Biometric Systems

<p>Because of the accelerating progress in biometrics research and the latest nation-state threats to security this book's publication is not only timely but also much needed. This volume contains seventeen peer-reviewed chapters reporting the state of the art in biometrics research: security issues signature verification fingerprint identification wrist vascular biometrics ear detection face detection and identification (including a new survey of face recognition) person re-identification electrocardiogram (ECT) recognition and several multi-modal systems. This book will be a valuable resource for graduate students engineers and researchers interested in understanding and investigating this important field of study.</p>