Novel techniques in iris recognition

Using Daugman\u27s algorithm and comparable alternatives, we find that we are able to identify an iris with as little as less than half of the iris information available, and an equal error rate comparable with that of popular biometrics like the fingerprint and face recognition biometrics. Different experiments were done based on percentage of iris shown, the resolution of the iris, and the position of the iris covered to determine if partial iris recognition is a viable biometric. It was found after over 500,000 different iris comparisons amongst five different experiments that regardless of the model used and the resolution, the equal error rates of partial iris recognition were competitive with its more popular counterparts. There is a slight decrease in the equal error rate in partial iris recognition, but not nearly as drastic as expected