The last three decades have seen a shift and impressive progress in the biometric
technologies landscape. Several major real‐world applications of biometrics have been …

Biometrics represents one of the most robust and reliable forms of human identification in
physical and cyber security. The last decade has witnessed tremendous advances in sensor …

Biometrics are characteristics about ourselves that we use to recognize each other. Whether
it is the structure of our face or the way we walk, we can measure these physiological or …

Over the past two decades, biometric recognition has exploded into a plethora of different
applications around the globe. This proliferation can be attributed to the high levels of …

Personal devices have become equipped with more sophisticated security methods through
biometric authentication, which does not require users to memorize passwords and is …

The number of users using the internet has drastically increased. Due to the large number of
online users, demand has increased in various fields like social networks, knowledge …

Cybersecurity threats are serious, costly and challenging because they are various,
evolutive and easily spread. This chapter is dedicated to brief these issues, its evolution and …

Biometrics, as a form of authentication, has existed for several decades and shows no signs
of slowing down. Extensive research has been carried out into enhancing systems either by …

There is an increasing shift in technology towards biometric solutions, but one of the biggest
barriers to widespread use is the acceptance by the users. In this paper we investigate the …

This chapter discusses the current state of the art of biometric systems. The use of biometrics
is an important new part of the design of secure computer systems. However, many users …