SMART ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

The research work considered the development of an attendance system using Artificial Intelligence technology. Using the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, XML, and Java programming, a smart attendance management system (SAMA) is developed for daily student attendance in colleges or schools. SAMA attempts to record attendance through face detection. Accordingly, it enhances academic performance in schools as students must attain minimum attendance requirement before they are allowed to take their examination. It also prevents examination malpractice as in the case of impersonation during tests and exams. The design and implementation of SAMA was carried out using Olabisi Onabanjo University, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering as a case study. Results obtained showed that the proposed model eliminates or reduces the quality time wasted during manual collection of attendance, creation of a student database management system that is not prone to errors or being manipulated by users, and above all aids in better management of classroom statistics for allocation of attendance.