{"title":"Continuous multi-biometric user authentication fusion of face recognition and keystoke dynamics","authors":"Stuti Srivastava, P. S. Sudhish","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906823","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906823","url":null,"abstract":"Several application scenarios require the user to be authenticated not only at the time of logging in to a device, but continuously, such as a mobile device being used for an extended period of time, or examinees attempting for an online test. In this paper, two widely used unimodal biometric systems, which can both easily be captured on modern computing devices, keystroke dynamics and face recognition, are fused to create a stronger multi-biometric system for continuous authentication. The matching score for keystroke dynamics system is obtained using nearest neighbor classification (combined distance) and for the face recognition system, the EigenFace approach is used. The fusion of matching scores obtained by these unimodal biometric systems at the score level improves the accuracy. Scores obtained from each individual biometric system on the CMU keystroke dynamics database and the ORL face database is normalized using min-max normalization before fusion. The sum, product and weighted sum rules have been used for fusion and the experimental results confirm that a multi-factor authentication system gives better accuracy than a single-factor authentication system. The experiments also indicate that the weighted sum rule outperforms the sum and product rule method.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121071137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chemical speciation and environmental health risk of heavy metals in fine particulate matter","authors":"D. Sah, P. Verma, K. M. Kumari, A. Lakhani","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906808","url":null,"abstract":"The respirable fraction of ambient particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5μm, (PM2.5) collected at a rural site in Agra during September, 2015 to February, 2016 were characterized with respect to 8 metals (Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) by Inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. The metals were chemically fractionated by sequential extraction in order to determine their mobility, bioavailability and health risk. The mobility of the metals were found in the following order: Ni (80%) > Pb (72%) > Zn (65%) > Mn (63%) > Cu (57%) > Cd (51%) > Fe (44%) > Cr (40%). The contamination factors (Cf) and risk assessment code (RAC) were calculated to assess the environmental risk of heavy metals. Due to the exposure to Cd, Cr (VI) and Ni present in air, the total incremental lifetime cancer risks (ILCR) were 2.27×10<sup>−5</sup>, 1.56×10<sup>−5</sup> and 5.71×10<sup>−6</sup>, respectively showing their potential risk to human beings.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126501060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environmental education: Component of sustainable development","authors":"A. Prasad, Radha Mogla","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906788","url":null,"abstract":"The ultimate aim and critical role of education is shaping human behaviour. It is our prime duty to take care of the well-being of the earth. The present day society needs to formulate an innovative Educational Policy aimed to evolve a “Complete Man” with three major goals; Academic Excellence, Moral and Spiritual Values and Social Sensibilities. Responsible behaviour is the need of the hour; and Ecological sciences are door to sustainable development. We have to be cautious of our limited resources that we consume without thinking about future scenario. Educating our children from early childhood and inculcating good values and habits may lay strong foundation and lead us to a path of sustainable development. Consciousness is awareness. Environmental awareness is to understand the fragility of our environment and the importance of its protection. One needs to be aware of the duties and responsibilities, in order to deal effectively and conserve the environment. Environmental education's primary goals are to deepen students' engagement with issues in environment and science and take sensitive actions to improve the quality of life. There is a correlation between quality and values.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"75 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124881044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abhishek Srivastava, D. Das, M. Vignesh, K. Bharadwaj, Sourya Dewan, M. Baghini
{"title":"Bio-telemetry and bio-instrumentation technologies for healthcare monitoring systems","authors":"Abhishek Srivastava, D. Das, M. Vignesh, K. Bharadwaj, Sourya Dewan, M. Baghini","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906827","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906827","url":null,"abstract":"This work presents a review of advancements made in the areas of bio-telemetry and bio-instrumentation for healthcare applications, especially for remote health monitoring in developing nations. This paper presents a comprehensive study of suitable wireless, analog and RF IC technologies, their challenges and limitations, recent researches and future directions in these areas. As an outcome of this study, a prototype of a healthcare monitoring unit (HMU) has been also proposed by using commercial ICs in accordance with the recommendations given by the wireless planning commission (WPC) in India. Using the proposed HMU, bio-signal capturing and communication is demonstrated in home and infirmary environments. Supported with the practical implementation results for actual constraints and conditions, this work promises to give the scholars a quick start for their research in the area of remote healthcare monitoring.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126634776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transformation of culture for slum residents","authors":"S. Saini, R. Joshi","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906847","url":null,"abstract":"Electricity suppliers have low revenue expectations in slum areas due to various risk associated as social and economic conditions. Series of initiatives taken by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) as pilot and then implemented to uplift the quality of life of slum resident's as adoption of technology for humanitarian cause: • Energy efficient distribution transformers installed and supply given thru Air Bunched Conductors. • US$ 1565 free accident insurance cover for slum consumers on taking legal connection. • Vocational Training Centers and functional literacy to illiterate women. Medical van and drug rehabilitation camps. • Motivational Schemes to encourage regular payment of bills. • Local leaders as franchisee and ladies from slum employed as “Brand Ambassadors” as support to consumers. • Innovation Council and Cultural Club of slum ladies who work for TPDDL. • Safe Electricity and Water to community. Helped in reducing AT&C losses by more than 45%, removing unsafe situations and reduction of technical losses by about 2%, more than 45% population earlier living with stolen electricity now have legal electricity and living with dignity. The demand billed has increased by 360% from US$ 5 million to US$ 18 million. The slum residents are happy with TPDDL initiatives for social up-gradation of slum residents and >71% residents have rated us “Excellent and Very Good”. The model implementable to all slum areas across the world as it helps achieving social and commercial goals. This publication will help spread TPDDL best practice across the world.