Cyber-Physical System: Biometrics Sensing and Applications
CSC 591/791, Fall 2023
Given the increasing advances of mobile and wearable technologies in people’s daily life, many biometrics and authentication techniques are being explored and developed (e.g., FaceID and TouchID). This course introduces how people use their biological features, such as fingerprints, irises, retina, face or voice for personal identification or verification. The course will cover both the theory and practice of biometric authentication systems, including human physiological and behavioral characteristics (what & why), and the hardware, algorithm, and system architecture used to extract, represent, and match these characteristics (how). Students will also learn about the ethical and legal considerations surrounding the use of biometrics in security systems.
Schedule
M/W 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM, 1226 Engineering Building 2
Objectives
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Explain the rationale of common biometrics
- Explain the ethic and legal factor in using biometrics
- Architecting basic biometric authentication system
- Implement basic algorithms required by biometrics and authentication
- Evaluate and compare biometrics authentication systems
- Explore potential new biometrics
Prerequisites
This class will need a general background (and interest) in Cyber-physical system (IoT), biometrics, and signal processing. Light programming (Python or Matlab) will be involved.
Required Materials
There are no required books for this class.