Autonomous AI Surveillance: Multimodal Deep Learning for Cognitive and Behavioral Monitoring
This study addresses the challenge of automated classroom student attention and behavioral assessment. We propose a multimodal end-to-end intelligent monitoring framework that integrates face identity recognition (LResNet + MTCNN), mobile phone usage detection, and drowsiness behavior analysis (both based on YOLOv8), deployed on an ESP32-CAM edge acquisition platform and a PHP-based web system for real-time processing and feedback. Our key contribution lies in synergistic multi-model modeling of student attentiveness, enabling simultaneous automated attendance tracking and fine-grained behavioral cognition analysis. Experimental results demonstrate strong performance: 97.42% mAP@50 for drowsiness detection, 86.45% accuracy for face recognition, and 85.89% mAP@50 for mobile phone usage detection. The system exhibits significant advantages in accuracy, real-time responsiveness, and scalability, offering a practical, deployable solution for intelligent classroom management.