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AuthenTec fingerprint sensors for Fujitsu waterproof mobiles
NEWS with iClass readers that are used for applications ranging from physical access systems in buildings, to student IDs, to applications that track time and attendance. A pilot project using NFC smartphones with iClass for opening doors is underway at Arizona State University (ASU). “This project highlights the promise of taking NFC technology beyond cashless payment into new, complementary physical access control applications,” says Denis Hébert, HID Global president and CEO. Around 80% of ASU participants reported that using a smartphone to unlock a door is just as convenient as using their campus ID card. Nearly 90% said they would like to use their smartphone to open all doors on campus.
AuthenTec fingerprint sensors for Fujitsu waterproof mobiles
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uthenTec AES1750 fingerprint sensors are to be included on some waterproof mobile phones from Fujitsu. The phones’ security options go beyond securing access to the phone linking with near field communication (NFC)-based mobile wallet transactions to provide an option for requiring biometric authentication for payments made via mobile phone.
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MSU licenses tech to detect altered fingerprints to Morpho
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ichigan State University has licensed software that detects altered fingerprints to Morpho, part of the Safran group. The widespread use of fingerprint recognition systems has led some individuals to disfigure or surgically change their fingerprints to mask their identities. The technology, developed by Anil Jain, distinguished professor of computer science and engineering at MSU, can help detect these altered fingerprints. “Government agencies worldwide encounter individuals who have gone to extreme measures to alter their fingerprints to avoid being identified by automatic fingerprint recognition systems,” says Jain. “The technology can raise a flag so that officials can then perform a secondary inspection to reveal the person’s true identity.” Previously, Morpho licensed tattoo matching software developed by Jain. The technology uses features such as tattoo colour, shape and texture to compute the similarity between images.
Gait biometrics to identify individuals when only 40% of body is visible
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Anil Jain: individuals go to extreme measures to alter their fingerprints.
October 2011
dentascan Corporation and partner ICBS are developing software that will allow the identification of individuals by their body movements. The software is expected to allow surveillance in such places as airports and crowded walkways to identify an individual in a crowd even if only 40% of their body mass is visible. The first stage of the Identascan project, to develop a framework for the project ‘Development of human identification systems for visual surveillance in security sensitive environments’, was completed at the end of August 2011. People in the frame stream will be located by detecting the human body and head and then roughly verified by face and/or gait analysis. Continued on page 12...
EVENTS CALENDAR 3–4 November 2011 Milan, Italy ID World International Congress The ID World International Congress is a showcase of the evolving world of RFID, biometrics and smart card technologies, and looks at the auto ID industry as a whole, rather than focusing on a specific technology or vertical sector. It offers a full-scale and complete vision of social, technological and business aspects related to the deployment of the automatic identification systems.This year’s ID World International Congress will explore the fundamental issues associated with automatic identification in a variety of market segments. More information: www.idworldonline.com
15–17 November 2011 Paris, France Cartes & Identification Bringing together the digital security, payment and contactless community. More information: www.cartes.com
15–17 November 2011 Waltham, Massachusetts, US Technologies for Homeland Security The eleventh annual IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST ’11) brings together innovators from leading universities, research laboratories, Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, small businesses, system integrators and the end user community and provides a forum to discuss ideas, concepts and experimental results. Produced by IEEE with technical support from DHS S&T, IEEE Biometrics Council, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and IEEE-USA and organizational support from MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Raytheon, and MITRE, this year’s event will showcase selected technical paper and posters highlighting emerging technologies in the areas of cyber security, attack and disaster preparation, recovery, and response, land and maritime border security, and biometrics, forensics and physical security. More information: ieee-hst.org
23–25 November 2011 Venice, Italy ICMVIPPA 2011: International Conference on Machine Vision, Image Processing, and Pattern Analysis The International Conference on Machine Vision, Image Processing, and Pattern Analysis aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of machine vision, image processing, and pattern analysis, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. More information: www.waset.org/conferences/2011/venice/icmvippa/
28–29 November 2011 Ottawa, Canada Privacy & Information Security Congress 2011 For those working in the privacy and information security fields, the two-day forum draws an international audience with an interest in cutting edge policy, programmes, research and technologies aimed at the protection of privacy and security. More information: www.rebootconference.com/ottawaPS2011/
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AuthenTec fingerprint sensors for Fujitsu waterproof mobiles
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uthenTec AES1750 fingerprint sensors are to be included on some waterproof mobile phones from Fujitsu. The phones’ security options go beyond securing access to the phone linking with near field communication (NFC)-based mobile wallet transactions to provide an option for requiring biometric authentication for payments made via mobile phone.
