Biometrics

News and Updates

Hundreds sign up for the upcoming NIST Innovative Technologies Showcase 2

March 8, 2023

NIST’s second Innovative Technologies Showcase, a setting where three NIST researchers will present their latest and greatest technology, has gotten off to a

Replica finger bones lie on a piece of cloth.

Spotlight: Putting Our Finger on the Future of Identity Verification

July 5, 2022

Our researchers have developed ways of comparing fingerprint images captured through contact versus contactless processes.

Illustration shows passengers boarding an international flight and having their faces matched to previously taken photos before passing through the gate.

NIST Evaluates Face Recognition Software’s Accuracy for Flight Boarding

July 13, 2021

The most accurate face recognition algorithms have demonstrated the capability to confirm airline passenger identities while making very few errors, according

Projects and Programs

Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE)

Completed

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted and managed the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE) projects. The ICE 2005 was a technology

NIST Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT)

Ongoing

NIST Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT) consist of evaluations of the accuracy of latent matching using features marked by experienced human

Biometric Standards Program and Resource Center

This page is no longer maintained. It is provided for historical information. To learn about our current work, visit the Biometrics Program page.

Statistical Friction Ridge Analysis (SFRA)

Ongoing

This project aims to develop a statistical measure of the uncertainty of the decisions made on the friction ridge evidence (i.e., evidential value of

Publications

Beginners Guide to Biometric and Forensic Human Subjects Research Protections

January 12, 2023

Author(s)

Melissa Taylor, William Chapman, R. Austin Hicklin

This document is designed to help researchers in the United States navigate and comply with requirements and best practices for human subjects research, with

Ongoing Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Part 9a: Face Recognition Verification Accuracy on Distinguishing Twins

September 22, 2022

Author(s)

Kayee Hanaoka, Mei Lee Ngan, Patrick J. Grother, Austin Hom

NIST 2022 Language Recognition Evaluation Plan

August 31, 2022

Author(s)

Yooyoung Lee, Craig Greenberg, Lisa Mason, Elliot Singer

The 2022 NIST language recognition evaluation (LRE22) is the 9th cycle in an on-going language recognition evaluation series that began in 1996. The objectives

Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Part 4A: MORPH - Utility of 1:N Face Recognition Algorithms for Morph Detection

July 29, 2022

Author(s)

Mei Lee Ngan, Patrick J. Grother, Kayee Hanaoka

This report is a part of a series of studies on the topic of face morphing, its relevance and implications as a vulnerability to automated face recognition, and

Software

NIST Fingerprint Registration and Comparison Tool (NFRaCT)

July 21, 2022

About The NIST Fingerprint Registration and Comparison Tool (NFRaCT) is a cross-platform GUI application which allows a user to load a pair of fingerprint

NFIQ 2

November 12, 2021

The biometrics community recommended a new, open source, generalized version of NFIQ to be developed in consultation and collaboration with users and industry.

Dental Encoding Translator Applications Suite (DEnTAS)

August 11, 2015

NIST is pleased to announce that it has developed a capability to translate input and output from the major forensic dental systems (each of which uses

Biometric Evaluation Framework

August 5, 2014

Biometric Evaluation Framework is a set of C++ classes, error codes, and design patterns used to create a common environment to provide logging, data management

Biometrics

News and Updates

Hundreds sign up for the upcoming NIST Innovative Technologies Showcase 2

Spotlight: Putting Our Finger on the Future of Identity Verification

NIST Evaluates Face Recognition Software’s Accuracy for Flight Boarding

Projects and Programs

Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE)

NIST Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies (ELFT)

Biometric Standards Program and Resource Center

Statistical Friction Ridge Analysis (SFRA)

Publications

Beginners Guide to Biometric and Forensic Human Subjects Research Protections

Ongoing Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Part 9a: Face Recognition Verification Accuracy on Distinguishing Twins

NIST 2022 Language Recognition Evaluation Plan

Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) Part 4A: MORPH - Utility of 1:N Face Recognition Algorithms for Morph Detection

Software

NIST Fingerprint Registration and Comparison Tool (NFRaCT)

NFIQ 2

Dental Encoding Translator Applications Suite (DEnTAS)

Biometric Evaluation Framework

Awards

Diane Stephens Named Winner for the 2022 Women in Biometrics Award

P. Jonathon Phillips Honored with Career Achievement Award

Elham Tabassi - 2016 Women in Biometrics Award