Reid, P. (2004) Biometrics for Network Security Prentice Hall, USA. ISBN 0-13-101549-4

Internet and library access
Computer laboratory with appropriate security, forensic and biometric hardware and software and suitably configured operating system(s)

1 Lecture and 2 practicals per week (1:n)1 (1:20)2

In addition the student will be required to undertake an amount of independent learning in order to complete the assignment together with background/directed reading to support lecture and tutorial material.

Bio-engineering; HCI issues; Hardware interaction / interfacing; pattern recognition; Further Digital Signal Processing; Implementation issues; Metrics and Taxonomy - fingerprints, face, iris, retina, hand, voice, keyboard dynamics etc.

Assignment: 100% (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)

Assignment is a combination of written report covering aspects of biometric orientated installations together with the development of a system that utilises biometric hardware and software.

Prior sudy of CE00312-1, Introduction to C Programming or equivalent.