Introduction to Biometrics

by Anil K. Jain, Arun A. Ross, Karthik Nandakumar

Overview

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 large-scale biometric systems in both commercial and government applications has increased the public awareness of this technology, "Introduction to Biometrics" is the first textbook to introduce the fundamentals of Biometrics to undergraduate/graduate students. The three commonly used modalities in the biometrics field, namely, fingerprint, face, and iris are covered in detail in this book. Few other modalities like hand geometry, ear, and gait are also discussed briefly along with advanced topics such as multibiometric systems and security of biometric systems. Exercises for each chapter will be available on the book website to help students gain a better understanding of the topics andobtain practical experience in designing computer programs for biometric applications. These can be found at: http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~ross/BiometricsTextBook/.

Designed for undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and electrical engineering, "Introduction to Biometrics" is also suitable for researchers and biometric and computer security professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781489985439
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	01/25/2014
Edition description:	2011
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

Dr. Anil K. Jain is University Distinguished Professor and Douglas E. Zongker endowed professor at Michigan State University.

Dr. Arun Ross is Martin J. Vanderploeg Endowed Professor at Michigan State University.

Dr. Karthik Nandakumar is an Associate Professor of Computer Vision at Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).

Thomas Swearingen is a Graduate Research Assistant at Michigan State University pursuing his Ph.D. in biometrics.

The authors’ many publications include the Springer titles Selfie Biometrics: Advances and Challenges, Encyclopedia of Biometrics, Handbook of Face Recognition, Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition, Handbook of Biometrics, Handbook of Multibiometrics, and Biometric Systems: Technology, Design and Performance.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Fingerprint Recognition.- Face Recognition.- Iris Recognition.- Additional Biometric Traits.- Multibiometrics.- Security of Biometric Systems.