The human ear is a perfect source of data for passive person identification in many
applications. In a growing need for security in various public places, ear biometrics seems to …

In Ambient Intelligence (AmI), the activity a user is engaged in is an essential part of the
context, so its recognition is of paramount importance for applications in areas like sports …

Recognizing people by their ear has recently received significant attention in the literature.
Several reasons account for this trend: first, ear recognition does not suffer from some …

The way people walk is a strong correlate of their identity. Several studies have shown that
both humans and machines can recognize individuals just by their gait, given that proper …

Biometric identity verification refers to technologies used to measure human physical or
behavioral characteristics, which offer a radical alternative to passports, ID cards, driving …

This paper investigates a new approach for personal authentication using fingerback
surface imaging. The texture pattern produced by the finger knuckle bending is highly …

Biometric verification systems are currently being deployed in numerous large-scale and
everyday applications. It is hence of the utmost importance to protect the privacy of the …

The widespread deployment of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) in law
enforcement and border control applications has heightened the need for ensuring that …

Fingerprint matching has been successfully used by law enforcement for more than a
century. The technology is now finding many other applications such as identity …

Pattern recognition systems are increasingly being used in adversarial environments like
network intrusion detection, spam filtering and biometric authentication and verification …