Biometric systems

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	450-4110/01
Abbreviation	BiS
Course title	Biometric systems
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Marek Penhaker, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:
1. Introduction to biometric systems
2. Theory of audio and image information processing for biometric systems
3. 2. Performance evaluation of biometric systems
4. Fingerprint recognition (dactyloscopy, general principles)
5. Fingerprint recognition (synthetic generation, diseases, PAD)
6. Recognition by hand shape, vascular structure of the hand and fingers, nail structure
7. Facial recognition (2D, 3D and thermal images)
8. Recognition by iris and retina of the eye
9. handwriting and signature recognition
10. Behavioural biometric features
11. Biometric standards
12. Forensic biometric examination
13. Atypical biometric systems

Laboratories:
1. Working with sensors (SDK)
2. Creating a biometric database - rules and procedure
3. Performance evaluation of selected biometric systems
4. Fingerprints and dactyloscopy
5. Fingerprints and their generation, detection of presentation attacks
6. Vasculature sensing and recognition
7. 2D, 3D and thermal face
8. Retina and iris
9. Handwriting, signature and forgery
10. Keystroke and gait dynamics
11. 2D and 3D hand shape
12. Forensic examination
13. Nail structure and ear shape

Projects:
The exact assignment will be specified at the beginning of each semester according to the current state of the equipment and the research and development being conducted. It will be possible to choose from lecture content, especially fingerprints, face, vascular structure, eye characteristics, behavioral characteristics, etc.

E-learning

Materials are available at https://bme-data.vsb.cz/

Literature

DRAHANSKÝ, Martin (ed.). Hand-based biometrics: methods and technology. Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2018.

UHL, Andreas, et al. Handbook of vascular biometrics. Springer Nature, 2020.

MARCEL, Sébastien, et al. (ed.). Handbook of biometric anti-spoofing: Presentation attack detection. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2019.

DRAHANSKÝ, Martin a kol.: Biometrie, Computer Press, 2011, ISBN 978-80-254-8979-6.

Advised literature

RATHGEB, Christian, et al. Handbook of digital face manipulation and detection: from DeepFakes to morphing attacks. Springer Nature, 2022.

ROSS, Arun A.; NANDAKUMAR, Karthik; JAIN, Anil K. Handbook of multibiometrics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2006.

MALTONI, Davide, et al. Handbook of fingerprint recognition. London: Springer, 2009.

JAIN, Anil K.; FLYNN, Patrick; ROSS, Arun A. (ed.). Handbook of biometrics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.

SAEED Khalid (ed.). New Directions in Behavioral Biometrics. Boca Raton, CRC Press, 2017.

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