Assessing skin hue to skin tone makes measuring biometric bias easier — research
A team of Sony and Tokyo University researchers say they have created a better way to measure apparent skin color…
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.
Synthetic faces could solve algorithmic bias and ethical data quandary: IDVerse
For years, many of the AI systems used for facial recognition and identity verification have had a race and gender…
Biometrics and digital credentials gain ground in airports and national ID
Biometrics are playing their part in the pursuit of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, an NEC representative explains in one…
TCS to build command center for Norway’s digital ID and payments infrastructure
Financial services customers in Norway are set to have a new user experience after BankID BankAxept, the country’s payments and…
NIST unmasks results of presentation attack detection and image defect software testing
Two publications from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shed light on the current state of software…
Facial recognition can get better at spotting people from a distance, new paper says
Surveillance cameras with facial recognition are covering more of our cities. But the systems are facing a problem: they are…
MSU researchers develop whole-body biometric recognition system with $12M grant
Michigan State University researchers have developed technology for long-range biometric identification, supported by a four-year federal grant from the Intelligence…
Researchers develop artificial ‘fingerprints’ that can be reset if breached
An artificial micro–fingerprints generator that uses cholesteric liquid crystals (CLCs) to generate cryptographic credentials that look similar to fingerprints, and…
US security agencies tout biometrics, liveness detection to defend against deepfakes
Threats from deepfakes are exponentially increasing and organizations must be ready to introduce new technologies to tackle them, including biometric…
Blockchain-enabled biometric patent portfolio for sale
A wide-ranging patent portfolio covering blockchain-enabled multifactor biometric verification is available to be acquired through Hilco Streambank. A release from…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection