NEW TYPES OF 'ESOTERIC BIOMETRICS'?

The word 'esoteric biometrics' was introduced by John D. Woodward in his book 'Biometrics' (2002): see below. Woodward described this type as: "biometrics that are still in the early experimental and developmental stages", and his examples are: 'vein pattern', 'facial thermography', 'fingernail bed', 'body odor', 'ear', and 'gait'.

Will the IBMBS movement be able to induce new (diagnostic) developments in the traditional field of biometrics beyond the major biometric themes 'identity' and 'security'?

Likely the answer will depend on the ability of the IBMBS representatives in the field of 'diagnostic biometrics' (e.g. Ed Campbell) to incorporate statistical research & data analyses in the IBMBS-variant of 'diagnostic biometrics'. But the use of data analyses appears not to be a requirement for the presentators of the 2009 IBMBS Conference.

It's unclear whether such developments have already taken place. For example: there is little public information available about the developments reported so far during the IBMBS conferences in 2004, 2005 and 2007. So far there were no official reports made available to the public after the conferences had taken place. Hopefully that will be different this year!!?


Related books:
Palmprint Authentication (International Series on Biometrics)
Biometrics: Identity Assurance in the Information Age
Hand analysis & palm reading books

Edward D. Campbell Ed Campbell is the founder of the International Behavioral and Medical Biometrics Society, and author of the book Encyclopedia of Palmistry - which could be described as the best encyclopdia in the field of hand analysis & palmistry. His website is available at: www.edcampbell.com. This summer (July 2009) he will participate in a dermatoglyphics panel discussion at the 16th International conference of the Union of Anthropologists and Ethnologists at Yunan University in Kunming, China. Ed is also working with Dr. Vijayan K. Asari, PhD, Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and graduate students at the Vision Lab, Old Dominion University in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on the development of software for hand analysis and blind testing of statistical accuracy of predictions of behavioral correspondences to hand features.