- Docente: Annalisa Franco
- Credits: 6
- SSD: ING-INF/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Cesena
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Computer Science and Information Technology (cod. 8030)
Learning outcomes
The course provides the fundamentals of the biometric systems technology and introduces methodologies and techniques for designing and developing automated systems for person identification based on physiological (e.g. fingerprint) and behavioral (e.g. voice) biometric characteristics.
Course contents
-Biometric systems architecture
-Fingerprint recognition techniques
-Face detection and recognition
-Biometric systems based on other characteristics (iris, hand, voice, signature, ear)
-Multi-modal biometric systems
-Performance evaluation techniques
-Biometric systems security
Readings/Bibliography
- D. Maltoni, D. Maio, A.K. Jain, S. Prabhakar, Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition (2nd edition), Springer, 2009.
- S.Z. Li, A.K. Jain, Handbook of Face Recognition, Springer, 2005.
- J.L. Wayman, A.K. Jain, D. Maltoni, D. Maio, Biometric Systems - Technology, Design and Performance Evaluation, Springer, 2005.
-H. Wechsler, Reliable Face Recognition Methods: System Design, Implementation and Evaluation, Springer, 2007.
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Guided exercises in laboratory
Assessment methods
- Homework
- Oral examination
Teaching tools
-Lecture slides
-C# software modules to be used during the guided exercises and for the preparation of the assigned project
Links to further information
Office hours
See the website of Annalisa Franco