Course details

Advanced Biometric Systems

PBD Acad. year 2018/2019 Winter semester

Current academic year

Introduction to biometric systems, analysis of signal processing at a general level, specific algorithms for signal processing in the area of biometric systems, specialized procedures for processing of selected biometric features (e.g. face thermo-images, 3D face or hand geometry, finger veins), error rates together with computation and their interpretation, securing of biometric systems and future biometric systems.

Guarantor

Drahanský Martin, prof. Ing., Ph.D.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Examination

Time span

  • 26 hrs lectures
  • 4 hrs projects

Assessment points

  • 100 pts final exam

Department

Department of Intelligent Systems (UITS)

Lecturer

Drahanský Martin, prof. Ing., Ph.D.

Instructor

Drahanský Martin, prof. Ing., Ph.D.

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Students will learn basic principles of secure and reliable biometric systems design.

Learning objectives

To acquaint with the advanced concepts in the area of biometric systems.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Basic knowledge of signal processing, ideally also basic knowledge about biometric systems.

Study literature

  • ZHANG, David; LU, Guangming; ZHANG, Lei. Advanced biometrics. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
  • DAS, Ravindra. The science of biometrics: Security technology for identity verification. Routledge, 2018.
  • MALTONI, Davide, et al. Handbook of fingerprint recognition. Springer Science & Business Media, 2009.
  • BOLLE, Ruud M., et al. Guide to biometrics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2013.
  • DRAHANSKÝ, Martin; ORSÁG, Filip; DOLEŽEL, Michal. Biometrie. M. Drahanský, 2011.

Fundamental literature

  • Jain, A.K., Flynn, P., Ross, A.A.: Handbook of Biometrics, Springer-Verlag, 2008, s. 556, ISBN 978-0-387-71040-2
  • DRAHANSKY, Martin. Hand-based biometrics: Methods and technology. IET, 2018.

Syllabus of lectures

  1. Introduction into problematics of biometric systems
  2. Basic signal processing
  3. Advance signal processing
  4. Reliabiltiy evaluation of biometric systems (error rates)
  5. Advanced recognition - face thermoimages
  6. Advanced recognition - 3D face geometry
  7. Advanced recognition - 3D hand geometry
  8. Advanced recognition - finger veins
  9. Advanced recognition - eye retina
  10. Design conception of a biometric system a its testing
  11. Future biometric systems, biometric standards

Syllabus - others, projects and individual work of students

  1. Project about biometric system design.

Controlled instruction

Project and presentation of a selected article. During the presentation, you will be briefly examining in the selected topic.

Course inclusion in study plans

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