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Significance Test in Speaker Recognition Data Analysis with Data Dependency

October 17, 2012

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Alvin F. Martin, Craig S. Greenberg, Raghu N. Kacker, Vincent M. Stanford

To evaluate the performance of speaker recognition systems, a detection cost function defined as a weighted sum of the probabilities of type I and type II...

Correction Factors for the NIST Free-Air Ionization Chambers Used to Realize Air Kerma from W-Anode X-ray Beam

October 16, 2012

Author(s)

Stephen M. Seltzer

This report details analyses in the development of certain correction factors for free-air ionization chambers used by the National Institute of Standards and...

Notional Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Federal Information Systems

October 16, 2012

Author(s)

Jon M. Boyens, Celia Paulsen, Nadya Bartol, Rama Moorthy, Stephanie Shankles

This publication is intended to provide a wide array of practices that, when implemented, will help mitigate supply chain risk to federal information systems...

BioCTS 2012: Advanced Conformance Test Architectures and Test Suites for Biometric Data Interchange Formats and Biometric Information Records

September 14, 2012

Author(s)

Fernando L. Podio, Dylan J. Yaga, Christofer J. McGinnis

The Computer Security Division of NIST/ITL supports the development of biometric conformance testing methodology standards and other conformity assessment...

Guidelines for Access Control System Evaluation Metrics

September 14, 2012

Author(s)

Chung Tong Hu, Karen Scarfone

The purpose of this document is to provide Federal agencies with background information on access control (AC) properties, and to help access control experts...

Usability of PIV Smartcards for Logical Access

August 31, 2012

Author(s)

Mary F. Theofanos, Emile L. Morse, Hannah Wald, Yee-Yin Choong, Celeste Paul, Aiping L. Zhang

Modeling Methodologies and Simulation for Dynamical Systems

August 27, 2012

Author(s)

Ion Matei, Conrad E. Bock

Computer-interpretable representations of system structure and behavior are at the center of designing todays complex systems. Engineers create and review such...

An Exploration of the Operational Ramifications of Lossless Compression of 1000 ppi Fingerprint Imagery

August 6, 2012

Author(s)

Shahram Orandi, John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Kenneth Ko, Stephen S. Wood, Jin Chu Wu, Lindsay M. Petersen, Bruce Bandini

This paper presents the findings of a study initially conducted to measure the operational impact of JPEG 2000 lossy compression on 1000 ppi fingerprint imagery...

Properties of Metal Powders for Additive Manufacturing: A Review of the State of the Art of Metal Powder Property Testing

August 3, 2012

Author(s)

April L. Cooke, John A. Slotwinski

This report investigates the current state-of-the-art methods for determining the properties of metal powders. This assessment evaluates both existing standards...

SEABIRD TISSUE ARCHIVAL AND MONITORING PROJECT: Egg Collections and Analytical Results for 2006-2009

August 2, 2012

Author(s)

Stacy S. Schuur, Paul R. Becker, Sylvain Berail, Russell D. Day, Olivier F. Donard, Keith A. Hobson, Amanda J. Moors, Rebecca S. Pugh, Lauren B. Rust, David G. Roseneau

Since 1999, the Seabird Tissue Archival and Monitoring Project (STAMP) has collected, banked, and analyzed seabird eggs using established protocols to monitor...

Thermal Analysis of Refrigeration Systems Used for Vaccine Storage: Report on Pharmaceutical Grade Refrigerator and Household Refrigerator/Freezer

August 2, 2012

Author(s)

Michal J. Chojnacky, W Wyatt Miller

Each year, billions of dollars of vaccines are stored in refrigerators at the facilities of a variety of medical providers. Many vaccines must be maintained in...

A New Measure in Cell Image Segmentation Data Analysis

July 24, 2012

Author(s)

Jin Chu Wu, Michael W. Halter, Raghu N. Kacker, John T. Elliott

Cell image segmentation (CIS) is critical for quantitative imaging in cytometric analyses. The data derived after segmentation can be used to infer cellular...

Interlaboratory Comparison Study to Support the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Description and Results for QA11Blood01- PAHs, PAH Metabolites, and DOSS in Solution and Blood

July 12, 2012

Author(s)

John R. Kucklick, Michele M. Schantz

To support natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) in response to the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a large number of samples were...

NIST Test Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards

July 12, 2012

Author(s)

David A. Cooper

In order to facilitate the development of applications and middleware that support the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Card, NIST has developed a set of...

A Restricted English for Constructing Ontologies (RECON)

July 10, 2012

Author(s)

Edward J. Barkmeyer Jr., Andreas K. Mattas

Verifying correctness of stated facts, rules, and term definitions for an industrial domain of work requires the contributions of experts in the domain...

