Multispectral Biometrics ― Systems and Applications

Describing several, new biometric technologies, such as High resolution fingerprint, Finger-Knuckle-Print, Multi-Spectral Backhand, 3D fingerprint, Tongueprint, 3D ear, and Multi-Spectral Iris recognition technologies, this book analyzes a number of efficient feature extraction, matching and fusion algorithms and how potential systems have been developed. Focussing on how to develop a new biometric technology based on the requirement of applications, and how to design efficient algorithms to get better performance, the work is based on the author's research with experimental results under different challenging conditions included in the text. This book will be of benefit to the researchers, professionals and post graduate students working in the field of computer vision, pattern recognition, biometrics, and security applications, amongst others.

David Zhang graduated in Computer Science from Peking University. He received a MSc and PhD in in Computer Science from the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). From 1986 to 1988 he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tsinghua University and then an Associate Professor at the Academia Sinica, Beijing. In 1994 he received his second PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Currently, he is a Chair Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University where he is the Founding Director of the Biometrics Technology Centre (UGC/CRC) supported by the Hong Kong SAR Government in 1998. He also serves as Visiting Chair Professor in Tsinghua University and HIT, and Adjunct Professor in Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Peking University, National University of Defense Technology and the University of Waterloo. He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Image and Graphics (IJIG); Book Editor, Springer International Series on Biometrics (KISB); Organizer, the first International Conference on Biometrics Authentication (ICBA); Associate Editor of more than ten international journals including IEEE Transactions; Technical Committee Chair of IEEE SMC and the author of more than 10 books and 300 international journal papers. Recently, he is selected in the list of Highly Cited Researchers 2014 (Total 3,200 in 21 fields of the sciences & Social Sciences). Professor Zhang is a Croucher Senior Research Fellow, Distinguished Speaker of the IEEE Computer Society, and a Fellow of both IEEE and IAPR.