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A semi-supervised deep rule-based classifier for robust finger knuckle-print verification

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Today, biometric recognition systems play an important role in various applications of different domains. Despite remarkable progress, their performance remains insufficient for security applications. Recently, semi-supervised deep rule classifier (SSDRB) is clearly explainable and universal classification tool used to solve different problems of classification or prediction. Thus, in this paper, we propose an effective scheme based SSDRB classifier for personal authentication systems, where, finger knuckle print (FKP) has been exploited. The proposed scheme is data driven and completely automatic. In this scheme, the pertinent and relevant features are extracted from the input finger knuckle image by binarized statistical image features descriptor (BSIF), which are then fed into fuzzy rules based multilayer semi-supervised learning approach based on a deep rule-based (DRB) classifier to decide whether the person is genuine or impostor. The experiments were conducted on the publicly available PolyU-FKP database provided by University of Hong Kong. The results are represented in form of rank-1, equal error rate (EER), cumulative match curve (CMC) and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The obtained results demonstrate that the proposed SSDRB classifier is a promising tool for the FKP biometric identification systems. Experimental results on the PolyU-FKP database show that the proposed SSDRB achieves lower error rates with an EER of 0.00% and a rank-1 of 99.90% on the FKP single modality outperforming several published methods.

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  1. Computer Science Department, Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University, 34000, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria

    Mounir Benmalek, Abdelouahab Attia & Abderraouf Bouziane

  2. MSE Laboratory, Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi University, 34000, Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria

    Abdelouahab Attia & Abderraouf Bouziane

  3. Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Computers and Information, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt

    M. Hassaballah

  4. Department of Computer Science, College of Information Technology, Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST), Giza, Egypt

    M. Hassaballah

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Benmalek, M., Attia, A., Bouziane, A. et al. A semi-supervised deep rule-based classifier for robust finger knuckle-print verification. Evolving Systems 13, 837–848 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12530-021-09417-x

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