Biometrics, the science and practice of automated person recognition based on physical or behavioral traits, is a critical technology for many contemporary applications ranging from mobile phone unlock to international border control.
This textbook introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques used in biometric recognition to students, practitioners, and non-experts in the field. Specifically, the book describes key methodologies used for sensing, feature extraction, and matching of commonly used biometric modalities such as fingerprint, face, iris, and voice. In addition, it presents techniques for fusion of biometric information to meet stringent accuracy requirements, also discussing various security issues and associated remedies involved in the deployment of biometric systems. Furthermore, this second edition captures the progress made in the field of biometric recognition, with highlights including:
Anil Jain, Arun Ross, and Thomas Swearingen are associated with Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Anil Jain is a University Distinguished Professor, Arun Ross is the Martin J. Vanderploeg Endowed Professor. Karthik Nandakumar is an Associate Professor at Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Thomas Swearingen is a Ph.D. student.