The first annual IntertechPira Photonics in Surveillance and Biometrics Conference set for March 9th and 10th has been announced. Featured speakers include the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the International Biometric Group presenting on subjects such as homeland security, privacy and new technology developments. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
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Researchers from the Queensland University of Technology’s School of Engineering are looking into the viability of using soft biometrics, such as estimated height, weight, hair, skin color and other simple descriptors with video surveillance systems in hopes of developing a new way to automatically identify individuals of interest via simple surveillance, according to an article from The Australian. read more »The Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics (RISE) Project has announced it will be concluding its biometrics conference covering responsible research and innovation in biometrics on December 1 - 2. read more »The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection. read more »Codebench Inc. and Hirsch Identive announced the integration of Codebench’s PIVCheck Plus software with Hirsch Identive’s Velocity Management Software, which aims to provide federal government and commercial customers with a solution for identity validation, authentication and PACS registration using mobile handheld devices. read more »Researchers from the University of Notre Dame have begun researching a facial-recognition-based system they are calling a Questionable Observer Detector that would be able to identify criminals returning to the scene of the crime, according to a Network World article. read more »Seventeen surveillance cameras have been installed at a dorm at Ohio University with plans to equip the rest of the school’s dorms in the future. However, that could take 10 to 15 years, said one school official. read more » |
