Domestic and industrial robots, intelligent software agents, and virtual world avatars are
quickly becoming a part of our society. Just like it is necessary to be able to accurately …

The Artimetrics, a field of study that identifies, classifies and authenticates virtual reality
avatars and intelligent software agents, has been proposed as a tool for fighting crimes …

Biometric methods offer an alternative approach to authentication of individuals, using
distinctive physical features of the body (such as fingerprints) or characteristic actions of …

Virtual communities such as Second Life and Entropia Universe are quickly becoming the
next frontier of cybercrime. With GDPs of virtual economies of persistent worlds approaching …

Many varieties of systems require some reliable recognition system that gives the identity of
a person. There are many applications that need the identity of a person to operate such as …

Criminal activity in virtual worlds is becoming a major problem for law enforcement
agencies. Forensic investigators are becoming interested in being able to accurately and …

The uniqueness of the physiological and behavioral characteristics of human beings is used
to facilitate the identification or verification process, and it always results in correct …

Although there has been a dramatic reduction on the prices of capturing devices and an
increase on computing power in the last decade, it seems that biometric systems are still for …

Biometrics is becoming an important technology in automated person recognition. With the
help of biometrics, the individuals are recognized through their unique characteristics and …

Reliable person recognition is an integral component of identity management systems.
Biometrics offers a natural and reliable solution to the problem of identity determination by …