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"52 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124347451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Harmonics measurement using FFT algorithm in digital signal controller for smart micro-grid system","authors":"Sourish S. Sinha, J. Shah, H. Nerkar","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906796","url":null,"abstract":"Presently various data processing techniques have been proposed for measuring the power quality parameters, this paper puts forward a method focusing on speed of computation and accuracy of detection of Harmonics in smart Micro-Grid systems. Mostly all Micro-grids today have large penetration of renewable energy sources and power electronic converters which are source of harmonics due to their non-linear property and hence monitoring of the total distortion level because of these sources are very necessary. This paper shows the results of designed hardware circuit using digital signal controller (DSC) dsPIC30f3011 and getting the results from software-MPLAB on real time voltage signal from distribution electricity board. Taking advantage of the speed of computation Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) has been used as its main processing algorithm. This paper shows the actual results of application of FFT on data obtained from power supply and determining up to 30th harmonics, the output results clearly reflect the methods effectiveness in determining harmonics to a fair level of accuracy, speed and as a substitute for high cost determining techniques. The obtained Fast Fourier Transform results computed through MPLAB has been compared with MATLAB result to verify the accuracy level of the adopted technique.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129107035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhanced n-wheeler post accidental rescue system connecting to the correct person at the correct time","authors":"A. Parashar, Varun Maheshwari, Amit Shrivastava","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906849","url":null,"abstract":"Automobile Technology now-a-days is growing very quickly, and this incredible growth has definitely made our lives better than before. This growth in technology has also increased the traffic hazards and has caused a large increment in the number of road accidents too, causing a huge loss of life. The main cause behind the loss of lives in these accidents is the lack of good emergency facilities, which should be immediately provided to the victim, within one hour of the accident, i.e. called the golden hour. Apart from this, only on countable occasions, people turn up with help for the victim. Taking all these factors in consideration, this paper proposes all the solutions, as to first detect the accident, then check its severity, and then automatically connect to a person at the shortest distance, from a list of the known people of the victim residing in the same city by using the Global Positioning System (GPS) location of the victim, and the desired local authorities will also be notified, when a particular severity level is reached.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130328508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring nanobiotechnology in controlling malaria and cancer","authors":"N. Satsangi, S. Preet","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906824","url":null,"abstract":"Plants play an important role in balancing the nature. Green plants synthesize their own food giving off oxygen. Not only plants are the source of food, plant products provide wood and wood products, fibers, drugs, oils, latex, pigments, and resins. In present scenario the bio-compounds like flavinoids, terpenoids, reducing sugars etc present in plants are used in the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Silver nanoparticles play a vital role in drug delivery, diagnostics, imaging, sensing, gene delivery, artificial implants, and tissue engineering. AgNPs are also manufactured using chemical and physical processes, but these methods are costly and have negative impact on environment. Biologically synthesized AgNPs are eco-friendly, cost-effective and do not cause any anthropogenic effects. In the present study we biofabricated AgNPs using leaf extract of certain plants like Azadirachta indica, Callistemon citrinus, and lemongrass. The synthesis of AgNPs was confirmed by using spectral scan within the range of 300–700nm. Particle size and morphology of the AgNPs were studied with the help of Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The so formed particles were spherical in shape ranging from 40–50nm in case of Azadirachta indica, 80–90nm when made through Callistemon citrinus and 20–30nm in lemongrass respectively. These AgNPs were tested against malarial vector Anopheles stephensi and cancer cell lines HepG2. The results show that the synthesized AgNps were effective against malarial vector and cancer cells when exposed to AgNPs after 24hrs and 48hrs respectively. Hence biologically synthesized AgNPs can be potent in eradication of cancer and diseases spread through mosquito vectors.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131007006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamics of a simple food chain with a mutualist(Facultative mutualism)","authors":"Soumya Sinha, Ravinder Kumar","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906829","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906829","url":null,"abstract":"An autonomous ordinary differential equations model has been developed representing a system of populations interacting in a simple food chain and a mutualist. The case of facultative mutualism between the prey at the lowest trophic level and the mutualist is considered. Criteria are developed for stability and persistence of the populations.","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"313 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132726883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Better livelihood opportunities for tribals through supply chain interventions of Hirda","authors":"Tanjum Haque, Prashant P. Tak, A. Rao","doi":"10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/R10-HTC.2016.7906857","url":null,"abstract":"Hirda, a tropical fruit is one of the primary sources of income in many tribal villages of Pune district. Hirda is collected by the women from the villages in large scale to sell in the local market. This is a study of supply chain of Hirda. Based on the study some recommendations are given to create better supply chain and help tribal people to get a higher share of the profit. The supply chain of Hirda is explored by employing extensive qualitative and quantitative methods. The knowledge about Hirda supply chain can help to achieve sustainable development goals 1 (ending poverty) and 5 (empowering women) [1].","PeriodicalId":174678,"journal":{"name":"2016 IEEE Region 10 Humanitarian Technology Conference (R10-HTC)","volume":"268 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134162526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}