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Biometrics

Personal Identification in Networked Society

  • Includes coverage of face and eye identification, speaker recognition, networking and other timely technology-related issues
  • Chapters are written by leading internationally recognized experts from academia and industry

Part of the book series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science (SECS, volume 479)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction to Biometrics

    • Anil Jain, Ruud Bolle, Sharath Pankanti
    Pages 1-41
  3. Fingerprint Verification

    • Lawrence O’Gorman
    Pages 43-64
  4. Face Recognition

    • John J. Weng, Daniel L. Swets
    Pages 65-86
  5. Hand Geometry Based Verification

    • Richard L. Zunkel
    Pages 87-101
  6. Recognizing Persons by Their Iris Patterns

    • John Daugman
    Pages 103-121
  7. Retina Identification

    • Robert “Buzz” Hill
    Pages 123-141
  8. Automatic On-Line Signature Verification

    • Vishvjit S. Nalwa
    Pages 143-163
  9. Speaker Recognition

    • Joseph P. Campbell Jr.
    Pages 165-189
  10. Infrared Identification of Faces and Body Parts

    • Francine J. Prokoski, Robert B. Riedel
    Pages 191-212
  11. Keystroke Dynamics Based Authentication

    • M. S. Obaidat, B. Sadoun
    Pages 213-229
  12. Automatic Gait Recognition

    • M. S. Nixon, J. N. Carter, D. Cunado, P. S. Huang, S. V. Stevenage
    Pages 231-249
  13. Objective Odour Measurements

    • K. C. Persaud, D -H. Lee, H -G. Byun
    Pages 251-272
  14. Ear Biometrics

    • Mark Burge, Wilhelm Burger
    Pages 273-285
  15. DNA Based Identification

    • Norah Rudin, Keith Inman, Gustavo Stolovitzky, Isidore Rigoutsos
    Pages 287-309
  16. Large Scale Systems

    • Robert S. Germain
    Pages 311-325
  17. Multimodal Biometrics

    • Lin Hong, Anil K. Jain
    Pages 327-344
  18. Smartcard Based Authentication

    • Nalini K. Ratha, Ruud Bolle
    Pages 369-384
  19. Biometrics: Identifying Law & Policy Concerns

    • John D. Woodward Jr.
    Pages 385-405

About this book

Biometrics: Personal Identification in Networked Society is a comprehensive and accessible source of state-of-the-art information on all existing and emerging biometrics: the science of automatically identifying individuals based on their physiological or behavior characteristics. In particular, the book covers:

*General principles and ideas of designing biometric-based systems and their underlying tradeoffs

*Identification of important issues in the evaluation of biometrics-based systems

*Integration of biometric cues, and the integration of biometrics with other existing technologies

*Assessment of the capabilities and limitations of different biometrics

*The comprehensive examination of biometric methods in commercial use and in research development

*Exploration of some of the numerous privacy and security implications of biometrics.

Also included are chapters on face and eye identification, speaker recognition, networking, and other timely technology-related issues. All chapters are written by leading internationally recognized experts from academia and industry.


Biometrics: Personal Identification in Networked Society is an invaluable work for scientists, engineers, application developers, systems integrators, and others working in biometrics.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Michigan State University, E. Lansing

    Anil K. Jain

  • IBM, T.J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights

    Ruud Bolle, Sharath Pankanti

Bibliographic Information

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eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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