Touchless fingerprint recognition represents a rapidly growing field of research which has
been studied for more than a decade. Through a touchless acquisition process, many issues …

Contactless fingerprint identification systems have been introduced to address the
deficiencies of contact-based fingerprint systems. A number of studies have been reported …

The increasing demand for traveler clearance at international border crossing points (BCPs)
has motivated research for finding more efficient solutions. Automated border control (ABC) …

Accurate comparison of contactless 2-D fingerprint images with contact-based fingerprints is
critical for the success of emerging contactless 2-D fingerprint technologies, which offer …

Biometric recognition is often used for adults for a variety of purposes where an individual's
identity must be ascertained. However, the biometric recognition of children is an unsolved …

Most fingerprint recognition systems use Level 1 characteristics (ridge flow, orientation, and
frequency) and Level 2 features (minutiae points) to recognize individuals. Level 3 features …

Contactless fingerprint identification offers significantly higher user convenience, hygiene
and has attracted increasing attention for the deployments. However, the presentation of …

Contactless fingerprint biometrics has achieved rapid development in the past decades
thanks to its inherent advantages, such as no physical contact between a finger and a …

Touch-based fingerprint biometrics is one of the most popular biometric modalities with
applications in several fields. Problems associated with touch-based techniques such as the …

Compared with contact-based fingerprint acquisition techniques, contactless acquisition has
the advantages of less skin distortion, more complete fingerprint area, and hygienic …