This volume contains the research papers presented at the Joint COST 2101 & 2102 International Conference on Biometric ID Management and Multimodal Communi- tion, BioID_MultiComm 2009, hosted by the Biometric Recognition Group, ATVS, at the Escuela Politecnica Superior, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain, during September 16-18, 2009. BioID_MultiComm 2009 was a joint international conference organized coope- tively by COST Actions 2101 & 2102. COST 2101 Action focuses on "Biometrics for Identity Documents and Smart Cards (BIDS)," while COST 2102 Action is entitled "Cross-Modal Analysis of...

The third edition of this authoritative and comprehensive handbook is the definitive work on the current state of the art of Biometric Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) – also known as Biometric Anti-Spoofing. Building on the success of the previous editions, this thoroughly updated third edition has been considerably revised to provide even greater coverage of PAD methods, spanning biometrics systems based on face, fingerprint, iris, voice, vein, and signature recognition. New material is also included on major PAD competitions, important databases for research, and on the impact of...