development
MSU licenses tech to detect altered fingerprints to Morpho
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ichigan State University has licensed software that detects altered fingerprints to Morpho, part of the Safran group. The widespread use of fingerprint recognition systems has led some individuals to disfigure or surgically change their fingerprints to mask their identities. The technology, developed by Anil Jain, distinguished professor of computer science and engineering at MSU, can help detect these altered fingerprints. “Government agencies worldwide encounter individuals who have gone to extreme measures to alter their fingerprints to avoid being identified by automatic fingerprint recognition systems,” says Jain. “The technology can raise a flag so that officials can then perform a secondary inspection to reveal the person’s true identity.” Previously, Morpho licensed tattoo matching software developed by Jain. The technology uses features such as tattoo colour, shape and texture to compute the similarity between images.
Gait biometrics to identify individuals when only 40% of body is visible
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Anil Jain: individuals go to extreme measures to alter their fingerprints.
October 2011
dentascan Corporation and partner ICBS are developing software that will allow the identification of individuals by their body movements. The software is expected to allow surveillance in such places as airports and crowded walkways to identify an individual in a crowd even if only 40% of their body mass is visible. The first stage of the Identascan project, to develop a framework for the project ‘Development of human identification systems for visual surveillance in security sensitive environments’, was completed at the end of August 2011. People in the frame stream will be located by detecting the human body and head and then roughly verified by face and/or gait analysis. Continued on page 12...
EVENTS CALENDAR 3–4 November 2011 Milan, Italy ID World International Congress The ID World International Congress is a showcase of the evolving world of RFID, biometrics and smart card technologies, and looks at the auto ID industry as a whole, rather than focusing on a specific technology or vertical sector. It offers a full-scale and complete vision of social, technological and business aspects related to the deployment of the automatic identification systems.This year’s ID World International Congress will explore the fundamental issues associated with automatic identification in a variety of market segments. More information: www.idworldonline.com
15–17 November 2011 Paris, France Cartes & Identification Bringing together the digital security, payment and contactless community. More information: www.cartes.com
15–17 November 2011 Waltham, Massachusetts, US Technologies for Homeland Security The eleventh annual IEEE Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST ’11) brings together innovators from leading universities, research laboratories, Homeland Security Centers of Excellence, small businesses, system integrators and the end user community and provides a forum to discuss ideas, concepts and experimental results. Produced by IEEE with technical support from DHS S&T, IEEE Biometrics Council, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and IEEE-USA and organizational support from MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Raytheon, and MITRE, this year’s event will showcase selected technical paper and posters highlighting emerging technologies in the areas of cyber security, attack and disaster preparation, recovery, and response, land and maritime border security, and biometrics, forensics and physical security. More information: ieee-hst.org
23–25 November 2011 Venice, Italy ICMVIPPA 2011: International Conference on Machine Vision, Image Processing, and Pattern Analysis The International Conference on Machine Vision, Image Processing, and Pattern Analysis aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of machine vision, image processing, and pattern analysis, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. More information: www.waset.org/conferences/2011/venice/icmvippa/
28–29 November 2011 Ottawa, Canada Privacy & Information Security Congress 2011 For those working in the privacy and information security fields, the two-day forum draws an international audience with an interest in cutting edge policy, programmes, research and technologies aimed at the protection of privacy and security. More information: www.rebootconference.com/ottawaPS2011/
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