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A Review of Monitoring Heart Rate and Cardiac Rhythm by video photoplethysmography on Mobile Devices

Authors
Veeravalli Shanmukha Santhosh Rao1, *, Vikram Kaushik1, Dinesh Swami1, Kalpesh R. Jadav2
1Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
2Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Parul Institute of Engineering and Technology, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
*Corresponding author. Email: vssrsantosh@gmail.com
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Veeravalli Shanmukha Santhosh Rao
Available Online 28 May 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-678-4_17How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Video Photoplethysmography (VPG); Mobile health monitoring; Contactless heart rate monitoring; Passive monitoring; Smartphone-based sensing; Heart rhythm analysis
Abstract

Nearly all of us have smartphones at all times, but few of us consider these devices’ capability to monitor us passively for healthrelated reasons. In this review, I will examine in greater detail a technique known as Video Photoplethysmography (VPG) that enables a smartphone camera to estimate heart rate and heart rate variability without requiring users to wear any sensors or follow specific instructions. Here is a summary of a new technique for a completely passive health monitoring function using pulse monitoring through devices based on colors observed through users’ faces. In this technique, a heart pattern monitoring system will be applied using data collected from more than a hundred adult participants with and without atrial fibrillation. In addition, despite challenges like users moving around and changes in room illumination, this system can recognize heartbeats in a consistent manner. Of course, challenges remain in this technique, and these challenges include ensuring a device can function regardless of users’ skin and may work with various models of smartphones.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Recent Advancement and Modernization in Sustainable Intelligent Technologies & Applications (RAMSITA-2026)
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Advances in Intelligent Systems Research
Publication Date
28 May 2026
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978-94-6239-678-4
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1951-6851
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6239-678-4_17How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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