26 May, 20202020 Women in Biometrics Award winner: Jeni Best, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Chief
Newly out of college, Jeni Best was working for a Texas probation department when a co-worker needed some moral support. “My office mate made me go take the immigration test with him because he didn’t want to go by himself,” Best says, “and I, within six months, was offered a position with the INS (US […]
22 May, 20202020 Women in Biometrics Award winner: Annet Steenbergen, Government of Aruba
Annet Steenbergen is the co-founder/initiator of the Aruba Happy Flow biometric border control project for the Government of Aruba. The journey to Happy Flow began 25 years ago when she stumbled into a job with the Dutch Immigration Naturalization Service. “Before long, I worked mostly in border management and border management policy,” Steenbergen says. “I […]
18 May, 20202020 Women in Biometrics Award winner: Mei Ngan, NIST
Face morphing, where an attacker merges photos of two people into a single image, is a specialty of Mei Ngan, Computer Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and leader in morph detection. “If that image gets onto an identity credential such as a passport, it can be used by both people because modern […]
28 Apr, 2020How will identity technology emerge from the pandemic?
It’s still too early to determine the lasting impact of Covid-19, but when it comes to digital ID, biometrics, and identity technology, rough patterns are emerging.
15 Apr, 2020Apple facial recognition to secure more products
After improving the iPhone facial recognition process, Apple may be considering the addition of the biometric tool to its traditional desktop and laptop computers.
31 Mar, 2020Chinese facial recognition technology makes play for global acceptance
The country, already a world leader in facial recognition, is requiring the technology for new mobile phone accounts, and seeking to take the lead on global standards that help govern the technology.
06 Mar, 2020Nominations open for 2020 Women in Biometrics Awards
Heading into its fifth year, the awards program — part of the 2020 SIA GovSummit in June — has so far recognized 20 leaders, innovators and mentors in the quickly growing field of biometrics.
27 Feb, 2020New NIST biometric database could cut error rates
As biometric ID and authentication technology gains steam, there is more need for access to rich data sets so that researchers can test error rates and performance. NIST wants to offer help.
26 Nov, 2019Facial recognition helps find hurricane victims
As the Bahamas continues to recover from Hurricane Dorian, facial recognition backed by blockchain and digital ID are helping the effort to account for people still missing from that August storm.
25 Oct, 2019Ear canal biometrics shows promise as authenticator, patent filed
As biometrics and digital ID technology work to make passwords obsolete, fresh research into how ear canals fit into this landscape is showing significant promise. One day, we might be authenticated passively as we listen to our headphones.
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