Synonyms
Artificial biometrics; Artificial digital biometrics; Artificial image biometrics; Intermediate biometrics; Synthetic biometrics
Definition
Biometric sample synthesis is the computer generation of simulated digital biometric data using parametric models. Parametric models are in general the computer creation steps derived from the empirical analysis of digitized biometric patterns or mathematical equations from the physics of the biometric sample’s creation.
Introduction
Biometric sample synthesis is the art and science of creating artificial digital biometrics that mimic real digital biometric samples. Researchers involved in the creation of synthetic biometric samples may have any number of possible noble goals; included in these may be striving for a fundamental understanding of the factors that affect the digitization process of real human biometric samples for a specific type of biometric sensor, attempting to improve or test computer algorithms used in biometric security...
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Buettner, D.J. (2015). Biometric Sample Synthesis. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A.K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7488-4_1
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