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Exploring the Methodology and Utility of Standardized Latent Fingerprint Matcher Scoring
Published
Author(s)
Vladimir N. Dvornychenko, George W. Quinn
Abstract
Explores methods for defining a standardized matcher score for Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS). A standardized score facilitates evaluating candidate lists from AFIS, and decreases the burden on the human expert. Such scoring will also assist candidate list reduction and multi-matcher fusion. The report examines six algorithms for computing a standardized score. These range form simple to quite complex.
Dvornychenko, V.
and Quinn, G.
(2014),
Exploring the Methodology and Utility of Standardized Latent Fingerprint Matcher Scoring, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7992
(Accessed October 16, 2025)