Biometrics
a very short introduction
$27.67
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2018
Summary
Biometrics: A Very Short Introduction
We live in an increasingly interconnected society where electronic platforms mediate communication and transactions occur remotely. Traditional notions of trust in identity are less reliable. Biometrics, the science of identifying individuals by unique personal attributes, offers a reliable means of establishing or confirming identity.
These attributes include facial appearance, fingerprints, iris patterns, voice, handwriting, and gait. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198809104 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198809107 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Michael Fairhurst |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 118g |
| Dimensions: | 176mm x 112mm x 8mm |
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About The Author
Michael Fairhurst
Professor Michael Fairhurst is Professor of Computer Vision at the School of Engineering and Digital Arts at the University of Kent. He has published widely in technical literature as author or co-author of more than 400 research papers. Fairhurst is Editor-in-Chief of the IET Biometrics research journal, and has edited recent books on both security techniques and the effects of ageing on biometric processing. He is the Series Editor of the IET Advances in Biometrics book series. Professor Fairhurst was elected a Fellow of the International Association for Pattern Recognition in 2004 in recognition of his distinguished contributions to the field.
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