Accepted Manuscript Ear recognition using local binary patterns: A comparative experimental study M. Hassaballah, Hammam A. Alshazly, Abdelmgeid A. Ali PII: S0957-4174(18)30649-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.10.007 Reference: ESWA 12252 To appear in: Expert Systems With Applications Received date: 16 April 2018 Revised date: 20 August 2018 Accepted date: 3 October 2018 Please cite this article as: M. Hassaballah, Hammam A. Alshazly, Abdelmgeid A. Ali, Ear recognition using local binary patterns: A comparative experimental study, Expert Systems With Applications (2018), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2018.10.007 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.