A Longitudinal Analysis on the Feasibility of Iris Recognition Performance for Infants 0-2 Years Old
Abstract
The focus of this study was to longitudinally evaluate iris recognition for infants between the ages of 0 to 2 years old. Image quality metrics of infant and adult irises acquired on the same iris camera were compared. Matching performance was evaluated for four groups, infants 0 to 6 months, 7 to 12 months, 13 to 24 months, and adults. A mixed linear regression model was used to determine if infants’ genuine similarity scores changed over time. This study found that image quality metrics were different between infants and adults but in the older group, (13 to 24 months old) the image quality metric scores were more likely to be similar to adults. Infants 0 to 6 months old had worse performance at an FMR of 0.01% than infants 7 to 12 months, 13 to 24 months, and adults.
Keywords
Infant Biometrics, Biometrics, Iris Recognition
Date of this Version
2018
Department
Technology Leadership and Innovation
Department Head
Patrick Connolly
Month of Graduation
August
Degree
Master of Science
Head of Graduate Program
Patrick Connolly
Advisor 1 or Chair of Committee
Stephen J. Elliott
Committee Member 1
Kevin J. O'Connor
Committee Member 2
Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar