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NIST released its newest software version of SimPROCESD, or Simulated-Production Resource for Operations and Conditions Evaluation to Support Decision-Making
It’s a research tool that helps test software more effectively than ever before — including the software that helps keep cars and airplanes operating safely.
In some ways, NIST’s Angela Robinson is a born cryptographer; it just took her a while to realize it. From elementary school onward, Angela felt fascinated by
In an effort to improve consumers’ ability to make informed decisions about software they purchase, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
The most accurate face recognition algorithms have demonstrated the capability to confirm airline passenger identities while making very few errors, according
Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a low-cost computer system that connects older public safety radios with the
Behind the scenes at your doctor’s office, there’s a complicated set of information that your providers have to absorb before telling you which vaccinations to
A new study of face recognition technology created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that some software developers have made demonstrable progress
The race to protect sensitive electronic information against the threat of quantum computers has entered the home stretch. After spending more than three years
How accurately do face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background? According to a new study by the National Institute
A new research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) aims to address a pervasive issue in our data-driven society: a lack of
We entrust our lives to software every time we step aboard a high-tech aircraft or modern car. A long-term research effort guided by two researchers at the
The field has narrowed in the race to protect sensitive electronic information from the threat of quantum computers, which one day could render many of our
Fingerprint capture technology has advanced to the point where high-quality rolled prints soon might be obtained without the manual assistance of a trained
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting the public’s help in making the personal information in large databases safe for
Cryptography experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are kicking off an effort to protect the data created by innumerable tiny
Beguiling, baffling or both—that’s blockchain. Aiming to clarify the subject for the benefit of companies and other organizations, the National Institute of
GPS usually works great outdoors, but what if you’re disoriented in a large building such as a museum or a mall? There are no smartphone apps for indoor
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is officially asking the public for help heading off a looming threat to information security: quantum
Identifying people by acquiring pictures of their eyes is becoming easier, according to a new report* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
In efforts to help the nation's health care industry make the transition to the digital age in an effective and meaningful fashion, the National Institute of
Raghu Kacker of the ITL Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, Rick Kuhn of the ITL Computer Security Division, Jeff Yu Lei of the University of