Vertical Integration of Biometrics Across the Curriculum: Case Study of Speaker, Face and Iris Recognition

Authors

Ravi P. Ramachandran
Kevin D. Dahm
Robert Nickel, Bucknell UniversityFollow
Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell UniversityFollow
Sachin S. Shetty
Liang Hong
Steven H. Chin
Robi Polikar
Ying Tang

Publication Date

2014

Description

Vertical integration is a powerful curricular tool that allows students to better appreciate the interconnections among the concepts acquired and learned in different courses. It can be used to bring a modern topic at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum with little additional resources. This paper gives a brief survey of various vertical integration efforts and describes one effort at integrating biometrics throughout the curriculum. The focus is on three senior level projects (speaker, face and iris recognition) that not only rely on vertical integration but also reinforce design, software skills and knowledge of STEM concepts. The freshman through junior levels are also described. The assessment results show that students acquire specific learning outcomes and perceive the value of vertical integration.

Journal

IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine

Volume

14

Issue

3

First Page

55

Last Page

69

Department

Electrical Engineering

Link to Published Version

dx.doi.org/10.1109/MCAS.2014.2333622

DOI

10.1109/MCAS.2014.2333622

Recommended Citation

Ramachandran, Ravi P.; Dahm, Kevin D.; Nickel, Robert; Kozick, Richard J.; Shetty, Sachin S.; Hong, Liang; Chin, Steven H.; Polikar, Robi; and Tang, Ying. "Vertical Integration of Biometrics Across the Curriculum: Case Study of Speaker, Face and Iris Recognition." IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine (2014) : 55-69.