Technavio publishes report on global gait biometrics market 2016-2020
Technavio has published a new research report, “Global Gait Biometrics Market 2016-2020”, which estimates that the market will grow at…
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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…
Autonomous_ID secures gait-based authentication patents
Canadian based biometrics research and development firm, Autonomous_ID, announced that the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) has issued two…
DHS-funded Boeing project developing chip for self destructing biometric smartphones
Boeing and HRL Laboratories, a software firm jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors, are partnering to develop a biometrics-integrated…
History of Biometrics
Introduction The term “biometrics” is derived from the Greek words “bio” (life) and “metrics” (to measure). Automated biometric systems have…
Researchers develop way to identify first-person filmmakers from the camera wobble
Two researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a way to identify first-person filmmakers based on the wobble…
Explainer: Gait Recognition
Gait recognition is a behavioral biometric modality that identifies people based on their unique walking pattern. In comparison with other…
University of Southampton gets government funding for biometrics, cybersecurity
The University of Southampton in the UK has secured a grant to launch a cybersecurity research center, and extend its…
NYU working on gesture-based authentication for growing tablet market
Napa Sae-Bae, a doctoral student at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University, is working on developing gesture-based authentication for…
New biometric gait recognition research conducted in U.K.
When iris scans and facial recognition fail to identify individuals from a distance, then it is time to add on…