The Common Misuse Scoring System (CMSS): Metrics for Software Feature Misuse Vulnerabilities

July 10, 2012

Author(s)

Elizabeth LeMay, Peter Mell, Karen Scarfone

The Common Misuse Scoring System (CMSS) is a set of measures of the severity of software feature misuse vulnerabilities. A software feature is a functional...

Next Generation Packaging, Kitting, and Palletizing: Can one robot do it all?

June 28, 2012

Author(s)

Rajmohan (. Madhavan, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Craig I. Schlenoff

A seminar titled "Next Generation Packaging, Kitting, and Palletizing: Can one robot do it all?" was held on February 9th 2012 at the Material Handling Industry...

Usability of PIV Smartcards for Logical Access

June 28, 2012

Author(s)

Emile L. Morse, Mary F. Theofanos, Yee-Yin Choong, Celeste Paul, Aiping L. Zhang, Hannah Wald

This paper presents the findings of a PIV usability pilot study conducted at NIST during the summer of 2010. The study focused on factors that affected users'...

(NISTIR 7865) A Human Factors Guide to Enhance EHR Usability of Critical User Interactions when Supporting Pediatric Patient Care

June 28, 2012

Author(s)

Svetlana Z. Lowry, Matthew T. Quinn, Mala Ramaiah, David Brick, Emily S. Patterson, Jiajie Zhang, Patricia Abbott, Michael C. Gibbons

Adoption of electronic health record (EHR) systems in hospitals and physician practices is accelerating. Usability of EHRs has been identified as an important...

The Benefits of U.S.-European Security Standardization

June 6, 2012

Author(s)

Erik Puskar

This paper briefly characterizes the benefits of collaboration, focusing on the innovations and efficiencies that standardization entails. EU-U.S. standization...

Guideline for the Implementation of Coexistence for Broadband Power Line Communication Standards

June 6, 2012

Author(s)

David H. Su, Stefano Galli

Power Line Communication (PLC) systems provide a bi-directional communication platform capable of delivering data for a variety of Smart Grid applications such...

Organonhalogen Contaminants and Mercury in Beluga Whale Tissues Banked by the Alaska Marine Mammal Tissue Archival Project

June 6, 2012

Author(s)

Jessica Reiner, Jennifer Hoguet, Jennifer Lynch, John Kucklick, Colleen E. Bryan Sallee, Clay Davis, Amanda Moors, Rebecca Pugh, Paul R. Becker

Guidelines for NIST Staff Participating in Documentary Standards Developing Organizations Activities

June 6, 2012

Author(s)

Nathalie M. Rioux, Erik Puskar, Mary J. DiBernardo

These guidelines were prepared by Standards Services of the Standards Coordination Office (SCO), the NIST organization that coordinates the formulation and...

ELFT-EFS Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies: Extended Feature Sets [Evaluation #2]

June 4, 2012

Author(s)

Michael D. Indovina, Vladimir N. Dvornychenko, R. A. Hicklin, G I. Kiebuzinski

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Evaluation of Latent Fingerprint Technologies - Extended Feature Sets (ELFT-EFS) consists of multiple...

A Review of Test Artifacts for Additive Manufacturing

May 24, 2012

Author(s)

Shawn P. Moylan, April L. Cooke, Kevin K. Jurrens, John A. Slotwinski, M A. Donmez

A standardized test part can be used to quantitatively evaluate the performance of a machine or process. This document reviews existing test artifacts used to...

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division. Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2011

May 18, 2012

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes the technical work of the Applied and Computational Sciences Division of NISTs Information Technology Laboratory.Part I (Overview)...

Sensitivity Analysis for Biometric Systems: A Methodology Based on Orthogonal Experiment Designs

May 17, 2012

Author(s)

Yooyoung Lee, James J. Filliben, Ross J. Micheals, P J. Phillips

The purpose of this paper is to introduce an effective and structured methodology for carrying out a biometric system sensitivity analysis. The goal of...

Computer Security Division 2011 Annual Report

May 8, 2012

Author(s)

Patrick D. O'Reilly

Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002, entitled the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) of 2002, requires NIST to prepare an annual public...

Workshop on Addressing Key Technology Gaps in Implementing AHSS for Automotive Lightweighting

May 1, 2012

Author(s)

James R. Fekete, Jody Hall

Customer demand and regulatory requirements continue to drive automakers to develop vehicles with higher levels of fuel efficiency and structural performance...

Comparison of the WSQ and JPEG 2000 Image Compression Algorithms On 500 ppi Fingerprint Imagery

April 23, 2012

Author(s)

John M. Libert, Shahram Orandi, John D. Grantham

This paper presents the findings of a study conducted to compare the effects of WSQ and JPEG 2000 compression on 500 ppi fingerprint imagery at a typical...

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