The BEAT platform goes Open Source
The Idiap Research Institute has developed what they call the “ultimate Biometric Testing platform” in the context of its BEAT…
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.
SRI wins DARPA contract exploring data privacy technologies
SRI International has been awarded an $8.5 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Brandeis program through…
TSI obtains notification for new mobile device biometrics patent
Transaction Security Inc. claims to have received notification for a U.S. patent for trusted access to mobile devices with secure…
Google opens its Cloud Vision API to beta development
Last week, Google made its beta release of its Cloud Vision API open to the general public. Demonstrably, Google’s Cloud…
CrucialTec develops sensor that simultaneously scans fingerprints and heartbeats
CrucialTec has developed a new biometric verification system that can simultaneously read fingerprints as well as recognized heartbeats, in order…
Fingerprint Cards introduces FPCLiveTouch spoof detection solution for sensors
Motivated by increased demand for secure mobile payments, Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has introduced FPCLiveTouch, a security solution for fingerprint sensors…
Hoyos partners with NIST to improve gov’t evaluation of contactless fingerprint capture devices
Hoyos Labs has partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop new ways to measure the…
Apple granted patent for technology that expands fingerprint sensor functionality
Apple was recently granted a U.S. patent entitled “Force-Sensitive Fingerprint Sensing Input“, which will expand the Touch ID home button’s…
Anil Jain honored for contributions to engineering and biometrics, elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Biometrics expert Anil Jain, a University Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering at Michigan State University, has been elected…
San Francisco smart gun symposium attracting leading issue proponents and developers
Encouraged by President Obama’s call for more research and development of smart gun technology, and vice president Biden’s video endorsement…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection