Advances in Biometrics: Sensors, Algorithms and Systems

Biometrics technology continues to stride forward with its wider acceptance and its perceived need in various new security facets of modern society. This volume captures the very latest state-of-the-art research contributions from leading international researchers in the field. This comprehensive treatment of biometrics offers coverage of the entire gamut of topics in the field, including data acquisition, pattern-matching algorithms, and issues that impact at the system level, such as standards, security, networks, and databases. It has been organized under three sections: sensors, advances in biometric matching algorithms, and topics that deal with issues at the systems level. Written for researchers and advanced students, this much needed concise volume is an ideal tool to use as a ready reference and will provide readers with a broader and deeper understanding of the topic.