TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Research Questions ............................................................................................................................ 4
1.4 Purpose of the Study .......................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Specific Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 6
1.6 Conceptual Framework ...................................................................................................................... 6
1.7 Risk Assessment ................................................................................................................................ 9
1.8 Significance of the study (Benefits) ................................................................................................. 10
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................................................................... 12
2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 12
2.2 Related Work ................................................................................................................................... 15
2.3 Research Gap ................................................................................................................................... 20
2.4 Proposed Possible Solution .............................................................................................................. 21
3.0 METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 22
3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 22
3.1.1 The Design Science approach ................................................................................................... 22
3.2 Study Population and sample size determination ............................................................................. 24
3.2.1 Fingerprint Database Identification .......................................................................................... 24
3.3 Research Design .............................................................................................................................. 25
3.3.1 Approach Design and Implementation ..................................................................................... 26
3.4 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................................... 27
3.5 Performance Metrics and Comparisons ........................................................................................... 27
3.6 Testing Strategy ............................................................................................................................... 28
3.7 Reporting ......................................................................................................................................... 28
4.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 29
APENDICES ............................................................................................................................................. 33
5.1 Appendix 1: Work plan and Timeframe .......................................................................................... 33
5.2 Appendix 2: Budget ......................................................................................................................... 35