Biometric Systems Technology, Design and Performance Evaluation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wayman, James (Editor), Jain, Anil (Editor), Maltoni, Davide (Editor), Maio, Dario (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Special purpose computers.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer graphics.; Image processing.; Pattern recognition.; Computer Science.; Pattern Recognition.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.; Image Processing and Computer Vision.; Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

The use of computers to recognize humans from physical and behavioral traits dates back to the digital computer evolution of the 1960s. But even after decades of research and hundreds of major deployments, the field of biometrics remains fresh and exciting as new technologies are developed andoldtec...

Table of Contents:

• An Introduction to Biometric Authentication Systems
• Fingerprint Identification Technology
• Iris Recognition
• Face Recognition
• Elements of Speaker Verification
• Technology Evaluation of Fingerprint Verification Algorithms
• Methods for Assessing Progress in Face Recognition
• The NIST speaker recognition evaluation program
• Large-Scale Identification System Design
• Biometric System Integration
• Biometrics and the US Constitution
• Privacy Issues in the Application of Biometrics: a European Perspective.