Practical Biometrics: From Aspiration to Implementation (Springer Professional Computing) - Softcover

Ashbourn, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447110560 ISBN 13: 9781447110569

Publisher: Springer, 2013

Synopsis

Biometrics, or the practice of using body markers such as fingerprinting to identify users, is becoming increasingly relevant in the current global climate. This book examines the practical implications for implementing biometric solutions in business, and suggests ideas for managing the issues raised.

About this title

From the Author

This book really does introduce biometrics and related systems in a down to earth, practical manner that every program manager and systems integrator will readily identify with. In addition, it is supplied with a very useful software utility which will prove invaluable to many readers.

While practical in nature, the book is also highly readable and will be a useful reference for those who are non-technical but who nevertheless wish to understand how this technology works and what its potential applications are. For many, it will be the only 'biometrics' book that they will ever need.

From the Back Cover

Given the current governmental interest in the wide deployment of biometric techniques in relation to national identity cards, pass­ports, social security and other areas, the concept of Biometric ldentity Verification remains very topical.
Containing a wealth of real world advice and written from an operational rather than purely academic perspective, "Practical Biometrics" examines the many issues raised by the application of biometric technologies to practical situations.
 
Key Topics
this book concentrates on the practical implementation of bio­metric verification techniques, with specific regard to wide scale public applications. It acts as a practical guide to implementation, identifying the associated issues around:
* Scalability in applications featuring biometric verification techniques
* interoperability, both from a technical and operational perspective
* Ethnicity and the associated implications for biometric verification checks
* Failure to enrol and other error conditions
* User psychology - the less obvious, but vitally important aspects of operational performance
Julian Ashbourn is an experienced and successful author and is a recognized expert in the field of biometrics, smart cards and related technologies, lecturing globally on the subject and contributing to various professional journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1447110560
• ISBN 13: 9781447110569
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 173