Event Details
Examining the impact of Normalization and Footwear on Gait Biometrics Recognition using the Ground Reaction Force
Presenter: Eric Mason
Supervisor: Dr. Issa Traore
Date: Mon, October 6, 2014
Time: 14:00:00 - 00:00:00
Place: EOW 430
ABSTRACT
Abstract:
Recent improvements in computational power have opened the door to practical uses for the category of biometrics known as behavioural biometrics. One such biometric is the gait biometric, which reflects unique characteristics of human locomotion. The work presented here examines one particular gait characteristic known as the footstep Ground Reaction Force (GRF), and addresses research gaps with respect to the effects of shoe type and normalization when using the GRF for the purpose of biometric recognition. Two novel normalization techniques were developed to accomplish this research, which are presented alongside a comprehensive recognition performance comparison of feature extraction and classification techniques.