arXiv Computer Vision

Gaze Estimation for Human-Robot Interaction: Analysis Using the NICO Platform

This paper evaluates current gaze estimation methods in a human‑robot interaction setting using the NICO robotic platform. A new annotated dataset was collected, and four state‑of‑the‑art models were tested, showing angular errors comparable to general benchmarks. In the shared workspace, the best median error was 14.57 cm, highlighting practical limitations and prompting recommendations for integrating gaze estimation into HRI systems.

arXiv Computer Vision
Aug 28

Gaze Authentication: Factors Influencing Authentication Performance

This paper investigates how key factors affect the performance of gaze-based authentication systems. Using a large in-house dataset of 8,849 subjects recorded with Meta Quest Pro–equivalent hardware and a 72 Hz video oculography pipeline, the study evaluates the impact of eye‑tracking signal quality, calibration settings, and simple filtering on neural‑network‑based authentication. The authors present performance results and an analysis of these influences.

By Dillon Lohr, Michael J Proulx, Mehedi Hasan Raju, Oleg V Komogortsev
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Jul 6

Binocular Gaze Estimation with Single Camera and Single Light Source

According to commonly consented theories, the minimum hardware requirement for gaze tracker is one camera and two light sources to realize gaze estimation with free head movements. However, in some scenarios such as eye tracking on mobile devices, it is preferable to use less components, especially light sources.

arXiv AI
Sep 4

GazeFS: Target-Centered Gaze-Trajectory Forecasting and Stabilization from Gaze-Head History

GazeFS is a model that predicts and stabilizes target‑centered gaze trajectories using a variable‑length gaze‑head history, without requiring target information during inference. It maps this history to the next target‑center direction and a short‑horizon Search/Focus estimate, improving focus target centering and reducing residual gaze error. Across 7,960 acquisition episodes from 30 participants, GazeFS reduces Focus episode bias, dispersion, and P90 target error by 0.182°, 0.257°, and 0.400°, respectively, while maintaining high phase‑balanced accuracy and AUPRC.

By Yaozheng Xia, Zaiping Zhu, Bo Pang, Minghao Xie, Hui Li, Shaorong Wang, Sheng Li
Hugging Face Trending Papers
Aug 11

Gaze Target Estimation Anywhere with Concepts

Estimating human gaze targets from images in-the-wild is an important and formidable task. Existing approaches primarily employ brittle, multi-stage pipelines that require explicit inputs, like head bounding boxes and human pose, in order to identify the subject of gaze analysis.