Contactless fingerprint biometrics has achieved rapid development in the past decades
thanks to its inherent advantages, such as no physical contact between a finger and a …

This chapter introduces current trends in the acquisition and identification of fingerprint
images. This introductory chapter discusses the types of fingerprint impressions and the …

Contactless fingerprint identification systems have been introduced to address the
deficiencies of contact-based fingerprint systems. A number of studies have been reported …

Billions of contact-based fingerprint images have been acquired in large databases.
Contactless 2D fingerprint identification systems have emerged to provide more hygienic …

Person identification using epidermal ridge impressions from fingers has been widely
studied for over hundred years. It is widely employed in a range of forensic, e-business and …

Touchless fingerprint recognition represents a rapidly growing field of research which has
been studied for more than a decade. Through a touchless acquisition process, many issues …

This work presents an automated contactless fingerprint recognition system for
smartphones. We provide a comprehensive description of the entire recognition pipeline …

Vast databases of billions of contact-based fingerprints have been developed to protect
national borders and support e-governance programs. Emerging contactless fingerprint …

Accurate comparison of contactless 2-D fingerprint images with contact-based fingerprints is
critical for the success of emerging contactless 2-D fingerprint technologies, which offer …

In order to avail the benefits of higher user convenience, hygiene, and improved accuracy,
contactless 3D fingerprint recognition techniques have recently been introduced. One of the …