Face Recognition Attendance System

OpenCV + face_recognition Python app for classroom attendance.

Synopsis

Replaces error-prone manual roll-call with privacy-preserving on-device recognition.

About this project

Real-time face recognition attendance system using OpenCV, face_recognition library, and a Flask backend. Registered faces stored as 128-D embeddings; webcam feed identifies students in real time and auto-marks attendance in SQLite. Includes admin dashboard to review attendance, export CSV, and enrol new students.

What's included

• Python source
• Installation guide
• Screenshots
• Final report

System requirements

• • Python 3.10+
• • Webcam
• • Windows/macOS/Linux

Tech stack