Biometrics
a very short introduction
$28.56
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2018
Summary
In an increasingly interconnected society, where communication and transactions are often mediated electronically, traditional notions of trust and confidence in identity can be unreliable. Biometrics, the scientific discipline of identifying individuals through the measurement of unique personal attributes like facial appearance, fingerprints, iris patterns, voice, handwriting, or gait, offers a reliable means of establishing or confirming identity.
New biometric technologies have a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198809104 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198809107 |
| 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 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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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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