Fingerprint indexing via BRIEF minutia descriptors. (21st March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pollak, Robert; Richter, Roland
• Is Part Of: International journal of biometrics. Volume 11:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 101
• Page End: 112
• Publication Date: 2019-03-21
• Subjects: biometrics -- fingerprints -- indexing -- BRIEF -- image descriptors; Biometric identification -- Periodicals; Biometry -- Periodicals; 570.15195
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1755-8301

Abstract

We use BRIEF binary local image descriptors as minutia descriptors for indexing of biometric fingerprint databases. Tests with varying descriptor size and parametrisation are performed on a proprietary database. Compared with the speed of an implementation of conventional minutiae matching, we find that BRIEF descriptors are fast enough for database indexing. The tested descriptors outperform two other image descriptors (LBP, HoG) from recent literature with respect to matching rates and average penetration rates.