Notre Dame researchers using iris recognition to improve accuracy of Somaliland election process
A biometrics expert at the University of Notre Dame is working with the Somaliland government to help the country use…
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.
Photo-ID security measures not sufficient: study
New research suggests that passport issuing officers are no less successful at identifying a fake passport photo than the average…
SimPrints wins £250,000 from Gates Foundation to develop fingerprint scanner
UK start-up SimPrints announced it has received a £250,000 grant in funding to develop a fingerprint scanner that some are…
Homeland Security selects Stevens Institute of Technology to study port security issues
The US Department of Homeland Security has chosen Stevens Institute of Technology as one of 11 partnering universities that will…
U.S. DOE seeks partner for biometric wearable system for first responders
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is currently undergoing a multiyear project to develop a wearable communication…
Top biometrics news stories, week of August 10
Biometrics Week in Review: next killer app for biometrics, biometric authentication project, airports deploy biometric screening in Australia and Japan,…
Auraya granted U.S. patent rights for voice biometric technology
Auraya Systems announced that it has been granted patent protection in the USA from the U.S. Patent Office for its…
NIST conducting program to assess facial recognition accuracy
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology announced a new program called the Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE), which…
Funding awarded to Binghamton University to develop electronics and biometric sensor platforms
A new Binghamton University project that proposes to develop electronics and biometric sensor platforms for human performance monitoring has been…
TechNavio publishes report that covers biometrics market in Europe 2014-2018
TechNavio announced it has published a new report that analyzes the present state and the growth potential of the biometrics…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection