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Iris Biometrics

From Segmentation to Template Security

  • Provides detailed analysis and discussions regarding issues and challenges which are rarely investigated within common literature, e.g. watermarking, image segmentation, compression and template protection
  • Presents current state-of-the-art approaches accompanied by comprehensive experimental evaluations
  • Includes supplemental software

Part of the book series: Advances in Information Security (ADIS, volume 59)

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
  2. Fundamentals in Iris Recognition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Human Iris as a Biometric Identifier

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 3-6
    3. Iris Biometric Processing

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 7-19
    4. State-of-the-Art in Iris Biometrics

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 21-36
  3. Iris Image Processing and Biometric Comparators

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37
    2. Eye Detection

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 39-48
    3. Iris Segmentation Methodologies

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 49-73
    4. Multi-stage Real-Time Iris Preprocessing

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 75-83
    5. Experiments on Iris Image Processing

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 85-95
    6. Image Compression Impact on Iris Recognition

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 97-140
    7. Advanced Comparison Techniques for Challenging Iris Images

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 141-169
    8. Experiments on Biometric Comparators

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 171-199
  4. Privacy and Security in Iris Biometrics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
    2. Iris Biometric Cryptosystems

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 203-222
    3. Cancelable Iris Biometrics

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 223-231
    4. Potential Attacks

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 233-244
    5. Experiments on Iris Biometric Template Protection

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 245-265
    6. Advances, Applications, and Challenges

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 267-272
    7. Watermarking

      • Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild
      Pages 273-316

About this book

Iris Biometrics: From Segmentation to Template Security provides critical analysis, challenges and solutions on recent iris biometric research topics, including image segmentation, image compression, watermarking, advanced comparators, template protection and more. Open source software is also provided on a dedicated website which includes feature extraction, segmentation and matching schemes applied in this book to foster scientific exchange. Current state-of-the-art approaches accompanied by comprehensive experimental evaluations are presented as well. This book has been designed as a secondary text book or reference for researchers and advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering. Professionals working in this related field will also find this book useful as a reference.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“The current text, written at the University of Salzburg, assembles the results of an impressive body of research on iris recognition and biometrics, and is a major contribution to the field. … This text is sure to find a place on the desk of any researcher currently involved in iris recognition systems and associated biometrics.” (Minette Carl and R. Goldberg, Computing Reviews, August, 2013)

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Computer Sciences, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Christian Rathgeb, Peter Wild

  • Inst. Computerwissenschaften, und Systemanalyse, Universität Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria

    Andreas Uhl

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Iris Biometrics

  • Book Subtitle: From Segmentation to Template Security

  • Authors: Christian Rathgeb, Andreas Uhl, Peter Wild

  • Series Title: Advances in Information Security

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5571-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-5570-7Published: 08 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-8619-1Published: 13 December 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-5571-4Published: 08 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1568-2633

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-2193

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 358

  • Topics: Biometrics, Pattern Recognition, Systems and Data Security

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eBook USD 109.00
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Softcover Book USD 149.00
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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