On the capacity of a biometrical identification system

Frans M.J. Willems; A.A.C.M. Kalker; J. Goseling; Jean-Paul M.G. Linnartz

doi:10.1109/ISIT.2003.1228096

On the capacity of a biometrical identification system

Frans M.J. Willems
, A.A.C.M. Kalker
, J. Goseling
, Jean-Paul M.G. Linnartz

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Abstract

We investigate fundamental properties of biometrical identification systems. We focus on the capacity, i.e. a measure for the number of individuals that can be reliably identified. It can be expressed using standard information-theoretical concepts.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of IEEE ISIT 2003
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	82
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-7728-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISIT.2003.1228096
Publication status	Published - 2003
Event	2003 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2003 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 29 Jun 2003 → 4 Jul 2003

Conference

Conference	2003 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2003
Abbreviated title	ISIT
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	29/06/03 → 4/07/03

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