The report assesses the technology readiness and availability of new functionalities–based
on automatic fingermark and palmmark recognition technologies–for their integration into …

For more than a century, criminal investi-gators have used fingerprints to identify suspects
on the basis of evidence left at the crime scene. Whereas fingerprints were once compared …

Biometric recognition systems integrated into mobile devices have gained acceptance
during recent years. Developments in fingerprint acquisition technology have resulted in …

In the last years the importance of biometric authentication in border control procedures
increased in a way that biometrics have become the core of most border management …

As early as 2004 the Fingerprint Working Group of the European Network of Forensic
Science Institutes (ENFSI) has organised proficiency tests (PT's) as well as collaborative …

This paper describes the objectives, the tasks proposed to the participants and the
associated protocols in terms of database and assessment tools of two competitions on …

A perfect storm is developing. The reliability of fingerprint identification has declined while
the population of fingerprints has exploded. Who is going to tell prospective employees that …

Fingerprints are unique patterns used as biometric keys because they allow an individual to
be unambiguously identified, making their application in the forensic field a common …

With the increase of online communication and transactions, the demand for security and
privacy increases. There are several solutions already in use to protect confidential …

The aim of this chapter is to present the automated fingerprint recognition technology and its
use for forensic applications. After a brief historical review, we provide an introduction to …