Sprawling US intel project to improve long-distance biometrics on college campus
A face, gait and whole-body biometric recognition project begun in 2019 by U.S. national labs continues. Research teams across the…
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US moves ahead with long-distance biometric ID seemingly without competition
The world’s most public military program to develop whole-body biometric surveillance at a distance outdoors continues. U.S. military, national security…
Award for biometrics under tortuous conditions goes to West Virginia researcher
The U.S. government has awarded a $1.1 million contract to develop biometric facial biometrics systems capable of being accurate over…
U of Nebraska prepares to do whole-body biometric recognition from far-off sensors
Researchers in the U.S. state of Nebraska are preparing for biometric experiments to test facial and whole-body recognition. The Defense…
Professor wins IARPA subcontract to improve long-range, whole-body biometric identification
A West Virginia University (WVU) professor has earned a four-year, $750,000 subcontract to refine the collection of whole-body biometric data…
IARPA awards contracts for whole-body biometric identification
The research and development arm of the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced a tranche of contracts…
Listening better and identifying from farther away — US intel agency touts new programs
The U.S. government is teasing a couple of technologies it is pursuing for intelligence gathering teams, at least one of…
IARPA launches tender opportunity for ‘whole-body’ biometric identification from a distance
A new contract opportunity for ‘whole-body’ biometric technology to identify people from long range and elevated platforms like watchtowers or…
Substantial improvements to biometric spoof attack detection possible in short term
Stergios Papadakis from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory delivered a presentation during the International Face Performance Conference (IFPC)…
House unanimously passes deepfake bill; Senate version still in committee
The bipartisan House Identifying Outputs of Generative Adversarial Networks Act (IOGAN Act), which supports critical research to accelerate the development…
