SCBD 2014 - Securing Cloud-Based Databases with Biometric Applications

Editors
Ganesh Chandra Deka, Ministry of Labour & Employment, India
Sambit Bakshi, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
Call for Chapters
Proposals Submission Deadline: October 15, 2013
Full Chapters Due: January 30, 2014
Submission Date: May 30, 2014
To be published in the Advances in Information Security, Privacy, and Ethics (AISPE) series.
Introduction
Biometrics is the science of identifying or verifying every individual with a set of people uniquely by using physiological or behavioral characteristics possessed by the user. Opposed to the knowledge-based and token-based security systems, cutting-edge biometrics-based identification systems offer higher security and less probability of spoofing. The need of biometric systems is increasing in day-to-day activities due to its ease of use by common people, e.g. in attendance system of organizations, citizenship proof, door lock for high security zones etc. The financial sectors, government, reservation systems are adopting biometric technologies for ensuring security in their own domains and to maintain signed activity log of every individual. This process requires management of big database and a distributed architecture so that users can remotely access and get responses from the biometric authentication device on Cloud.
Biometric datasets are exponentially growing in size with time. Procurement of such datasets and resources for the storage, manipulation and evaluation of biometric information are expensive, time consuming and often requires expertise in systems software. Cloud computing provides the means to achieve many of the needs of the next generation of Biometric systems. Cloud computing for Biometric system have many capabilities such as:
Huge scalability
Compensates for low quality/missing biometrics
Flexibility to integrate new modalities
Recursive is searching
The other potential benefits are high accuracy, increased interoperability and de-duplication and cost effectiveness.
Objectives
This book firstly digs and dwells about the paradigm shift in Bio-Informatics with a focus on Cloud Computing based Bio-Informatics. The popularity of Bio-Informatics is fast proliferating as there is a sharp climb on the application of Bio-Informatics in various domains of Science and Technology. Every vertical domain these days is being bombarded with a huge amount of Bio-Informatic data originating from different distributed, and de-centralized data sources. The prominent domains such as healthcare, financial, Data Security, engineering, supply chain, etc. are seeking out for cost effective competent Cloud Based Bio-Informatic Solutions. This book is to clearly describe the problems at hand, the solutions expected, the approaches being contemplated, etc.
Scholarly Value, Potential Contribution/Impact, and Purpose
The book will serve as a platform to cover the advanced topics and approaches towards developing biometric systems and technologies, especially the plausible applications of biometrics handling large databases with a focus on cloud based systems. This call for chapter invites:
Regular original research article
Case studies
Review articles in the aforementioned domain.
Target Audience
Researchers, Practioners, Software Engineers and IT Managers. This book can also be used as reference book and text book.
The proposed book will be having around 20 Chapters on the following aspects. Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Face, fingerprint, iris, particular region, lip, palm, signature, hand geometry, knuckle, ear, gait, retina, DNA, footprint, voice, heartbeat, dental biometric etc.
Feature extraction, pattern classification, matching techniques for biometrics algorithms
Performance assessment and resource computation in biometric systems
Multi-classifiers fusion and score weighting schemes in biometrics
Machine vision and soft computing techniques in biometrics fusion
Match score level, feature level, rank level, sensor level fusions for biometric systems
Feature quality improvements, feature update, feature matching in biometrics
Adaptive biometric systems; Biometrics template security
Extended features in biometrics
Mobile biometrics
Biometrics alteration
Heterogeneous biometrics systems
Cognitive Biometrics
Age invariant biometrics recognition
Soft biometrics
Cancellable biometrics
Biometric database management
Design of cloud based biometric systems
Biometric authentication for the cloud
Cloud-Based Biometrics
Cloud-based solutions for multibiometrics and mobile-biometrics
Big Data Behind Biometric Identity
Biometrics systems for border control security
Biometrics systems for verification and identification
Submission Procedure and Format
Contributors are invited to submit on or before October 15, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission, priorities, structure and format of his/her proposed chapter. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by November 1, 2013 about the status of their proposals and chapter guidelines will be sent accordingly.
Full chapters should be:
Written in English under American Psychological Association style, approximately 8,000 words each
8-15 highlighted index terms within each chapter.
Definitions of key words (maximum 10 sentences for each keyword)
List of index terms
List of references
The chapter format in MS Word will be provided for ready references. All submitted chapters are subject to double blind reviews. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” and “IGI Publishing” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2014.
Important Deadlines:
Proposal Deadline: October 15, 2013
January 30 2014: Full chapter Submission
January 30, 2014: Review Process Begins
March 30, 2014: Review Results Returned to Authors
April 30, 2014: Revised Chapter Submission
May 15, 2014: Final acceptance Notifications
May 30, 2014: Submission of Final Chapters
July 15, 2014: Final Deadline
Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically (Word document):
Ganesh Chandra Deka
Assistant Director of Training
Directorate General of Employment & Training
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Shram Shakti Bhawan
New Delhi-110001, India
E-mail:
ganeshdeka2000-AT-gmail.com
ganesh.deka-AT-nic-AT-nic.in
Sambit Bakshi
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India
sambitbaksi-AT-gmail.com