Advances in Biometrics

Ganesh R. Sinha, PhD, is a member of the faculty at Myanmar Institute of Information Technology (MIIT), where he teaches electronics and communications engineering. Before joining MIIT, Dr. Sinha was a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering and as Dean (Internal Quality Assessment Cell) at CMR Technical Campus, Hyderabad, India. He completed his B.E. in Electronics Engineering and M.Tech. in Computer Technology with a Gold Medal from the National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India, and received his Ph.D. in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Chhattisgarh Swami Vivekanand Technical University, Bhilai. He has been teaching and conducting research in his discipline for more than 19 years, and has published nearly 200 research papers with national and international journals and conferences. He is an editorial board member and active reviewer for a number of international journals, including IEEE Transactionson Image Processing, and has authored six books. His research interests include biometrics, medical image processing, deep learning, computer-aided design (CAD), and computer vision.

• Introduction.- Classification of Biometrics.- Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionBiometric Databases.- Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI).- Design of Classifiers.- Cybersecurity and Biometrics.- New Algorithms and Technologies.- Cognitive Computing.- Usability and Testing Methods.- 3D Face Recognition.- Biometric Standards and Protocols.- Dimensionality Reduction.- Application and Case Studies.- Template Aging.- Biometric Template Security.- Soft Biometrics.- Social Impact of Biometric Technology.- Future Directions and Robustness