I know it's still you: A study of using the PPG sensor to support zero re-authentications
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Tanushree Banerjee, Kartik Muralidharan, Dibyanshu Jaiswal, Mithun Basaralu Sheshachala, Ramesh Kumar Ramakrishnan, 
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Tanushree Banerjee, Kartik Muralidharan, Dibyanshu Jaiswal, Mithun Basaralu Sheshachala, Ramesh Kumar Ramakrishnan, Arpan PalAuthors Info & ClaimsPages 24 - 29
Abstract
The Photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor is found in most smart wearables and fitness trackers to support the physical wellness monitoring of it's user. The popularity of this sensor has encouraged the exploration of it's use in other domains particularly in the field of banking, education, training, wellness etc. as a form of biometric authentication. These studies are however limited in the evaluation of the sensor in the wild. We created several datasets of continuous in-the-wild PPG across multiple participants and devices and propose the use of different statistical, signal processing and machine learning based techniques to support zero re-authentications using in-situ PPG data.
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