Title :
A machine learning approach for fingerprint based gender identification
Author :
Arun, K. ; Sarath, K.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Amal Jyothi Coll. of Eng., Kanjirappally, India
Abstract :
This paper deals with the problem of gender classification using fingerprint images. Our attempt to gender identification follows the use of machine learning to determine the differences between fingerprint images. Each image in the database was represented by a feature vector consisting of ridge thickness to valley thickness ratio (RTVTR) and the ridge density values. By using a support vector machine trained on a set of 150 male and 125 female images, we obtain a robust classifying function for male and female feature vector patterns.
Keywords :
fingerprint identification; gender issues; learning (artificial intelligence); support vector machines; feature vector; fingerprint based gender identification; fingerprint images; machine learning approach; ridge density values; ridge thickness to valley thickness ratio; support vector machine; Feature extraction; Fingerprint recognition; Image matching; Indexes; Support vector machines; Training; Biometrics; RTVTR; Radial basis function; Ridge Density; SVM;
Conference_Titel :
Recent Advances in Intelligent Computational Systems (RAICS), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Trivandrum
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9478-1
DOI :
10.1109/RAICS.2011.6069294