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A multi-class framework for face mask compliance detection using lightweight deep learning models.

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Authors: Balraj E1, Manikandan P1, Sambath M1, Omana J1
  1. School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology,Chennai, India
Journal: Scientific reports, volume 16, issue 1, article 22059
Dates: received 3 December 2025; accepted 22 April 2026; published online 19 May 2026
Type: Research article · Language: English
License: CC BY-NC-ND
Identifiers: DOI 10.1038/s41598-026-50603-1 · PMID 42156444 · PMCID PMC13369893 · OpenAlex W7161624503
Open access: gold, a free copy (OpenAlex)
Status: data only
Categories: human (organism), other condition (population), methods / tools (subfield)
Methods: Statistics, Machine learning
Keywords: Multi-Class Mask Detection, DCNN, MobileNet V3, Squeeze and Excitation Block, Deep Learning, Public Health Monitoring, COVID-19, Computational biology and bioinformatics, Engineering, Health care, Mathematics and computing
MeSH: Deep Learning*, Masks*, Convolutional Neural Networks, Detection Algorithms, Humans (* major topic)
Topic: Infection Control and Ventilation (Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Medicine), according to OpenAlex
Funding: Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai
Citations: not cited yet (Europe PMC); 38 references in the paper

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E, B., P, M., M, S., & J, O. (2026). A multi-class framework for face mask compliance detection using lightweight deep learning models. Scientific reports, 16(1), 22059. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-50603-1

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@article{e2026multi,
author = {E, Balraj and P, Manikandan and M, Sambath and J, Omana},
title = {{A multi-class framework for face mask compliance detection using lightweight deep learning models}},
journal = {Scientific reports},
year = {2026},
month = may,
volume = {16},
number = {1},
pages = {22059},
publisher = {Nature Publishing Group},
issn = {2045-2322},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-026-50603-1},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-50603-1},
pmid = {42156444},
pmcid = {PMC13369893}
}

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PB - Nature Publishing Group
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