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Biometrics in Video Surveillance

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Synonyms

Biometric identification in video surveillance

Related Concepts

Face Recognition; Gait Recognition; Iris Recognition; Video Surveillance

Definition

Biometrics in video surveillance refers to those biometrics in which biometric images, e.g., those of face, gait or iris, are captured using surveillance videos operating at a distance from the human body. They are among the most challenging forms of biometric technologies.

Background

In terms of the distance from a biometric sensor to the human body, a biometric system can be categorized into contact, e.g., fingerprint based; near-distance (at a distance of less than 1 m, e.g., in most iris recognition and face recognition used in cooperative user applications; and mid-distance (between 1 and 3 m) and far-distance ones (more than 3 m).

Biometrics in video surveillance belongs to the far-distance category, including those using face [3], gait [2], and iris (iris on the move) [4]. As the biometric part of a surveillance system, it...

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  1. Chellappa R, Aggarwal G, Zhou SK (2009) Face recognition, video-based. In: Li SZ (ed) Encyclopedia of biometrics. Springer, New York

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Center for Biometrics and Security Research, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.O. Box 2728, 100080, Beijing, Public Republic of China

    Stan Z. Li

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computing Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Henk C. A. van Tilborg

  2. Center for Secure Information Systems, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4422, USA

    Sushil Jajodia

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Li, S.Z. (2011). Biometrics in Video Surveillance. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_733

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