Biometric Update

Smart Eye and FPC unveil combined face-and-iris biometric authentication system

Using two biometric signals increases spoofing resistance. Facial authentication and iris recognition combined drops the false‑match rate to one in one billion.
IEEE

Threshold-Free Event Detection for Nonintrusive Load Monitoring Using Motif Difference Field Images and Convolutional Neural Networks

Abstract: Event detection is a critical process in non-intrusive load monitoring (NILM). Accurate detection enhances subsequent load identification and facilitates a prompt understanding of the system ...

Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her

A team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint last July while she was babysitting four young children, writes InForum. She was booked ...
IEEE

Insect Detection Using mm-Waves: Integrated Communication and Biodiversity Sensing Based on Micro-Doppler Effects

Abstract: Wing flapping of insects can cause micro-Doppler patterns in the reflected signals. Here we study the feasibility of insect sensing from a joint waveform from a near-field continuous-wave ...