Craig I. Watson

Publications

Iris Cameras: Standards Relevant for Camera Selection - 2018

September 18, 2018

Author(s):

James R. Matey, George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother, Craig I. Watson, Shahram Orandi

This paper is a summary of our current recommendations for iris camera selection. NIST is developing these recommendations in collaboration with the FBI, other...

Guidance for Evaluating Contactless Fingerprint Acquisition Devices

July 27, 2018

Author(s):

John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Bruce Bandini, Stephen S. Wood, Michael D. Garris, Kenneth Ko, Frederick R. Byers, Craig I. Watson

This document details efforts undertaken by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop measurements and a protocol for the evaluation...

Certification Pathway for Downsampling 1000 ppi Fingerprint Friction Ridge Imagery to 500 ppi

August 11, 2016

Author(s):

John M. Libert, John D. Grantham, Craig I. Watson

The document describes the procedure by which fingerprint image downsampling procedures will be evaluated with respect to conformance to the NIST guidance for...

Documentation for ROC Baseline 2016

July 13, 2016

Author(s):

James R. Matey, Su L. Cheng, Patrick J. Grother, Mei L. Ngan, George W. Quinn, Elham Tabassi, Craig I. Watson

We present ROC baseline data to support the recommendations in Matey et al [6].

Modest proposals for improving biometric recognition papers

August 31, 2015

Author(s):

James R. Matey, George W. Quinn, Patrick J. Grother, Elham Tabassi, Craig I. Watson, James L. Wayman

We present practical recommendations for improving the clarity, transparency, and usefulness of many biometric papers. Several of the recommendations can be...