Title :
On the capacity of a biometrical identification system
Author :
Willems, Fkans ; Kalker, Ton ; Goseling, Jasper ; Linnartz, Jean-Paul
Author_Institution :
Philips Res. Lab., Eindhoven, Netherlands
fDate :
29 June-4 July 2003
Abstract :
We investigate fundamental properties of biometrical identification systems. We focus on the capacity, i.e. a measure for the number of individuals that can be reliably identified. It can be expressed using standard information-theoretical concepts.
Keywords :
biometrics (access control); decoding; biometrical identification system; channel capacity; decoder; standard information-theory; Bioinformatics; Biometrics; Capacity planning; Decoding; Error probability; Gaussian noise; Information theory; Stochastic processes;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2003. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7728-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2003.1228096
