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Combining multiple matchers for fingerprint verification: A case study in biosecure network of excellence

Combinaison de plusleurs classifieurs pour la vérification d’empreintes digitales: Une étude de cas dans le cadre du réseau d’excellence biosecure

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Abstract

We report on experiments for the fingerprint modality conducted during the First BioSecure Residential Workshop. Two reference systems for fingerprint verification have been tested together with two additional non-reference systems. These systems follow different approaches of fingerprint processing and are discussed in detail. Fusion experiments I volving different combinations of the available systems are presented. The experimental results show that the best recognition strategy involves both minutiae-based and correlation-based measurements. Regarding the fusion experiments, the best relative improvement is obtained when fusing systems that are based on heterogeneous strategies for feature extraction and/or matching. The best combinations of two/three/four systems always include the best individual systems whereas the best verification performance is obtained when combining all the available systems.

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Voici le rapport sur les expériences menées sur la modalité d’empreintes digitales pendant le premier atelier BioSecure Residential. Deux systèmes de référence pour la vérification d’empreinte digitale ont été examinés ainsi que deux systèmes additionnels sans référence. Ces systèmes suivent différentes approches pour le traitement des empreintes digitales, que nous allons présenter en de plus amples détails. En outre, nous présentons des expériences de fusion comportant différentes combinaisons de systèmes disponibles. Les résultats expérimentaux prouvent que la meilleure stratégie d’identification implique des mesures basées sur les minuties et la corrélation. Concernant les expériences de fusion, la meilleure amélioration relative est obtenue en fusionnant les systèmes basés sur des stratégies hétérogènes dans leur extraction de paramètres et/ou dans leur technique de comparaison. Les meilleures combinaisons de deux, trois, ou quatre systèmes incluent toujours le meilleur système. Le meilleur résultat en vérification est obtenu en combinant tous les systèmes disponibles.

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  1. ATVS, Escuela Politecnica Superior, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Avda. Francisco Tomas y Valiente 11, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Fernando Alonso-Fernandez, Julian Fierrez-Aguilar, Javier Ortega-Garcia & Joaquin Gonzalez-Rodriguez

  2. Halmstad University, SE-30118, Sweden

    Hartwig Fronthaler, Klaus Kollreider & Josef Bigun

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Alonso-Fernandez, F., Fierrez-Aguilar, J., Fronthaler, H. et al. Combining multiple matchers for fingerprint verification: A case study in biosecure network of excellence. Ann. Telecommun. 62, 62–82 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03253250

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