Automatic Signature Verification: The State of the Art

In recent years, along with the extraordinary diffusion of the internet and a growing need for personal verification in many daily applications, automatic signature verification is being considered with renewed interest. This paper presents the state-of-the art in automatic signature verification. It addresses the most valuable results obtained so far and highlights the most profitable directions of research to date. It includes a comprehensive bibliography of more than 300 selected references as an aid for researchers working in the field.