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Master Thesis - Department of Computer Science

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Face,<br />

Hand geometry,<br />

and Retina<br />

Multiple<br />

Biometrics<br />

Multiple<br />

Represen−<br />

tations<br />

Minutiae−based<br />

and<br />

Ridge map−based<br />

Representations<br />

Multiple<br />

Sensors<br />

Multibiometric<br />

Sources<br />

Multiple<br />

Units<br />

Right eye<br />

and<br />

Left Eye<br />

Solid−state<br />

and optical<br />

Sensors<br />

Multiple<br />

Instances<br />

Centerlight,<br />

Rightlight<br />

and Wink Face<br />

Figure 2.10: Sources <strong>of</strong> multiple evidence in multimodal biometrics.<br />

matchers: (a) Abstract level, (b) Rank level and (c) Measurement level. Fig. 2.11<br />

shows the summary <strong>of</strong> approaches to information fusion in biometry.<br />

2.3.3.1 Fusion Prior to Matching<br />

• Sensor level: Integration <strong>of</strong> information at sensor level is performed prior<br />

to matching. The raw data from the sensor(s) are combined in sensor level<br />

fusion [52]. This type <strong>of</strong> fusion can be done only if the multiple cues are either<br />

instances <strong>of</strong> the same biometric trait obtained from multiple compatible sensors<br />

or multiple instances <strong>of</strong> the same biometric trait obtained using a single sensor.<br />

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