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Great development in distance learning has been made in the last two decades facilitated by the rapid evolution of technology, the huge development of computer networks and the large use of internet and personal computers. The World Wide Web with its different web services offers learners and teachers’ new ways of learning and teaching; students can study at their own pace and perform practical tasks remotely. We, at the University of Bordj Bou Arreridj, are involved in the eSience (rESeau maghrébIn de laboratoirEs à distance) project which aims to link three elabs around the Maghreb countries namely Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco. The project is coordinated by the University of Bordeaux 1, France with the participation of many European partners. These elabs will propose practical and theoretical teaching units that will be part of their degree program. In this paper we present our university’s platform architecture, focusing on the web interface. First we introduce the service broker, which allows students to communicate and use the various platforms of the network. Second we present the simulation server and give an example of its usage.

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Abstract-Determining the identity of a person automatically is still an actual problem. There is an urgent need to have automatic and reliable authentication systems in order to combat fraud and meet the requirements for different areas ranging from international border stations to accessing personal information. Biometrics is an alternative to the old methods of identification. It involves identifying persons from their physical or behavioral characteristics. Face, fingerprint, iris, etc, are examples of physical characteristics. This course aims to introduce first basic concepts related to the recognition of individuals, based on their physiological or behavioral biometric characteristics, to students and allow them to study the key techniques to achieve reliable systems for biometric recognition. In This paper we will present the architecture of the course which will be held on a virtual laboratory. The course objective is to give the student different skills which are necessary in this field of study. The course is divided in several parts; each one will present a specific topic and will provide different notions in order to let students understand theoretical concepts by practicing.Index Terms-Virtual lab, biometric identification, biometric traits, biometric systems.

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