Special Issue on Biometrics: Algorithms and Applications Page 1 SCANNING THE ISSUE
Special Issue on Biometrics: Algorithms and Applications BY RAMA CHELLAPPA, Fellow IEEE …

Introduction to the Special Issue on Recent Advances in Biometrics Page 1 434 IEEE
TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS, MAN, AND CYBERNETICS—PART A: SYSTEMS AND …

We live in a society which is increasingly interconnected, in which communication between
individuals is mostly mediated via some electronic platform, and transactions are often …

The guest editors provide an overview of the articles selected for this special issue. The
issue's goal is to document the current state-of-the-art, acknowledge the latest …

In the recent years, a number of recognition and authentication systems based on biometric
measurements have been proposed. Algorithms and sensors have been developed to …

Biometrics has emerged as a reliable person identification method that can overcome some
of the limitations of the traditional automatic personal identification methods. With significant …

Biometric recognition, or simply Biometrics, is a rapidly evolving field with applications
ranging from accessing one's computer to gaining entry into a country. Biometric systems …

Chances are this is not your first exposure to the field of biometric identification. After all, the
first modern biometric device was introduced on a commercial basis over 25 years ago …

There are a number of emerging developments that are important to the continued
commercial growth of the biometrics industry. These are altering the way biometrics is …

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