ThisEditedVolumegathersaselectionofrefereedandrevisedpapersoriginallypresentedattheThirdInternationalSymposiumonSignalProcessingandIntelligentRecognitionSystems(SIRS’17),heldonSeptember13–16,2017inManipal,India.Thepapersofferstimulatinginsightsintobiometrics,digitalwatermarking,recognition