AI startup Kneron launches NPUs for on-device facial and gesture recognition
Artificial intelligence startup Kneron has announced the low power Kneron NPU IP Series with three neural processing units (NPUs) for…
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.
Researchers develop new liveness detection method for facial verification
A group of academic researchers have developed a new challenge-response protocol for liveness detection, in which light from an LCD…
New imaging software from Israeli university could improve smartphone facial recognition
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has developed a new kind of imaging software called Light Invariant Video Imaging (LIVI)…
Baidu researchers compare voice cloning methods
Scientists with Baidu Research’s Deep Voice project has published a new study on the relative merits of “speaker adaptation” and…
MIT researchers develop highly efficient chip for on-device neural networks
MIT researchers have developed a powerful new chip for neural-network computations that is three to seven times faster than other…
Horizon Robotics seeks funding to back embedded AI for facial recognition, autonomous vehicles
Horizon Robotics, which provides facial recognition systems for some of Beijing’s busiest subway stations, is betting heavily on embedded AI…
ARM produces two new AI chips for improved facial recognition and object detection
ARM has announced two powerful new processor designs for use in machine-learning hardware, The Verge reports. The ARM Machine Learning…
DFW named innovation site airport, will work with TSA to improve aviation security
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) has been designated an official Innovation Task Force site by the TSA. The Innovation…
SenseTime executive touts advance of AI-based facial recognition technology at EmTech China
Since outperforming human eyes for the first time in 2014, AI-based facial recognition technology has advanced to the point of…
Startup aims to improve efficiency of deep neural networks for image analysis and facial recognition
Purdue University-affiliated startup FWDNXT has developed a low-power mobile coprocessor for accelerating image recognition and classification by deep neural networks,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection