Science does not justify the use of biometric “affect recognition,” and the technology should be banned, according to researchers at…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and developments in the biometric sphere. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
CyberLink partners with Advantech for drastically improved edge facial biometrics performance
CyberLink founder and CEO Dr. Jau Huang spoke about the enhancements in the biometric performance of the company’s FaceMe technology…
New datasets for biometric research on multimodal and interoperable performance launched by NIST
NIST has launched new datasets, consisting of fingerprint, facial photographs, and iris scans, to help biometrics researchers to evaluate the…
House unanimously passes deepfake bill; Senate version still in committee
The bipartisan House Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act (IOGAN Act), which supports critical research to accelerate the development…
Rapid DNA biometrics identify victims in 90 minutes in California boat fire case
Passengers and a crew member killed in a boat fire in September off the coast of Santa Cruz Island, California,…
Women in Identity co-founder Emma Lindley urges biometrics industry to slow down and fix things
When Women in Identity co-founder Emma Lindley climbed Mt. Toubkal, the tallest mountain in North Africa, raising awareness about diversity…
ZKTeco plans biometrics research center and Trulioo adds Nigeria and Ghana to boost development goals
ZKTeco is planning to establish a regional hub for its biometrics business in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with a research and…
Genetics specialist calls for crack down on DNA databases and biometric companies enabling repression
A call to crack down on companies selling DNA-profiling technologies to customers performing human rights abuses has been made in…
Apple patent application describes Face ID biometrics with different angles, partial faces, poor lighting
A patent application from Apple for technology that would enable Face ID biometric matching with partial face images and in…
Million-dollar investments drive AI research, innovation at Oxford, Georgia Tech, Singapore
Oxford University is looking at international candidates to fill out the position of director of its new Institute for Ethics…
