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IREX IX Part One, Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms

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Author(s)

George W. Quinn, James R. Matey, Patrick J. Grother

Abstract

Iris Exchange (IREX) IX is an evaluation of automated iris recognition algorithms. The first part of the evaluation is a performance test of both verification (one-to-one) and identification (one-to-many) recognition algorithms over operational test data. The results are summarized in this report. Thirteen developers submitted recognition algorithms for testing, more than any previous IREX evaluation. Performance was measured for 46 matching algorithms over a set of approximately 700K field-collected iris images. This report is very similar to IREX IV: Part 1, Evaluation of Iris Identification Algorithms [1] in both format and scope.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8207
Report Number
8207
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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Keywords

iris recognition, IREX
Biometrics

Citation

Quinn, G. , Matey, J. and Grother, P. (2018), IREX IX Part One, Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8207 (Accessed October 21, 2025)

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Created April 18, 2018, Updated November 10, 2018
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