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NIST has invested into an Innovations in Measurement Science (IMS) project that seeks to develop far field neutron interferometers to create multi-scale images
Much information that could have immediate practical value in the understanding, management, and measurement of socio-technical systems exists as domain
The objective of Activities in Extended Videos (ActEV) evaluation series is to accelerate development of robust, multi-camera, automatic activity detection
Modern communication systems are designed to adaptively operate in complex, time-varying radio frequency (RF) environments. However, current state-of-the art
NIST is working with DHS S&T and industry to research and develop novel approaches to DDoS detection and mitigation, techniques to test and measure the
The Fluid Characterization Group is developing the advanced fluid characterization laboratory information management system (AFC-LIMS) to support several
NIST scientists are actively developing new algorithms for extremely high-accuracy computation of non-relativistic eigenstates of few-electron atomic systems.
Automated vehicles (AVs) will significantly impact our daily lives and improve the competitiveness of our economy. Advances in communications capabilities – for
Autonomous systems must function correctly in an enormous range of environments. For example, self-driving cars must deal with lighting, rain, fog, pedestrians
Public Law 100-235, "The Computer Security Act of 1987," mandated NIST and OPM to create guidelines on computer security awareness and training based on
Digital battery passports (DBPs), if implemented on a large scale, can provide the electric vehicle battery community with valuable data to support sustainable
In July of 2009 NIST in partnership with the FBI commenced an investigation on the use of JPEG 2000 for compressing fingerprint imagery with the ultimate goal
Performance of biometric systems is dependent on the quality of the acquired input samples. If quality can be improved, either by sensor design, by user
Biometrics is the measurement of physiological characteristics like – but not limited to – fingerprint, iris patterns, or facial features that can be used to
https://github.com/NIST-BWS/wsabi2 Combining biometrics and web services to enable multimodal biometric interoperability and enhance mobile identification and
The Face Recognition Algorithm Independent Evaluation (CHEXIA-FACE) is being conducted to assess the capability of face detection and recognition algorithms to
We aim to identify chemometric fingerprints using artificial intelligence methods that reflect the temporal and geographic history of seabirds, and by extension
NIST is developing a portal to enable researchers to mine high-quality proteomic data from phylogenetically diverse species, to identify advantageous biological
Initially the Comparative Mammalian Proteome Aggregator Resource (CoMPARe) Program will generate proteomic data from sera from 25 different species that
Biological research today is facilitated by automation that provides instrumentation control and data acquisition. Researchers are now able to quickly collect