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Modest proposals for improving biometric recognition papers

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Author(s)

James R. Matey, George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother, Elham Tabassi, Craig I. Watson, James L. Wayman

Abstract

We present practical recommendations for improving the clarity, transparency, and usefulness of many biometric papers. Several of the recommendations can be enabled by preparing a publicly available library of state of the art Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROCs). We propose such a library and invite suggestions on its details.
Proceedings Title
The IEEE Seventh International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS 2015)
Conference Dates
September 7-11, 2015
Conference Location
Arlington, VA
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

biometrics, publication, ROC, DET, CMC, reproducible research
Biometrics

Citation

Matey, J. , Quinn, G. , Grother, P. , Tabassi, E. , Watson, C. and Wayman, J. (2015), Modest proposals for improving biometric recognition papers, The IEEE Seventh International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS 2015), Arlington, VA, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=918912 (Accessed October 3, 2025)

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Created August 31, 2015, Updated February 19, 2017
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