ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-DRIVEN FACE RECOGNITION IN HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF TECHNOLOGIES, CLINICAL APPLICATIONS, PRIVACY CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven face recognition has emerged as a transformative technology in healthcare informatics, offering secure, contactless, and efficient solutions for patient identification, authentication, clinical monitoring, and healthcare service delivery. Recent advances in deep learning and computer vision have significantly improved the accuracy and robustness of facial recognition systems, enabling their integration into smart hospitals, telemedicine platforms, and intelligent healthcare management systems. At the same time, developments in cognitive face perception research have provided deeper insights into facial identity recognition, facial motion analysis, gender perception, and memory mechanisms, which are fundamental to designing reliable recognition systems. This systematic review synthesizes current research on AI-driven face recognition in healthcare informatics by examining technological developments, clinical applications, cognitive foundations, and emerging healthcare challenges. The reviewed literature also highlights the growing role of AI in disease diagnosis, breast cancer screening, patient-centered healthcare, and healthcare quality improvement, demonstrating the broader impact of intelligent technologies within modern healthcare environments. Furthermore, this review discusses important concerns related to privacy protection, ethical deployment, data security, fairness, and real-world implementation challenges that continue to influence the adoption of facial recognition technologies in clinical practice. Based on the analyzed studies, this paper presents a structured taxonomy of existing approaches, identifies key research gaps, and proposes future research directions for developing trustworthy, explainable, and privacy-aware AI-driven face recognition systems capable of supporting next-generation healthcare informatics and intelligent clinical decision-making.
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Artificial Intelligence; Face Recognition; Healthcare Informatics; Deep Learning; Computer Vision; Privacy-Preserving Healthcare.
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Jul 07 2026
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Mollah, M. B. A. & Chowdhury, T. R. (2026). Artificial Intelligence-Driven Face Recognition in Healthcare Informatics: A Systematic Review of Technologies, Clinical Applications, Privacy Challenges, and Future Research Directions. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(7). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i7.007
Mollah, Md, and Tathagata Chowdhury. "Artificial Intelligence-Driven Face Recognition in Healthcare Informatics: A Systematic Review of Technologies, Clinical Applications, Privacy Challenges, and Future Research Directions." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 7, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i7.007.
Mollah, Md, and Tathagata Chowdhury. "Artificial Intelligence-Driven Face Recognition in Healthcare Informatics: A Systematic Review of Technologies, Clinical Applications, Privacy Challenges, and Future Research Directions." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 7 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i7.007.
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