Biometric recognition or simply biometrics is the science of establishing the identity of a
person based on physical or behavioral attributes. It is a rapidly evolving field with
applications ranging from securely accessing one¿s computer to gaining entry into a country.
While the deployment of large-scale biometric systems in both commercial and government
applications has increased the public awareness of this technology "Introduction to
Biometrics" is the first textbook to introduce the fundamentals of Biometrics to undergraduate
graduate students. The three commonly used modalities in the biometrics field namely
fingerprint face and iris are covered in detail in this book. Few other modalities like hand
geometry ear and gait are also discussed briefly along with advanced topics such as
multibiometric systems and security of biometric systems. Exercises for each chapter will be
available on the book website to help students gain a better understanding of the topics
andobtain practical experience in designing computer programs for biometric applications. These
can be found at: http: www.csee.wvu.edu ~ross BiometricsTextBook . Designed for undergraduate
and graduate students in computer science and electrical engineering "Introduction to
Biometrics" is also suitable for researchers and biometric and computer security professionals.
