Automatic Fingerprints Image Generation Using Evolutionary Algorithm

Constructing a fingerprint database is important to evaluate the performance of automatic fingerprint recognition systems. Because of the difficulty in collecting fingerprint samples, there are only few benchmark databases available. Moreover, various types of fingerprints are required to measure how robust the system is in various environments. This paper presents a novel method that generates various fingerprint images automatically from only a few training samples by using the genetic algorithm. Fingerprint images generated by the proposed method include similar characteristics of those collected from a corresponding real environment. Experiments with real fingerprints verify the usefulness of the proposed method.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: IEAAIE
• Authors: Ung-Keun Cho, Jin-Hyuk Hong, Sung-Bae Cho
• Keywords: Automatic Fingerprint Recognition, Fingerprint, Fingerprint Images, IEAAIE 2007