At a basic level, emotion recognition (ER) is the process of identifying human sentiment. While there have been many contributions…
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Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.
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UK tests biometric breath analysis
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Daon granted patents for verification of government-issued IDs
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