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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

The ABCs oF Standards Activities

Author(s)
Maureen A. Breitenberg
This report is an introduction to standardization and the U.S. standards system for readers that are not familiar with this topic. It highlights some of the...

Assessing Face Overlay

Author(s)
Mary F. Theofanos, Brian C. Stanton, Charles L. Sheppard, Ross J. Micheals, Yee-Yin Choong, John W. Wydler II, Kevin C. Mangold, Michelle P. Steves, Emile L. Morse
The United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology's (US-VISIT) has embarked on an effort to improve the quality of facial images captured at...

Use of ISO/IEC 24727

Author(s)
Hildegard Ferraiolo, Teresa T. Schwarzhoff, William I. MacGregor, Hung Dang, Ketan Mehta
This document describes the use of ISO/IEC 24727 in enabling client-applications to access identity credentials issued by different credential issuers.

Visualization of Structural Behavior under Fire

Author(s)
Dilip K. Banerjee, William J. Hess, Thomas M. Olano, Judith E. Terrill, John L. Gross
An integrated environment was created to study the interaction among fire, heat transfer, and structural deformation from a typical room fire. The fire, thermal...

Symbol Representing Biometrics in Use

Author(s)
Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos, Brian Stanton
During the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) M1 task group meetings in 2008, it was recognized that there is a need for a...

Overview of the Multiple Biometrics Grand Challenge

Author(s)
P J. Phillips, Patrick J. Flynn, J. R. Beveridge, Kevin W. Bowyer, W T. Scruggs, Alice O'Toole, David Bolme, Bruce A. Draper, Geof H. Givens, Yui M. Lui, Hassan A. Sahibzada, Joseph A. Scallan, Samuel Weimer
The goal of the Multiple Biometrics Grand Challenge (MBGC) is to improve the performance of face and iris recognition technology from biometric samples acquired...

Estimating Volumes of Simulated Lung Cancer Nodules

Author(s)
David E. Gilsinn, Bruce R. Borchardt, Amelia Tebbe
Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. Computed tomography (CT) shows promise in detecting lung cancers at earlier, more...

Semiconductor Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics Programs

Author(s)
Joaquin (. Martinez, Yaw S. Obeng, Michele L. Buckley
The microelectronics industry supplies vital components to the electronics industry and to the U.S. economy, enabling repaid improvements in productivity and in...

Report of Findings: Use of Language in Ballot Instructions

Author(s)
Janice G. Redish, Dana Chisnell, Ethan Newby, Sharon J. Laskowski, Svetlana Z. Lowry
In this study, we compared two ballots that differed only in wording and presentation of the language on the ballots. For Ballot A, we used conventional wording...

OntoSTEP: OWL-DL Ontology for STEP

Author(s)
Sylvere Krima, Raphael Barbau, Xenia Fiorentini, Sudarsan Rachuri, Ram D. Sriram
The Standard for the Exchange of Product model data (STEP) [1] contains product information mainly related to geometry. The modeling language used to develop...

Software Assurance Using Structured Assurance Case Models

Author(s)
Thomas R. Rhodes, Frederick E. Boland Jr., Elizabeth N. Fong, Michael J. Kass
Software assurance is an important part of the software development process to reduce risks and ensure that the software is dependable and trustworthy. Software...

Directions in Security Metrics Research

Author(s)
Wayne Jansen
More than 100 years ago, Lord Kelvin insightfully observed that measurement is vital to deep knowledge and understanding in physical science. During the last...

Super-Resolution Enhancement of Flash LADAR Range Data

Author(s)
Gavin Rosenbush, Tsai H. Hong, Roger D. Eastman
Flash LADAR systems are becoming increasingly popular for robotics applications. However, they generally provide a low-resolution range image because of the...

Markov Chain Analysis for Large-Scale Grid Systems

Author(s)
Christopher E. Dabrowski, Fern Y. Hunt
In large-scale grid systems with decentralized control, the interactions of many service providers and consumers will likely lead to emergent global system...
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