Biometric Authentication: First International Conference, Icba 2004, Hong Kong, China, July 15-17, 2004, Proceedings

Pattern Recognition, IEEE Hong Kong Section, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the National Natural S- ence Foundation in China, and Springer-Verlag for sponsoring this conference.

Fingerprint Verification Competition 2004.- FVC2004: Third Fingerprint Verification Competition.- Face Authentication Competition 2004.- Face Authentication Competition on the BANCA Database.- Signature Verification Competition 2004.- SVC2004: First International Signature Verification Competition.- Face.- Watch List Face Surveillance Using Transductive Inference.- Matching 2.5D Scans for Face Recognition.- Constructing SVM Multiple Tree for Face Membership Authentication.- A Combination of Shape and Texture Classifiers for a Face Verification System.- Enhance the Alignment Accuracy of Active Shape Models Using Elastic Graph Matching.- Reconstruction of High-Resolution Facial Image Using Recursive Error Back-Projection.- Biometrics of Asymmetrical Face.- Face Authentication from Cell Phone Camera Images with Illumination and Temporal Variations.- Facial Expression Recognition Based on Dimension Model of Emotion with Autonomously Extracted Sparse Representations.- Hallucinating Face by Eigentransformation with Distortion Reduction.- An Optimal Subspace Analysis for Face Recognition.- A Still-to-Video Face Verification System Using Advanced Correlation Filters.- What Can I Tell from Your Face?.- An Integrated Dual Factor Authenticator Based on the Face Data and Tokenised Random Number.- A New Enhanced Nearest Feature Space (ENFS) Classifier for Gabor Wavelets Features-Based Face Recognition.- A Two-Stage Dimensional Reduction Approach to Low-Dimensional Representation of Facial Images.- Face Recognition with 3D Model-Based Synthesis.- ICA Based Face Recognition Robust to Partial Occlusions and Local Distortions.- One-Pass Incremental Membership Authentication by Face Classification.- Face Recognition Using Asymmetric Faces.- Performance versus Computational Complexity Trade-Off in Face Verification.- An Application of Fractal Image-Set Coding in Facial Recognition.- Corrupted Face Image Authentication Based on Noise Model.- Eigenspace-Based Face Hashing.- Point to Point Calibration Method of Structured Light for Facial Data Reconstruction.- Biometrics Person Authentication Using Projection-Based Face Recognition System in Verification Scenario.- Extraction of Glasses in Human Face Images.- Ant Colony Optimization for Feature Selection in Face Recognition.- Face Recognition from Color Images in Presence of Dynamic Orientations and Illumination Conditions.- Dynamic Local Feature Analysis for Face Recognition.- Fingerprint.- A Fingerprint Matching Using Minutiae Triangulation.- Estimating Fingerprint Deformation.- Comparison of Classification Methods for Time-Series Detection of Perspiration as a Liveness Test in Fingerprint Devices.- On Optimal Estimate of Directional Maps for Fingerprint Images.- Fingerprint Reference Point Detection.- Direct Gray-Scale Minutiae Extraction.- Improving Fingerprint Recognition Based on Crease Detection.- Image-Based Approach to Fingerprint Acceptability Assessment.- Reducing Silicon Fingerprint Sensor Area.- Externalized Fingerprint Matching.- A Robust Fingerprint Minutiae Matching Algorithm Based on the Support Model.- Fingerprint Classification: An Approach Based on Singularities and Analysis of Fingerprint Structure.- Characteristics of the Identification Algorithm Using a Matching Score Matrix.- Fingerprint Matching Integrating the Global Orientation Field with Minutia.- A Systematic Approach for Feature Extraction in Fingerprint Images.- Fingerprint Minutiae Matching with Orientation and Ridge.- A Hierarchy Approach for Singular Point Detection in Fingerprint Images.- Compensatory Algorithm for Fingerprint Recognition.- A Hierarchical Hough Transform for Fingerprint Matching.- Fingerprint Alignment Using Line Segments.