Continuous mobile authentication using siamese neural networks and enriched swipe features
摘要
This paper extends our previous research on continuous mobile authentication via behavioral biometrics by introducing a deep learning framework based on Siamese Neural Networks (SNNs). Unlike our earlier work, which relied on one-class classifiers and deep autoencoders, the proposed approach integrates two novel gesture features, Distance Travelled (DT) and Covered Area (CA), to capture richer swipe dynamics. The model is trained and evaluated on the large-scale BrainRun dataset, enabling pairwise comparison of swipe gestures for real-time identity verification. To better reflect practical usage, we also implement a confidence-level strategy that accumulates authentication decisions over multiple swipes. Experiments across balanced and unbalanced datasets, and under different gesture types (horizontal, vertical, and combined), show a clear performance gain over previous methods, with the SNN achieving Equal Error Rate (EER) = 0.00% in several configurations. These results demonstrate the effectiveness of combining metric learning with engineered behavioral features, advancing the development of secure, adaptive, and unobtrusive authentication systems for mobile devices. Source code and models are available at: https://github.com/AnassSej/Siamese-Swipe-Authentication