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This paper addresses the facial biometric-enabled watchlist technology in which risk detectors are mandatory mechanisms for early detection of threats, as well as for avoiding offense to innocent travelers. We propose a multiparametric cost…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-07-23 K. Lai , S. N. Yanushkevich

Customizable 3D avatar-based facial expression stimuli may improve user engagement in behavioral biomarker discovery and therapeutic intervention for autism, Alzheimer's disease, facial palsy, and more. However, there is a lack of…

Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) bring significant challenges to cybersecurity due to their sophisticated and stealthy nature. Traditional cybersecurity measures fail to defend against APTs. Cognitive vulnerabilities can significantly…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-08-14 Shuo Huang , Fred Jones , Nikolos Gurney , David Pynadath , Kunal Srivastava , Stoney Trent , Peggy Wu , Quanyan Zhu

Biometric recognition is a trending technology that uses unique characteristics data to identify or verify/authenticate security applications. Amidst the classically used biometrics, voice and face attributes are the most propitious for…

Biometric authentication is one of the promising alternatives to standard password-based authentication offering better usability and security. In this work, we revisit the biometric authentication based on "fuzzy signatures" introduced by…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-12-17 Shuichi Katsumata , Takahiro Matsuda , Wataru Nakamura , Kazuma Ohara , Kenta Takahashi

In humanitarian and emergency scenarios, the use of biometrics can dramatically improve the efficiency of operations, but it poses risks for the data subjects, which are exacerbated in contexts of vulnerability. To address this, we present…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-08-27 Giuseppe Stragapede , Sam Merrick , Vedrana Krivokuća Hahn , Justin Sukaitis , Vincent Graf Narbel

Biometric data contains distinctive human traits such as facial features or gait patterns. The use of biometric data permits an individuation so exact that the data is utilized effectively in identification and authentication systems. But…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2024-07-10 Simon Hanisch , Julian Todt , Jose Patino , Nicholas Evans , Thorsten Strufe

Semi-supervised template update systems allow to automatically take into account the intra-class variability of the biometric data over time. Such systems can be inefficient by including too many impostor's samples or skipping too many…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2012-07-04 Romain Giot , Christophe Rosenberger , Bernadette Dorizzi

Biometric template protection is one of most essential parts in putting a biometric-based authentication system into practice. There have been many researches proposing different solutions to secure biometric templates of users. They can be…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-04-02 Thi Ai Thao Nguyen , Tran Khanh Dang , Dinh Thanh Nguyen

A smart home is grounded on the sensors that endure automation, safety, and structural integration. The security mechanism in digital setup possesses vibrant prominence and the biometric facial recognition system is novel addition to accrue…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2021-06-08 Sheikh Muhamad Hizam , Waqas Ahmed , Muhammad Fahad , Habiba Akter , Ilham Sentosa , Jawad Ali

The increased need for unattended authentication in multiple scenarios has motivated a wide deployment of biometric systems in the last few years. This has in turn led to the disclosure of security concerns specifically related to biometric…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-09-13 Ruben Tolosana , Marta Gomez-Barrero , Christoph Busch , Javier Ortega-Garcia

In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework to construct matching algorithms for any biometric authentication systems. Conventional matching algorithms are not necessarily secure against strong intentional impersonation attacks such…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2009-04-09 Manabu Inuma , Akira Otsuka , Hideki Imai

Extended Reality (XR) technologies are becoming integral to daily life. However, password-based authentication in XR disrupts immersion due to poor usability, as entering credentials with XR controllers is cumbersome and error-prone. This…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-22 Matin Fallahi , Patricia Arias-Cabarcos , Thorsten Strufe

Biometrics plays a significant role in vision-based surveillance applications. Soft biometrics such as gait is widely used with face in surveillance tasks like person recognition and re-identification. Nevertheless, in practical scenarios,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-03-27 Ashwin Prakash , Thejaswin S , Athira Nambiar , Alexandre Bernardino

Biometric authentication is a widely used security mechanism that leverages unique physiological or behavioral characteristics to authenticate users. In multi-factor biometrics (MFB), multiple biometric modalities, e.g., physiological and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-08 Howard Halim , Eyasu Getahun Chekole , Daniël Reijsbergen , Jianying Zhou

Biometric-based verification is widely employed on the smartphones for various applications, including financial transactions. In this work, we present a new multimodal biometric dataset (face, voice, and periocular) acquired using a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-12-06 Raghavendra Ramachandra , Martin Stokkenes , Amir Mohammadi , Sushma Venkatesh , Kiran Raja , Pankaj Wasnik , Eric Poiret , Sébastien Marcel , Christoph Busch

Face recognition is a widely-used technique for identification or verification, where a verifier checks whether a face image matches anyone stored in a database. However, in scenarios where the database is held by a third party, such as a…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-07-25 Jianli Bai , Xiaowu Zhang , Xiangfu Song , Hang Shao , Qifan Wang , Shujie Cui , Giovanni Russello

Human users have a tough time remembering long cryptographic keys. Hence, researchers, for so long, have been examining ways to utilize biometric features of the user instead of a memorable password or passphrase, in an effort to generate…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2010-03-09 A. Jagadeesan , K. Duraiswamy

Biometric techniques are often used as an extra security factor in authenticating human users. Numerous biometrics have been proposed and evaluated, each with its own set of benefits and pitfalls. Static biometrics (such as fingerprints)…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-08-15 Tyler Kaczmarek , Ercan Ozturk , Gene Tsudik

Authentication in financial systems remains a uniquely high-stakes security challenge, where even marginal increases in false acceptance can result in catastrophic monetary loss. Existing deployments of adaptive authentication, which…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Supriya Khadka , Sanchari Das