ECG analysis: A new approach in human identification

In this paper a new approach in human identification is investigated, For t his purpose, a standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded during res t is used. Selected features extracted from the ECG are used to identify a person in a predetermined group. Multivariate analysis is used for the iden tification task. Experiments show that it is possible to identify a person by features extra cted from one lead only. Hence, only three electrodes have to be attached o n the person to be identified. This makes the method applicable without too much effort.