Beat-ID: Towards a computationally low-cost single heartbeat biometric identity check system based on electrocardiogram wave morphology

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 12; no. 7; p. e0180942
• Main Authors: Paiva, Joana S., Dias, Duarte, Cunha, João P. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 18.07.2017; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Accuracy; Adult; Algorithms; Analysis; Biology and Life Sciences; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical research; Biometric Identification - methods; Biometric recognition systems; Biometrics; Biometry; Brain research; Classification; Complexity; Computation; Computer and Information Sciences; Computer applications; Computer architecture; Devices; Dynamical systems; EKG; Electrocardiography; Engineering and Technology; Entertainment; Feature extraction; Feature recognition; Female; Gene expression; Hardware; Heart; Heart rate; Humans; Identification; Identification methods; Innovations; Internet of Things; Iris recognition; Male; Marketing; Markets; Mathematical morphology; Medical research; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methods; Morphology; Pattern recognition; Physical characteristics; Physical Sciences; Product testing; Rejection; Rejection rate; Research and Analysis Methods; Researchers; Security; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Social Sciences; State of the art; Studies; Time Factors; Wearable technology; Portugal

In recent years, safer and more reliable biometric methods have been developed. Apart from the need for enhanced security, the media and entertainment sectors have also been applying biometrics in the emerging market of user-adaptable objects/systems to make these systems more user-friendly. However...