Face and Biometric Pattern Analysis. 3 credits

Catalog description

This course will familiarize students with the basic principles and uses of biometrics for automated searches and comparisons by forensic examiners. This course will review the basics of face, fingerprints, iris, and speaker recognition. Students should gain an understanding of how automated systems and forensic examiners perform recognition. Students will also learn the capabilities and limitations of biometric recognition.Offered by Forensic Sciences. May not be repeated for credit.