavar

Photoplethysmography (PPG) signals have become a key technology in many fields, such as medicine, well-being, or sports. Our work proposes a set of pipelines to extract remote PPG signals (rPPG) from the face robustly, reliably, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-05-08 Constantino Álvarez Casado , Miguel Bordallo López

The growing integration of smart environments and low-power computing devices, coupled with mass-market sensor technologies, is driving advancements in remote and non-contact physiological monitoring. However, deploying these systems in…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Constantino Álvarez Casado , Sasan Sharifipour , Manuel Lage Cañellas , Nhi Nguyen , Le Nguyen , Miguel Bordallo López

Accurate extraction of heart rate from photoplethysmography (PPG) signals remains challenging due to motion artifacts and signal degradation. Although deep learning methods trained as a data-driven inference problem offer promising…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-21 Christodoulos Kechris , Jonathan Dan , Jose Miranda , David Atienza

Exploiting photoplethysmography signals (PPG) for non-invasive blood pressure (BP) measurement is interesting for various reasons. First, PPG can easily be measured using fingerclip sensors. Second, camera-based approaches allow to derive…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-04-20 Fabian Schrumpf , Patrick Frenzel , Christoph Aust , Georg Osterhoff , Mirco Fuchs

Hypertension is a medical condition characterized by high blood pressure, and classifying it into its various stages is crucial to managing the disease. In this project, a novel method is proposed for classifying stages of hypertension…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-04-17 Graham Frederick , Yaswant T , Brintha Therese A

Photoplethysmography (PPG) is one of the most widely captured biosignals for clinical prediction tasks, yet PPG-based algorithms are typically trained on small-scale datasets of uncertain quality, which hinders meaningful algorithm…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Mohammad Moulaeifard , Philip J. Aston , Peter H. Charlton , Nils Strodthoff

Measurement of the cardiac pulse from facial video has become an interesting pursuit of research over the last few years. This is mainly due to the increasing importance of obtaining the heart rate of an individual in a non-invasive manner,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-08-16 Bharath Ramakrishnan , Ruijia Deng

Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) allows for noncontact monitoring of blood volume changes from a camera by detecting minor fluctuations in reflected light. Prior applications of rPPG focused on face videos. In this paper we explored the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-23 Lu Niu , Jeremy Speth , Nathan Vance , Benjamin Sporrer , Adam Czajka , Patrick Flynn

Depression is a mental illness that may be harmful to an individual's health. The detection of mental health disorders in the early stages and a precise diagnosis are critical to avoid social, physiological, or psychological side effects.…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-06-10 Constantino Álvarez Casado , Manuel Lage Cañellas , Miguel Bordallo López

Video-based remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) has emerged as a promising technology for non-contact vital sign monitoring, especially under controlled conditions. However, the accurate measurement of vital signs in real-world scenarios…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-05-03 Nhi Nguyen , Le Nguyen , Honghan Li , Miguel Bordallo López , Constantino Álvarez Casado

Subtle periodic signals, such as blood volume pulse and respiration, can be extracted from RGB video, enabling noncontact health monitoring at low cost. Advancements in remote pulse estimation -- or remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) -- are…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-23 Jeremy Speth , Nathan Vance , Patrick Flynn , Adam Czajka

Video-based heart and respiratory rate measurements using facial videos are more useful and user-friendly than traditional contact-based sensors. However, most of the current deep learning approaches require ground-truth pulse and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-12 Yusuke Akamatsu , Terumi Umematsu , Hitoshi Imaoka

Photoplethysmography (PPG) refers to the measurement of variations in blood volume using light and is a feature of most wearable devices. The PPG signals provide insight into the body's circulatory system and can be employed to extract…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-17 Yuyang Miao , Harry J. Davies , Danilo P. Mandic