Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the International Workshop on Biometric Recognition Systems, 2005. The revised papers address the problems of automatic and reliable authentication of individuals in face, iris, fingerprint, palmprint, speaker, writing and other biometrics, and contribute ideas for research and development.

Face.- Texture Features in Facial Image Analysis.- Enhance ASMs Based on AdaBoost-Based Salient Landmarks Localization and Confidence-Constraint Shape Modeling.- Face Authentication Using One-Class Support Vector Machines.- A Novel Illumination Normalization Method for Face Recognition.- Using Score Normalization to Solve the Score Variation Problem in Face Authentication.- Gabor Feature Selection for Face Recognition Using Improved AdaBoost Learning.- An Automatic Method of Building 3D Morphable Face Model.- Procrustes Analysis and Moore-Penrose Inverse Based Classifiers for Face Recognition.- Two Factor Face Authentication Scheme with Cancelable Feature.- Fingerprint.- Local Feature Extraction in Fingerprints by Complex Filtering.- A TSVM-Based Minutiae Matching Approach for Fingerprint Verification.- A Robust Orientation Estimation Algorithm for Low Quality Fingerprints.- An Exact Ridge Matching Algorithm for Fingerprint Verification.- Adaptive Fingerprint Enhancement by Combination of Quality Factor and Quantitative Filters.- Fingerprint Classification Based on Statistical Features and Singular Point Information.- Iris.- An Iterative Algorithm for Fast Iris Detection.- A Non-linear Normalization Model for Iris Recognition.- A New Feature Extraction Method Using the ICA Filters for Iris Recognition System.- Iris Recognition Against Counterfeit Attack Using Gradient Based Fusion of Multi-spectral Images.- An Iris Detection Method Based on Structure Information.- Speaker.- Constructing the Discriminative Kernels Using GMM for Text-Independent Speaker Identification.- Individual Dimension Gaussian Mixture Model for Speaker Identification.- Writing.- Sensor Interoperability and Fusion in Signature Verification: A Case Study Using Tablet PC.- Fusion of Local and RegionalApproaches for On-Line Signature Verification.- Text-Independent Writer Identification Based on Fusion of Dynamic and Static Features.- Gait.- Combining Wavelet Velocity Moments and Reflective Symmetry for Gait Recognition.- Model-Based Approaches for Predicting Gait Changes over Time.- Other Biometrics.- Using Ear Biometrics for Personal Recognition.- Biometric Identification System Based on Dental Features.- A Secure Multimodal Biometric Verification Scheme.- Automatic Configuration for a Biometrics-Based Physical Access Control System.