New wrinkles to the problem of biometric bias, the development of standards for assessing it, and strategies for assessing and…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Tackling the infant ID problem with fingerprint biometrics
A team of researchers from the Michigan State University (MSU) is advocating the adoption of fingerprint biometrics for children of…
Industry still asking, does AI have gaydar? Should it?
Opposition is growing in the EU to facial recognition algorithms billed as being able to accurately assign genders and sexual…
Oz Forensics passes iBeta biometric PAD test, BONAFiDEE launches liveness solution
Oz Forensics recently announced its biometric platform has passed testing for compliance to the ISO 30107 Level 1 presentation attack…
Investment pours into industry for voice and face biometrics, international expansion
Big money is being invested in voice biometrics and facial authentication, with Microsoft making Nuance its second-largest ever acquisition (after…
EAB hosting events on banking biometrics in Europe and presentation attack detection
Two upcoming events will focus on the role of biometrics in European banking and on the implications of fingerprint presentation…
3 proctoring app makers fidget as they are tested
If darting eyes are a possible sign of anxiety (and they are), there are makers of three automated biometric proctoring…
KONA biometric payment card one step closer to commercialization
Korean IT corporation Kona I has announced its biometric payment card has received Mastercard’s Vendor Letter of Approval, bringing the…
Young Frankensteins: Biometric authentication with electrical muscle stimulation
University of Chicago researchers have come up with the most improbable (so far) biometric method of authenticating someone’s identity —…
Tascent gets device certification for biometric ID enrollment in Nigeria, unveils two new mobile SDKs
Tascent has released two software development kits (SDKs) – the Mobile Face and the Mobile Device SDKs – with the…
