BSI seeks background removal technologies for new biometric benchmark
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is calling on developers to submit background removal technologies for a new benchmark…
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Better face recognition exposes limits of image quality scores
Face recognition algorithms are becoming increasingly capable of extracting identity information from poor images. But new research into low-resolution face…
Face biometric image quality tool evolves with next ISO standard
A new and improved version of the face biometric data quality measurement tool that is the reference implementation for the…
UNHCR looks to face biometrics as QR code standard advances
Face biometrics are likely to play a growing role in the operations of the UNHCR, attendees of a workshop jointly…
Toppan adds to award collection for new color laser ID printing technology
The Best New Passport of 2026 is Argentina’s ePassport, according to High Security Printing. The recognition follows the HSP Award…
NIST updates biometric data exchange format standard
NIST has released an updated standard format for the exchange of machine-readable biometric data by law enforcement, border control and…
NIST releases latent fingerprint biometrics training data, quality assessment software
New biometric training data and open source fingerprint quality assessment software has been released by NIST to help improve the…
MOSIP delves into biometric data quality considerations
Biometric data quality was in focus at MOSIP Connect 2026 in Rabat, Morocco, from policies for ensuring good enrollment practices…
CMU-Africa researchers develop biometric PAD bias reduction methods and metrics
A team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) in Rwanda have developed a new approach to making biometric…
Face biometrics image quality assessment tool maturing as eu-LISA plans integration
The Open Source Face Image Quality software library is intended to support large-scale biometrics programs with information about the usefulness…
