COHFACE is an Idiap remote-PPG corpus with 160 one-minute RGB face videos from 40 subjects plus synchronized BVP and breathing. Distribution is via Zenodo restricted access under a non-commercial research EULA.
- License
- COHFACE EULA
- Type
- Dataset
- Licence
- COHFACE EULA
- Access
- Gated / on request
- Subjects
- 40
- PPG sites
- Not reported
- Setting
- Not reported
- Wrist
- Not reported
- Raw waveforms
- Not reported
- Tasks
- Not reported
- Updated
- Oct 24, 2026
Original description
COHFACE is a remote photoplethysmography (rPPG) dataset. The dataset contains RGB videos of faces, synchronized with heart-rate and breathing-rate of the recorded subjects. The dataset includes 160 one-minute long video sequences of 40 subjects (12 females and 28 males).
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Key numbers
How it works
No model in the hub reports results on this dataset yet.
- Reference labels
- hr, resp rate
Models trained or evaluated on it
FAQ
How many subjects are in COHFACE?
COHFACE has data from 40 subjects, as listed in its research record.
What signals does COHFACE include?
COHFACE includes video, PPG and respiration data.
How do I get COHFACE, and what is its licence?
It is available from https://www.idiap.ch/en/dataset/cohface. Access is controlled by the host (for example registration, credentialing or a data use agreement), so check the source page for the steps. Licence: COHFACE EULA.
Cite
APA
COHFACE [Data set]. (n.d.). idiap / zenodo. https://doi.org/10.34777/ff3f-ba56
BibTeX
@misc{cohfacecohface,
title = {{COHFACE}},
howpublished = {idiap / zenodo},
doi = {10.34777/ff3f-ba56}
}Built from the hub record. Check it against the publisher before submitting.
Cite the ChatPPG record
Cite the dated snapshot 2026-10 for a fixed, reproducible version. Please also cite the original publications listed above.
APA
ChatPPG. (2026). COHFACE: dataset record (Version 2026-10) [Data set]. ChatPPG Research Hub. https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/cohface
BibTeX
@misc{chatppg_dataset_cohface,
author = {{ChatPPG}},
title = {{COHFACE: dataset record}},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
version = {2026-10},
howpublished = {\url{https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/cohface}},
note = {ChatPPG Research Hub, Snapshot 2026-10, https://chatppg.com/research/snapshots/2026-10}
}CITATION.cff
cff-version: 1.2.0 message: "If you use this resource, please cite it as below." type: dataset title: "COHFACE: dataset record" authors: - name: "ChatPPG" url: "https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/cohface" repository-artifact: "https://chatppg.com/research/snapshots/2026-10" version: "2026-10" date-released: "2026-10-24"
History
Record updated
- BP4D-Dyadic / Inter-StanceSame signals: PPG, Respdyadic multimodal corpus with face video + finger PPG + continuous BP (Binghamton, FG 2026)90 subjects · PPG · EDA · BP
- ITB synchronized radar + RGB camera + wrist PPG/IMU cardiorespiratory dataset (IEEE DataPort, 2025)Same signals: PPG, Resp31 subjects · PPG · rPPG · ECG
- MAHNOB-HCISame signals: PPG, Respmultimodal emotion / implicit tagging (face video + physiology)30 subjects · PPG · ECG · Resp
- PhysDriveSame signals: PPG, Respmultimodal in-vehicle RGB + NIR + mmWave RPM (NeurIPS 2025 D&B)48 subjects · PPG · ECG · Resp
