Russian photographer uses facial recognition in social media experiment
A recent project entitled ‘Your face is big data’ saw an art school student photograph people who happened to sit…
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.
Canadian company researching how to identify people by the way they walk
According to a recent report by CBC, Canadian research and development company ViTRAK is doing research to recognize people by…
AI-based image recognition startup Orbeus quietly acquired by Amazon last fall
Earlier this week it was revealed that Amazon quietly acquired image recognition startup Orbeus last fall for an unknown amount,…
Facebook AI technology describes photos to blind users
Earlier this week, Facebook introduced a new feature for iOS users who are visually impaired that reads the contents of…
eBay first to open source a FIDO UAF authentication server
eBay has announced its membership in the FIDO Alliance and introduced its FIDO Certified open source authentication server based on…
European Association for Biometrics and IDIAP hosting workshop on new research consortium
Next month, the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) and IDIAP will host a workshop in Amsterdam on the European Cooperative…
Amazon files patent for facial authentication payment technology
Amazon has filed a new patent application titled “Image Analysis for User Authentication”, which reveals the eCommerce giant’s plans to…
Biometrics research, facial recognition, authentication and access control trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Research and…
Researchers looking to identify terrorists based on hand geometry
Researchers at Mu’tah University in Jordan are using an artificial intelligence algorithm and biometrics to identify a person using hand…
Valencell raises $11M; plans to accelerate R&D in biometric wearable technology
Valencell has secured $11M in Series D financing and plans to use the funds to continue its triple-digit growth and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Injection Attack Detection
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection