Handbook of Biometrics

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jain, Anil K. (Editor), Flynn, Patrick (Editor), Ross, Arun A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2008.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Data structures (Computer science).; Data encryption (Computer science).; Multimedia information systems.; Computer graphics.; Image processing.; Pattern recognition.; Computer Science.; Pattern Recognition.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; Data Encryption.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.; Multimedia Information Systems.

Biometric recognition, or simply biometrics, is a rapidly evolving field with applications ranging from accessing one's computer, to gaining entry into a country. Biometric systems rely on the use of physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, face, voice and hand geometry, to establis...

Table of Contents:

• to Biometrics
• Fingerprint Recognition
• Face Recognition
• Iris Recognition
• Hand Geometry Recognition
• Gait Recognition
• The Ear as a Biometric
• Voice Biometrics
• A Palmprint Authentication System
• On-Line Signature Verification
• 3D Face Recognition
• Automatic Forensic Dental Identification
• Hand Vascular Pattern Technology
• to Multibiometrics
• Multispectral Face Recognition
• Multibiometrics Using Face and Ear
• Incorporating Ancillary Information in Multibiometric Systems
• The Law and the Use of Biometrics
• Biometric System Security
• Spoof Detection Schemes
• Linkages between Biometrics and Forensic Science
• Biometrics in the Government Sector
• Biometrics in the Commercial Sector
• Biometrics Standards
• Biometrics databases.