Dual-Purpose Model for Age and Gender Prediction from image Using Transfer Learning with VGG16

[Kaibalya27]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Currently, there is a lack of a streamlined model that can accurately predict both age and gender from a single image input. Models generally treat these predictions separately, requiring individual models for each task. This not only increases computational load but also fails to leverage shared feature representations, which could improve accuracy and efficiency.

Describe the solution you'd like A unified, dual-output model capable of predicting both age and gender from a single facial image. Leveraging the Functional API with a transfer learning approach using VGG16 as the base model can provide efficient, multi-task learning. The model should:

• Use a shared set of layers for initial feature extraction (from VGG16) to learn general facial features.
• Split into two branches post-shared layers—one for age prediction (regression task) and one for gender prediction (binary classification task).
• Include robust data augmentation, such as random rotations and flips, to generalize well across diverse facial images.
• Use early stopping and model checkpointing to preserve the best weights and prevent overfitting.

Describe alternatives you've considered

• Separate Models: Creating individual models for each task, though this would increase computational overhead and duplicate feature learning.
• Custom CNN: Designing a custom CNN without transfer learning, though this would require more extensive training data and may not perform as well as pre-trained models for feature extraction.

Additional context This model would provide a highly efficient and accurate way to predict age and gender simultaneously, with applications in demographic analysis, user personalization, and content targeting. Leveraging transfer learning with VGG16 will enhance the model’s performance on limited training data and ensure faster convergence.

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@UppuluriKalyani please check, there is no issue similar to this

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