Dresden, Germany
Cognitec
Cognitec is the only company worldwide that has worked exclusively on face recognition technology since its inception in 2002. Experiencing steady growth at business locations in Dresden, Boston and Sydney, the company is proud to maintain a stable, market-leading position within the industry, and to uphold the trust it has gained as a reliable, experienced provider of biometric technologies. Independent evaluation tests continue to prove the outstanding performance of the FaceVACS software. Cognitec’s portfolio includes products for facial image database search, recorded video investigation, real-time video screening and people analytics, border control, and biometric photo capturing.
Cognitec Biometrics News
ID4Africa vendors see Africa leapfrogging legacy digital identity systems
The annual ID4Africa AGM is a major world event in identity – a must-attend for many biometrics providers working on…
| Jun 5, 2026 | BixeLab testing activity highlights expansion of biometric assuranceAs digital identity systems evolve, biometric testing labs are increasingly becoming central to trust, compliance and interoperability. BixeLab’s recent activity… |
| May 29, 2026 | UK selects Cognitec for facial age estimation in asylum assessmentsThe UK government has selected a vendor for facial age estimation. The £322,000 ($433,745) contract begins on June 1, 2026… |
| May 20, 2026 | NIST biometric age estimation update show demographic, accuracy gainsDemographic disparities and mean error rates are falling among the newest age estimation and verification algorithms submitted to the U.S.’… |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Facial age estimation adoption puts pressure on ecosystemAs an area of technology that is being implemented even as legal mandates are taking force and the criteria for… |
| Mar 23, 2026 | French police use of real-time facial recognition comes under scrutinyPolice in France are reportedly photographing individuals with police-issued mobile devices and using facial recognition developed by the German company… |
| Dec 19, 2025 | UK rights committee questions police use of FRT on children, bias reportThe UK Joint Committee on Human Rights has posed a series of questions to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood about police… |
| Dec 10, 2025 | UK facial recognition bias report reveals Home Office using outdated Cognitec softwareCognitec released its FaceVACS-DBScan 5.5 software for biometrics matching at scale in 2020. A biometric accuracy and bias assessment of… |
| Dec 4, 2025 | UK tucks biometric bias reports deep into police facial recognition planThe UK government pledged on Thursday to increase its use of facial recognition and biometrics to identify wanted suspects. The… |
| Nov 5, 2025 | NSW Police face questions on use of facial recognition algorithm from 2011Australia’s New South Wales Police used a legacy facial recognition algorithm for over a decade and declined repeated offers of… |
| Oct 27, 2025 | Face biometrics cameras from Cognitec arriving soon at Australian airportsThere are 250 biometric cameras from Cognitec on their way to major international airports in Australia, where they will be… |
| Oct 10, 2025 | Cognitec updates facial recognition toolset for speed, accuracy with large databasesThe latest version of Cognitec’s face matching and facial estimation algorithms are integrated into its updated FaceVACS-DBScan ID software release,… |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Latest NIST age estimation test shows gains by Cognitec, Idemia, Innovatrics, YotiThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has posted fresh test results on its benchmark for facial age estimation… |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Cognitec supplies biometric hardware and software for Australian airportsCognitec is carrying out a contract for Australia’s government providing biometric cameras and related services for international air travelers. The… |
| Apr 16, 2025 | NSW Police abandons Cognitec’s facial recognitionNew South Wales police have deactivated facial recognition capabilities in their suspect identification system following concerns about its accuracy. The… |
| Mar 28, 2024 | Quebec insurance portal re-launches facial recognition program to organize photo bankQuebec’s provincial automobile insurance registry is bringing back its facial recognition program, which was suspended last year – this time,… |
| May 10, 2023 | TouchByte bought by Salto for face biometrics integration with CognitecSalto Systems, maker of electronic access controls, has acquired TouchByte to integrate its face biometrics products. Salto acquired Cognitec in… |
| Jan 31, 2023 | Cognitec upgrades biometric capture hardware with PAD and on-device facial recognitionA rendering of the FaceVACS-Entry device. Credit: Cognitec. Germany-based firm Cognitec has upgraded its biometric FaceVACS-Entry photo capture device with… |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Cognitec, OneID appoint new executivesFacial recognition tech firm Cognitec Systems has made Mikael Fagerlund its new vice president for sales and marketing with the… |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Salto acquires Cognitec to build face biometrics into access control portfolioCognitec will join the Salto Group, adding the German face biometrics company’s technology to the Spanish electronic security and access control… |
