For the past 20 years, researchers have investigated the use of eye tracking in security
applications. We present a holistic view on gaze-based security applications. In particular …

The computational workload is one of the key challenges in biometric identification systems.
The naïve retrieval method based on an exhaustive search becomes impractical with the …

Moving object detection is very important in intelligent surveillance. In this paper, an
improved algorithm based on frame difference and edge detection is presented for moving …

Anatomical biometric recognition is widely used in a large number of civilian and
government applications, within well-tested biometric parameters. New sensors and …

Innovation has formed much of the rich history in biometrics. The field of soft biometrics was
originally aimed to augment the recognition process by fusion of metrics that were sufficient …

Biometric systems consist of devices, algorithms, and procedures used to recognize
individuals or classes of individuals based on their physical or behavioral characteristics …

At present, iris recognition systems are highly demanded for covert applications such as
monitoring terrorist activities at public places, walk-through portals, smart cities, etc. In …

Background Dry eye syndrome is one of the most common ocular diseases, and meibomian
gland dysfunction (MGD) is the leading cause of evaporative dry eye syndrome. When the …

The term soft biometrics typically refers to attributes of people such as their gender, the
shape of their head or the color of their hair. There is growing interest in soft biometrics as a …

This book offers the first comprehensive analysis of touchless fingerprint-recognition
technologies. It gives an overview of the state of the art, describes relevant industrial …