Pattern Recognition, Machine Intelligence and Biometrics

• Introductions and Editorial.- Fingerprint Analysis and Recognition.- Handwriting Analysis and Extraction.- Symbolic Factorial Discriminant Analysis for Face Recognition.- Noniterative 3D Face Reconstruction Based on Photometric Stereo.- Multimodal Biometrics by Face and Hand Images.- Signature Verification Technique Using Data Glove.- Performance Comparisons of Facial Expression Recognition in JAFFE Database.- Inverse Biometrics for Mouse Dynamics.- User Friendly Identification with Stepping.- Colored Faces and Facial Features Extractions.- Comparison of ROC and Likelihood Decision Methods in Fingerprint Analysis and Recognition.- Facial Metamorphosis for Biometric Applications.- Genetic Algorithm Using Fingerprint and Iris Biometrics.- Fingerprint Asymmetry Measures.- Application Iris Recognition Using Classifier Combination.- Development of Handwriting Recognition of Whiteboard Notes.- Recent Development of Speech Analysis and Recognition in Biometrics.- Case Studies of Ambiguities of Biometrics.- Conclusions, Open Problems, and Future Research.- Other Related Subtopics by Prominent Professionals.

From the reviews: "This book is a collection of 31 scientific papers organized in four main sections: 'Pattern recognition and Machine Intelligence', 'Computer Vision and Image Processing', 'Face Recognition and Forensics' and 'Biometrics Authentication'. These chapters cover a broad domain making the book appealing to a large group of specialists." (Leon Todoran, IAPR Newsletter, Vol. 34 (4), October, 2012)