• DocumentCode
    2820443
  • Title

    Iris recognition using discrete wavelet transform and artificial neural networks

  • Author

    Abdel Alim, Ons ; Shar, Maha

  • Author_Institution
    Facult of Eng., Alexandria Univ., Egypt
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    27-30 Dec. 2003
  • Firstpage
    337
  • Abstract
    The iris of the human eye has a highly detailed pattern which is unique for each individual and stable over years. It is now considered as an important and reliable biometric tool for personal identification. A new technique for extracting iris texture using the 2D-DWT at different decomposition levels is suggested. Recognition rates of about 95% have been achieved using ANN classifiers.
  • Keywords
    biometrics (access control); discrete wavelet transforms; eye; feature extraction; image recognition; image texture; neural nets; ANN classifiers; artificial neural networks; biometric tool; decomposition level; discrete wavelet transform; human eye; iris recognition; iris texture; personal identification; recognition rate; Artificial neural networks; Biometrics; Discrete cosine transforms; Discrete wavelet transforms; Eyelids; Feature extraction; Fingerprint recognition; Humans; Iris recognition; Reliability engineering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems, 2003 IEEE 46th Midwest Symposium on
  • ISSN
    1548-3746
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8294-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MWSCAS.2003.1562287
  • Filename
    1562287