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Exploring the Methodology and Utility of Standardized Latent Fingerprint Matcher Scoring

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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.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 7992
Report Number
7992

Keywords

AFIS, matcher score, matching score, standardized score, candidate list evaluation, candidate list reduction, matcher fusion

Citation

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 November 3, 2024)

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Created April 24, 2014, Updated November 10, 2018