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Generalizing Face Quality and Factor Measures to Video

September 23, 2014
Author(s)
Yooyoung Lee, P. Jonathon Phillips, James Filliben, J. R. Beveridge, Hao H. Zhang
Methods for assessing the impact of factors and image-quality metrics for still face images are well-understood. The extension of these factors and quality measures to faces in video has not, however, been explored. We present a specific methodology for

Performance evaluation of fingerprint open-set identification algorithms

September 22, 2014
Author(s)
Elham Tabassi, Craig I. Watson, Gregory P. Fiumara
We report performance of one-to-many fingerprint identification algorithms using one, two, four, eight or ten fingers for recognition. Performance is quantified in terms of recognition accuracy (false positive and false negative identification rate)

A Measurement Metric for Forensic Latent Fingerprint Preprocessing

July 31, 2014
Author(s)
Haiying Guan, Andrew Dienstfrey, Mary Frances Theofanos, Brian Stanton
Although fingerprint mark-up and identification are well-studied fields, forensic fingerprint image preprocessing is still a relatively new domain in need of further scientific study and development of guidance of best practice. Latent fingerprint image

Design and Testing of a Mobile Touchscreen Interface for Multi-Modal Biometric Capture

August 1, 2014
Author(s)
Kristen Greene, Ross J. Micheals, Kayee K. Hanaoka, Gregory P. Fiumara
In this report, we describe in detail the design and usability testing of a touchscreen interface for multimodal biometric capture, an application called WSABI, Web Services for the Acquisition of Biometric Information. The application code is publicly

Incorporating Biometric Software Development Kits into the Development Process

August 1, 2014
Author(s)
Karen Marshall, Ross J. Micheals, Kevin C. Mangold, Kayee K. Hanaoka
Biometric devices have emerged as pervasive and indispensable tools in facilitating security in many industries and governments worldwide�. The use of these devices has consistently increased and advanced. However, advancement of the methodologies used to

IREX V: Guidance for Iris Image Collection

June 12, 2014
Author(s)
George W. Quinn, JAmes Matey, Elham Tabassi, Patrick J. Grother
This document provides guidance for the proper collection of iris images. Problems that occur during image acquisition can lead to poor quality samples. If the subject was looking down or blinking at the moment of capture, the image should be rejected and

Identifying Face Quality and Factor Measures for Video

May 20, 2014
Author(s)
Yooyoung Lee, P. Jonathon Phillips, James Filliben, J. R. Beveridge, Hao Zhang
This paper identifies important factors for face recognition algorithm performance in video. The goal of this study is to understand key factors that affect algorithm performance and to characterize the algorithm performance. We evaluate four factor

Human Engineering Design Criteria Standards Part 3: Interim Steps

April 1, 2014
Author(s)
Susanne M. Furman, Mary Theofanos, Hannah Wald
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) requires general human systems integration (HSI) criteria for the design and development of human-machine interfaces for the technology, systems, equipment, and facilities employed by its user population. HSI is