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BIOMETRICS

The document outlines a course on biometrics over 5 units totaling 50 hours. Unit I introduces biometrics and basic concepts. Unit II covers fingerprint, voice, and iris biometrics. Unit III further details iris and facial biometrics. Unit IV discusses other physiological biometrics like hand scans and behavioral biometrics like signatures. Unit V focuses on biometrics applications, standards, and network security measures. The course aims to provide a comprehensive overview of biometrics technologies and their operation.

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BIOMETRICS

The document outlines a course on biometrics over 5 units totaling 50 hours. Unit I introduces biometrics and basic concepts. Unit II covers fingerprint, voice, and iris biometrics. Unit III further details iris and facial biometrics. Unit IV discusses other physiological biometrics like hand scans and behavioral biometrics like signatures. Unit V focuses on biometrics applications, standards, and network security measures. The course aims to provide a comprehensive overview of biometrics technologies and their operation.

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BIOMETRICS

UNIT I [10 hours]

Introduction – Benefits of biometric security – Verification and identification – Basic working of biometric
matching – Accuracy – False match rate – False non-match rate – Failure to enroll rate – Derived metrics –
Layered biometric solutions.
UNIT II [10 hours]

Finger scan – Features – Components – Operation (Steps) – Competing finger Scan technologies – Strength
and weakness. Types of algorithms used for interpretation. Voice Scan - Features – Components – Operation
(Steps) – Competing voice Scan (facial) technologies – Strength and weakness.
UNIT III [10 hours]

Iris Scan - Features – Components – Operation (Steps) – Competing iris Scan technologies – Strength and
weakness. Facial Scan - Features – Components – Operation (Steps) – Competing facial Scan technologies –
Strength and weakness.
UNIT IV [10 hours]

Other physiological biometrics – Hand scan – Retina scan – AFIS (Automatic Finger Print Identification
Systems) – Behavioral Biometrics – Signature scan- keystroke scan.
UNIT V [12 hours]

Biometrics Application – Biometric Solution Matrix – Bio privacy – Comparison of privacy factor in different
biometrics technologies – Designing privacy sympathetic biometric systems. Biometric standards – (BioAPI ,
BAPI) – Biometric middleware. Biometrics for Network Security: Statistical measures of Biometrics.
Biometric Transactions.
TEXT BOOKS:

1. Biometrics – Identity Verification in a Networked World – Samir Nanavati, Michael Thieme, Raj Nanavati,
Wiley India Pvt Ltd, 2002

2. Biometrics for Network Security- Paul Reid, Pearson Education, 2004.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

1. Biometrics- The Ultimate Reference- John D. Woodward, Jr. Wiley Dreamtech.

2. Biometric Systems Technology, Design and Performance Evaluation, James Wayman, Anil Jain, Davide
Maltoni and Dario Maio, Springer Publications.

3. Personal Identification in Networked Society, Jain, A.K.; R Bolle, Ruud M.; S Pankanti, Sharath, 1st ed.
1999. 2nd printing, 2006, Springer Publications.

4. Handbook of Biometrics, Jain, Anil K.; Flynn, Patrick; Ross, Arun A, Springer, 2008

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