DocumentCode
1419293
Title
Automatic Detection of Altered Fingerprints
Author
Jain, Anil K. ; Yoon, Soweon
Author_Institution
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Volume
45
Issue
1
fYear
2012
Firstpage
79
Lastpage
82
Abstract
A new algorithm detects changes to fingerprints due to mutilation and other similar measures criminals use to evade identification. This Web extra video features Karl Ricanek of the University of North Carolina Wilmington providing an overview of the 2011 International Joint Conference on Biometrics, and Charles Severance, Computer´s multimedia editor, interviewing several conference attendees from around the world.
Keywords
fingerprint identification; law administration; Web extra video; automatic altered fingerprint detection; criminals; Algorithm design and analysis; Biometrics (access control); Fingerprint recognition; Identification; Altered fingerprints; Biometrics; Fingerprint matching; Identity sciences;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2012.6
Filename
6127999
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