SpeechPro participates in NIST test of algorithms used for voice biometrics
SpeechPro announced it recently participated in the 2014 Speaker Recognition i-vector Machine Learning Challenge, which tested the performance of algorithms…
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NEC’s face recognition technology tops NIST testing again
NEC Corporation announced that, for the third consecutive time, its face recognition technology was ranked the highest in performance in…
NIST names members of the first Forensic Science Standards Board
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Justice have appointed 17 members of…
Top biometrics news stories, week of June 8
Biometrics Week in Review: Apple debuts TouchID API, Facial recognition 30% more accurate, NEC launches MAG1C, facial recognition vending machines,…
Facial recognition up to 30% more accurate now than in 2010: NIST report
Facial recognition algorithms are up to 30 percent more accurate than they were in 2010, according to a recent NIST…
Cognitec boasts NIST face recognition vendor test results
Cognitec has announced that its facial recognition algorithm fared well in a recent NIST face recognition vendor test. Specifically, says the…
EAB announces ‘Age Factors in Biometrics’ session at IBPC2014
The European Association of Biometrics has announced a session on “Age Factors in Biometrics,” in conjunction with the International Biometrics Performance…
DigitalPersona biometric recognition engine gets top marks in MINEX testing
DigitalPersona has announced that its FingerJet Recognition Engine matching elements have both been certified by NIST and the MINEX testing program….
NIST, University of Texas researchers say there’s more to image-based biometric recognition than faces alone
A new study published in the journal of Psychological Science by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas and the…
NIST issues update to PIV standard, adds mobile support
NIST has just issued an update to its standard specification PIV Card, with a new FIPS 201-2 publication. This new revision…
