Mark Nixon, a professor of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) at the University of Southampton, is having his research on gait biometrics and the progress it has made over the years featured as part of the Planet Earth series on the Discovery Channel, according to a report from the University of Southampton.
The report for Planet Earth was filmed in the University of Southampton ECS tunnel that was specially designed for recording gait biometrics, which authenticates an individual’s identity via his size, shape and the unique way he walks, by utilizing twelve cameras.
Additionally, in the program, Nixon and two of his students prove the viability of the biometric mode by trying and failing to fool the system through basic means such as swapping clothes and wearing items that would significantly obstruct or change a person’s shape.
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