published_or_final_version / Electrical and Electronic Engineering / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

Thesis (PhD (Mathematical Sciences))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / A great deal of work has been done in the area of off-line signature verification over the past two decades. Off-line systems are of interest in scenarios where only hard copies of signatures are available, especially where a large number of documents need to be authenticated. This dissertation is inspired by, amongst other things, the potential financial benefits that the automatic clearing of cheques will have for the banking industry.