NEWBORN’S BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION: CAN IT BE DONE?

Daniel Weingaertner, Olga Regina Pereira Bellon, Luciano Silva, Mônica Nunes Lima Cat

2008

Abstract

In this article we propose a novel biometric identification method for newborn babies using their palmprints. A new high resolution optical sensor was developed, which obtains images with enough ridge minutiae to uniquely identify the baby. The palm and footprint images of 106 newborns were analysed, leading to the conclusion that palmprints yield more detailed images then footprints. Fingerprint experts from the Identifcation Institute of Paraná State performed two matching tests, resulting in a correct identification rate of 63.3% and 67.7%, more than three times higher than that obtained on similar experiments described on literature. The proposed image acquisition method also opens the perspective for the creation of an automatic identification system for newborns.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Weingaertner D., Regina Pereira Bellon O., Silva L. and Nunes Lima Cat M. (2008). NEWBORN’S BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION: CAN IT BE DONE? . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-21-0, pages 200-205. DOI: 10.5220/0001093302000205

in Bibtex Style

@conference{visapp08,
author={Daniel Weingaertner and Olga Regina Pereira Bellon and Luciano Silva and Mônica Nunes Lima Cat},
title={NEWBORN’S BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION: CAN IT BE DONE?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={200-205},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001093302000205},
isbn={978-989-8111-21-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)
TI - NEWBORN’S BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION: CAN IT BE DONE?
SN - 978-989-8111-21-0
AU - Weingaertner D.
AU - Regina Pereira Bellon O.
AU - Silva L.
AU - Nunes Lima Cat M.
PY - 2008
SP - 200
EP - 205
DO - 10.5220/0001093302000205