Chapter 6. Efficient Person Identification Using Biometric Properties

The rise of digital media is greater than ever. People are placing more and more of their personal information on digital carriers like laptops, smartphones, and tablets. However, many of these systems do not provide efficient identification and authentication systems to ensure that strangers cannot access your personal data. This is where biometrics-based identification systems come into play and try to make your data more secure and less vulnerable to malicious people.

These identification systems can be used to lock down your computer, avoid people getting into a secure room, and so on, but, with technology improving each day, we are only one step away from further digitalizing our personal lives. How about using your facial expressions to unlock your door? How about opening your car with your fingerprint? The possibilities are endless.

Many techniques and algorithms are already available in open source computer...