1. An introduction to biometrics / Eliza Yingzi Du -- 2. Fingerprint recognition / Wei-Yun Yau, Zujun Hou, Vutipong Areekul, and Suksan Jirachaweng -- 3. Face detection and recognition / Huiyu Zhou -- 4. Iris recognition / Robert W. Ives, Randy P. Broussard, Ryan N. Rakvic, and Steven B. Link -- 5. Speaker recognition for biometric systems / Ravi Sankar and Tanmoy Islam -- 6. Palm recognition / Mike Beale -- 7. Multimodal biometrics / Zhi Zhou and Eliza Yingzi Du -- 8. Biometrics on smart card / Tai-Pang Chen,Wei-Yun Yau, and Xudong Jiang -- 9. Smart clothes for biometrics and beyond / Kee-Sam Jeong, Sun. K. Yoo, Joohyeon Lee, and Gilsoo Cho -- 10. Spoof and vulnerability of biometric systems / Alexander D. Meadows -- 11. Challenges in biometrics : accessibility, usability, and the legal framework / Ing. Mario Savastano -- 12. Cancellable biometrics / Yan Sui, Xukai Zou, and Yingzi Du -- 13. Continuous biometric verification / Qinghan Xiao and Xue Dong Yang -- 14. Trends in biometrics / Kai Yang and Eliza Yingzi Du.