- Private Fingerprint Verification without Local Storage.- Multi-unit Biometric Fusion in Fingerprint Verification.- Fast Separable Gabor Filter for Fingerprint Enhancement.- Iris.- A Real-Time Focusing Algorithm for Iris Recognition Camera.- Improving Iris Recognition Accuracy via Cascaded Classifiers.- Iris Recognition for Palm-Top Application.- Using Multi-matching System Based on a Simplified Deformable Model of the Human Iris for Iris Recognition.- An Iris Recognition Algorithm Using Local Extreme Points.- Multi-unit Iris Recognition System by Image Check Algorithm.- Iris Based Human Verification Algorithms.- Individual Recognition Based on Human Iris Using Fractal Dimension Approach.- Iris Recognition in Wearable Computer.- Iris Recognition Based on Location of Key Points.- Iris Identification Using Wavelet Packet for Images in Visible Light Illumination.- Signature.- Target Dependent Score Normalization Techniques and Their Application to Signature Verification.- Skilled Forgery Detection in On-Line Signatures: A Multimodal Approach.- Writer Identification Using Dynamic Features.- Searching for an Optimal Reference System for On-Line Signature Verification Based on (x, y) Alignment.- Reduction of Feature Statistics Estimation Error for Small Training Sample Size in Off-Line Signature Verification.- Biometric Personal Authentication Based on Handwritten Signals.- On-Line Signature Verification Based on PCA (Principal Component Analysis) and MCA (Minor Component Analysis).- Biometric User Authentication on Smart Cards by Means of Handwritten Signatures.- Writer Identification Method Based on Forensic Knowledge.- A Window-Based Hybrid Signature Verification System.- On-Line Signature Verification by Explicit Solution to the Point Correspondence Problem.- New Features for Authentication by On-Line Handwritten Signatures.- On-Line Signature Verification Based on Discrete Wavelet Domain Adaptive Signal Processing.- Speech.- Speaker Modeling with Various Speech Representations.- Using Otoacoustic Emissions as a Biometric.- A Pruning Approach for GMM-Based Speaker Verification in Mobile Embedded Systems.- Speaker Identification Using Higher Order Spectral Phase Features and their Effectiveness vis–a–vis Mel-Cepstral Features.- High Performance Speaker Verification System Based on Multilayer Perceptrons and Real-Time Enrollment.- Spectral Subband Centroids as Complementary Features for Speaker Authentication.- Maximum Likelihood and Maximum a Posteriori Adaptation for Distributed Speaker Recognition Systems.- Fuzzy Normalisation Methods for Pattern Verification.- Biometric Fusion and Risk Analysis.- A Hyperbolic Function Model for Multiple Biometrics Decision Fusion.- Combining Fingerprint and Voiceprint Biometrics for Identity Verification: an Experimental Comparison.- An Evolutionary Algorithm Based Approach for Dynamic Thresholding in Multimodal Biometrics.- Fusion of Auxiliary Information for Multi-modal Biometrics Authentication.- Decision Fusion for Face Authentication.- User Authentication through Typing Biometrics Features.- When Faces Are Combined with Palmprints: A Novel Biometric Fusion Strategy.- Biometric User Authentication for Heightened Information Security.- BioEVA: An Evaluation Tool for Biometric Algorithms.- Application of Multi-criteria Analysis for the Creation of a Risk Assessment Knowledgebase for Biometric Systems.- Other Biometrics.- Soft Biometric Traits for Personal Recognition Systems.- A New Approach to Personal Identification in Large Databases by Hierarchical Palmprint Coding with Multi-features.- Watermarking of MPEG-4 Videos.- Hand Recognition Using Geometric Classifiers.- Feature-Level Fusion for Effective Palmprint Authentication.- A Palmprint Acquisition Device with Time-Sharing Light Source Used in Personal Verification.- HMMs Based Palmprint Identification.- Personal Identification and Verification: Fusion of Palmprint Representations.- Towards an Automated Dental Identification System (ADIS).