CISC 665 - Biometric Security Systems

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: CISC 662
Description: Biometric security systems is a rapidly evolving field with applications ranging from accessing one’s computer to gaining entry into a country. Biometric systems rely on the use of physical or behavioral traits, such as fingerprints, face, voice, and hand geometry, to establish the identity of an individual. The deployment of large-scale biometric security systems in both commercial and government applications increases the public’s awareness of this technology. This rapid growth also highlights the challenges associated with designing and deploying such systems. The core computational component of biometric systems is biometric identification (or recognition), and it is indeed a grand challenge in its own right. The purpose of this course is to expose the student to current biometric identification techniques and systems, teach them to coin their own biometric security applications through capturing human biometric traits, creating unique identifications for them, build classification systems that can identify individuals, and make decisions to maintain security parameters.