Sidek, Khairul Azami and Mohd Azam, Siti Nurfarah Ain and Mohd Nawawi, Muhammad Muizz (2026) WearECG-ID: a public wearable ECG database for biometric recognition using Smart Textile Sensors. In: 2026 10th International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering (ICOM), 8-9 September 2026, Kuala Lumpur.
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Abstract
This paper presents WearECG-ID, a public wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) database designed for biometric authentication research by using smart textile sensors. The dataset was collected using two commercially available wearable platforms, HeartIn Fit and Hexoskin Pro, which enable unobtrusive ECG acquisition through textile-integrated sensors. The database aims to address the lack of publicly available wearable ECG datasets suitable for biometric identification and verification studies. WearECG-ID contains ECG recordings acquired from 22 subjects under wearable sensing conditions, providing a realistic representation of signals encountered in daily-life applications. The dataset is intended to support the development, evaluation, and benchmarking of ECG biometric algorithms while promoting reproducibility and fair comparison across studies. Baseline biometric evaluation using a Quadratic Support Vector Machine (QSVM) achieved an identification accuracy of 99.20%, demonstrating the suitability of the proposed database for wearable ECG biometric research. The proposed database contributes to the growing field of wearable biometrics and supports the vision of ECG as a future recognition modality. Owing to its uniqueness, inherent liveness detection capability, and resistance to spoofing attacks, ECG has strong potential to complement or replace conventional recognition methods in future digital ecosystems. By making WearECG-ID publicly accessible, this work aims to foster further research toward practical, secure, and user-friendly ECG-based recognition systems.
| Item Type: | Proceeding Paper (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | 4698/132416 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Electrocardiogram, signal processing, smart-textile, biometric. |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering > TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices > TK7885 Computer engineering |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Depositing User: | Assoc Prof Dr Khairul Azami Sidek |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2026 10:24 |
| Last Update: | 04 Nov 2026 10:24 |
| Queue Number: | 2026-10-Q5971 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/132416 |
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