Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is an important tool for the analysis of a patient's physiological
conditions, as well a method aiding the diagnosis of cardiopathies. Photoplethysmography …

In recent years, noncontact measurements of vital signs using cameras received a great
amount of interest. However, some questions are unanswered:(i) Which vital sign is …

Healthcare is a field that is rapidly develo** in technology and services. A recent
development in this area is remote monitoring of patients which has many advantages in a …

We propose a novel two-step convolutional neural network to estimate a heart rate from a
sequence of facial images. The network is trained end-to-end by alternating optimization …

Improving the efficiency of healthcare systems is a top national interest worldwide. However,
the need to deliver scalable healthcare services to patients while reducing costs is a …

Heart rate (HR) estimation and monitoring is of great importance to determine a person's
physiological and mental status. Recently, it has been demonstrated that HR can be …

The interest in contactless or remote heart rate measurement has been steadily growing in
healthcare and sports applications. Contactless methods involve the utilization of a video …

The measurement of physiological parameters is fundamental to assess the health status of
an individual. The contactless monitoring of vital signs may provide benefits in various fields …

Over the last few years, the contactless acquisition of cardiovascular parameters using
cameras has gained immense attention. The technique provides an optical means to …

Remote pulse rate measurement from facial video has gained particular attention over the
last few years. Research exhibits significant advancements and demonstrates that common …