Description:
Multimodal biometric systems use multiple sensors to capture data about different biometric traits, such as fingerprints, iris patterns, signatures, and gait, thereby offering the promise of higher reliability than conventional human verification systems that rely on merely any one of these traits. Here is an accessible, focused examination of the science and technology behind multimodal human recognition systems, as well as the ramifications for security systems and other areas of application. After clearly introducing multibiometric systems, this book demonstrates the noteworthy advantages of these systems over their traditional and unimodal counterparts. In addition, this work describes the various scenarios possible when consolidating evidence from multiple biometric systems. This authoritative, comprehensive handbook on multimodal biometric systems concisely and clearly outlines their great promise for higher reliability than conventional human verification systems.
Review Quotes:
From the reviews:
"This book is intended to provide an overview of the state of the art in multibiometrics and technology. The authors are active researchers in the field, and have already published an extensive list of works closely related to this volume, giving them strong knowledge base. ... Overall, the book is easy to read and includes a significant body of background literature. ... computing professional can benefit from reading it, as the book constitutes a good example of the current research in the biometric authentication field." (Stefan Robila, Computing Reviews, January, 2007)