Cognitec Systems has announced its face recognition technology has demonstrated exceptional performance in the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Multiple Biometric Evaluation (MBE). The MBE independently tests the functionality and performance of face recognition and iris recognition systems and is considered the NIST’s replacement for its Face Recognition Vendor Tests that took place in 2002 and 2006.
The testing phase for face recognition systems in MBE, called MBE-STILL, measure the matching algorithms provided by companies that develop face recognition systems’ capabilities when matching still images. However, Cognitec touts that its algorithm particularly excelled in some of the real-world applications the MBE tests the algorithms with such as searching large photo databases such as those used for passport or driver’s license photos. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
