Contact-based biometric applications primarily use prints from a finger or a palm for a single
instance in different applications. For access control, there is an enrollment process using …

A new algorithm for matching finger or palm prints is presented for use where the full hand is
considered as a biometric and only parts may be available in images for comparison. The …

Contactless personal identification using biometrics characteristics brings multifaceted
advantages with improved hygiene, user security, and the convenience. Such imaging also …

With the availability of live-scan palmprint technology, high resolution palmprint recognition
has started to receive significant attention in forensics and law enforcement. In forensic …

Palm image acquisition without contact has advantages in user convenience and hygienic
issues, but such images generally display more image variations than those acquired …

Palm image acquisition without contact has advantages in user convenience and hygienic
issues, but such images generally display more image variations than those acquired …

In forensic investigations, it is common for forensic investigators to obtain a photograph of
evidence left at the scene of crimes to aid them catch the culprit (s). Although, fingerprints …

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

Although not as popular as fingerprint biometrics, palm prints have garnered interest in
scientific community for the rich amount of distinctive information available on the palm. In …

This paper introduces a generalized palmprint identification framework to unify several state-
of-art 2D and 3D palmprint methods. Through this framework, we argue that the methods …