Large scale data management and massively parallel architectures in Automatic Fingerprint Recognition

Walter, David; Kerridge, Jon

Abstract

The National Transputer Support Centre is an independent parallel processing consultancy specialising in large scale data management and parallel databases. We were approached recently by the Home Office to investigate the data management aspects of Automatic Fingerprint Recognition (AFR), and to report on design issues and technology available to support systems of varying sizes, ranging from small regional systems up to centralised national systems for large countries such as the USA. In particular, we were asked to investigate the extent to which a single design could be applied to systems of a wide range of sizes. Our conclusions pointed to a massively parallel architecture as being the only technology capable of offering a solution. In this paper we use this application to illustrate the advantages that such architectures can offer in problems of very large scale such as those found in the area of criminal justice.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: High-Performance Computing and Networking: International Conference and Exhibition
• Start Date: Apr 18, 1994
• End Date: Apr 20, 1994
• Online Publication Date: Jun 10, 2005
• Publication Date: 1994
• Deposit Date: Jul 24, 2019
• Journal: High-Performance Computing and Networking; Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Pages: 435-440
• Series Title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• Series Number: 796
• Series ISSN: 0302-9743
• Book Title: High-Performance Computing and Networking: International Conference and Exhibition Munich, Germany, April 18–20, 1994 Proceedings, Volume I: Applications
• ISBN: 354057980X
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/bfb0020414
• Keywords: parallel processing; data management; parallel architecture; automatic fingerprint recognition
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1992605