As biometrics-based identification and identity authentication become
increasingly widespread in their deployment, it becomes correspondingly
important to consider more carefully issues relating to reliability,
usability and inclusion. One factor which is particularly important in
this context is that of the relationship between the nature of the
measurements extracted from a particular biometric modality and the age
of the sample donor, and the effect which age has on physiological and
behavioural characteristics invoked in a biometric transaction.
In Age Factors in Biometric Processing an international panel of
experts explore the implications of ageing on biometric technologies,
and how such factors can be managed in practical situations. Topics
include understanding the impact of ageing on biometric measurements;
age factors as barriers/opportunities in relation to performance;
modality-related approaches to management of age factors; implications
for practical application; and future trends and research challenges.
Age Factors in Biometric Processing provides an outstanding overview
of this topic for the rapidly expanding community of stakeholders in
biometrics based identification solutions in academia, industry and
government.