NIST to host biometrics testing conference
19 February, 2010
category: Biometrics
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a government organization that seeks to drive technology development and implementation through creation of industry standards, has announced the International Biometric Performance Testing Conference they are hosting in Maryland in early March. The conference, which also includes poster sessions, is intending to discuss in detail the latest developments in the testing and certification of biometric systems.
Further, the conference will involve topics such as biometric system testing methods, security and privacy evaluation and testing of operational aspects of biometric systems. Organizers of the conference are hopeful that through these topics and other aspects of the conference the biometrics industry will be set to utilize recent experiences to help better direct the industry’s future.