Research Article

EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS

Volume: 30 Number: 3 December 19, 2025
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EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS

Abstract

In this study, the features obtained using the Root Mean Square (RMS) method in EEG-based face recognition processes were analyzed with probabilistic neural networks (PNN), multilayer perceptrons (MLP), and random forest classifiers. The results showed that the PNN model exhibited the highest performance with an accuracy rate of 95.05%. On the other hand, the MLP and Random Forest models showed lower performance with an accuracy rate of 73.34% and 78.01%, respectively. These differences may be due to the variability in EEG topographic responses among individuals and the inability of these models to generalize the differences in the data well enough. The study emphasizes the importance of considering individual neural differences in EEG-based classification systems. It suggests that more personalized models should be developed to balance these differences in the future.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 11, 2025

Publication Date

December 19, 2025

Submission Date

October 25, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 2, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 30 Number: 3

APA
Bardak Özkul, F. K., & Temurtaş, F. (2025). EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, 30(3), 765-778. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.1573758
AMA
1.Bardak Özkul FK, Temurtaş F. EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS. UUJFE. 2025;30(3):765-778. doi:10.17482/uumfd.1573758
Chicago
Bardak Özkul, Fatma Kebire, and Feyzullah Temurtaş. 2025. “EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 30 (3): 765-78. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.1573758.
EndNote
Bardak Özkul FK, Temurtaş F (December 1, 2025) EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 30 3 765–778.
IEEE
[1]F. K. Bardak Özkul and F. Temurtaş, “EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS”, UUJFE, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 765–778, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.17482/uumfd.1573758.
ISNAD
Bardak Özkul, Fatma Kebire - Temurtaş, Feyzullah. “EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi 30/3 (December 1, 2025): 765-778. https://doi.org/10.17482/uumfd.1573758.
JAMA
1.Bardak Özkul FK, Temurtaş F. EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS. UUJFE. 2025;30:765–778.
MLA
Bardak Özkul, Fatma Kebire, and Feyzullah Temurtaş. “EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS”. Uludağ Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 30, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 765-78, doi:10.17482/uumfd.1573758.
Vancouver
1.Fatma Kebire Bardak Özkul, Feyzullah Temurtaş. EEG-BASED FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR FACE ANALYSIS: CLASSIFICATION USING RMS FEATURES WITH ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS AND RANDOM FORESTS. UUJFE. 2025 Dec. 1;30(3):765-78. doi:10.17482/uumfd.1573758

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