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The Fingerprint Vendor Technology Evaluation (FpVTE) is an independently administered technology evaluation of fingerprint matching, identification, and
One of the major outcomes of this effort will be clear, robust, tested, sufficient and implementable Biometric Data Exchange Format, Biometric Sample Quality
Some of the Multimodal Information Group's project areas span across multiple research areas within the group or to other groups in IAD. These interdisciplinary
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted and managed the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) projects. The ICE 2005 was a technology
A forum for the discussion of technical questions of interest to USG agencies and their staff that are employing or may employ iris recognition to carry out
The approval of the INCITS 378 fingerprint template standard creates the possibility of a fully interoperable multivendor marketplace for applications involving
Researches and develops measurement and evaluation methods to advance and promote the use of technologies that 1) provide more effective access to multimedia
The primary goal of the MBGC is to investigate, test and improve performance of face and iris recognition technology on both still and video imagery through a
Conventional fingerprint capture technologies for criminal justice have steadily evolved over the past 3 decades in the following progression: inked fingers on
NIST Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT) consist of evaluations of the accuracy of latent matching using features marked by experienced human
Proprietary Fingerprint Template evaluations assess the accuracy of end-stage fingerprint matchers. These are the computationally-expensive algorithms used in
The long term goal of NGBMS is to fill a rapidly growing technology gap by developing new testing methodologies and standards for evaluating very large-scale
Emergency response , l aw enforcement and military personnel must face threats and dangerous situations as part of their jobs. These threats can vary from
Our Speaker and Language Recognition program includes several activities contributing to speaker and language recognition technology and metrology advancements
The Multimodal Information Group's speech analytics program has a long history of activities supporting the development of technologies that extract content
The Tattoo Recognition Technology Program features a family of activities designed with goals to evaluate and measure image-based tattoo recognition technology
The Tattoo Recognition Technology – Evaluation (Tatt-E) is being initiated by NIST to assess and measure the capability of systems to perform automated image