Omafovbe Imonikosaye

Deep Learning Architectural Enhancements for Robust Facial Recognition in Occluded Scenarios

Afolabi Awodeyi, Omolegho A. Ibok, Omafovbe Imonikosaye & Abosede E. Adeoye · Journal of Engineering Research and Reports · 2026

Background: Facial recognition systems often experience reduced performance when key facial regions are obscured by masks, sunglasses, scarves or hand overlays. Aims: The study aims to investigate architectural enhancements to standard Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models, n...