Biometric Systems - Technology, Design and Performance Evaluation

Description

This book provides practitioners with an overview of the principles & methods needed to build reliable biometric systems. It covers 3 main topics: key biometric technologies, testing & management issues, & the legal and system considerations of biometric systems for personal verification/identification. It focuses on the 4 most widely used technologies - speech, fingerprint, iris & face recognition. It includes: In-depth coverage of the technical and practical obstacles which are often neglected by application developers & system integrators & which result in shortfalls between expected and actual performance; Detailed guidelines on biometric system evaluation; Protocols & benchmarks which will allow developers to compare performance & track system improvements. Biometric Systems - Technology, Design and Performance Evaluation is intended as a reference book for anyone involved in the design, management or implementation of biometric systems.


Contents:

Introduction
Fingerprint identification technology
Iris recognition
Face recognition
Elements of speaker verification
Technology evaluation of fingerprint verification algorithms
Methods foe assessing progress in face recognition
The NIST speaker recognition evaluation program
Large-scale identification system design
Biometrics & the US constitution
Privacy issues