TY - EJOU AU - Yadav, Anil Kumar AU - Pateriya, R. K. AU - Gupta, Nirmal Kumar AU - Gupta, Punit AU - Saini, Dinesh Kumar AU - Alahmadi, Mohammad TI - Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Face Recognition Using SVM T2 - Computers, Materials \& Continua PY - 2022 VL - 72 IS - 2 SN - 1546-2226 AB - Face recognition systems have enhanced human-computer interactions in the last ten years. However, the literature reveals that current techniques used for identifying or verifying faces are not immune to limitations. Principal Component Analysis-Support Vector Machine (PCA-SVM) and Principal Component Analysis-Artificial Neural Network (PCA-ANN) are among the relatively recent and powerful face analysis techniques. Compared to PCA-ANN, PCA-SVM has demonstrated generalization capabilities in many tasks, including the ability to recognize objects with small or large data samples. Apart from requiring a minimal number of parameters in face detection, PCA-SVM minimizes generalization errors and avoids overfitting problems better than PCA-ANN. PCA-SVM, however, is ineffective and inefficient in detecting human faces in cases in which there is poor lighting, long hair, or items covering the subject's face. This study proposes a novel PCA-SVM-based model to overcome the recognition problem of PCA-ANN and enhance face detection. The experimental results indicate that the proposed model provides a better face recognition outcome than PCA-SVM. KW - Face recognition system (FRS); face identification; SVM; discrete cosine transform (DCT); artificial neural network (ANN); machine learning DO - 10.32604/cmc.2022.023052