Biometrics beyond the Visible Spectrum: Imaging Technologies and Applications

Human body images acquired at visible spectrum have inherent restrictions that hinder the performance of person recognition systems built using that kind of information (e.g. scene artefacts under varying illumination conditions). One promising approach for dealing with those limitations is using images acquired beyond the visible spectrum. This paper reviews some of the existing human body imaging technologies working beyond the visible spectrum (X-ray, Infrared, Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave imaging technologies). The benefits and drawbacks of each technology and their biometric applications are presented.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: COST
• Authors: Miriam Moreno-Moreno, Julian Fiérrez-Aguilar, Javier Ortega-Garcia
• Keywords: COST 2009, Human Body, Human Body Images, Multimedia, Visible Spectrum