Introduction to Biometrics

• Main Authors: Jain, Anil K. (Author), Ross, Arun A. (Author), Nandakumar, Karthik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2011.
• 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 the science of establishing the identity of a person based on physical or behavioral attributes.  It is a rapidly evolving field with applications ranging from securely accessing one’s computer to gaining entry into a country. While the deployment of l...