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IREX III - Performance of Iris Identification Algorithms

April 3, 2012
Author(s)
Patrick J. Grother, George W. Quinn, James R. Matey, Mei L. Ngan, Wayne J. Salamon, Gregory P. Fiumara, Craig I. Watson
Iris recognition has long been held as an accurate and fast biometric. In the first public evaluation of one-to-many iris identification technologies, this third activity in the Iris Exchange (IREX) program has measured the core algorithmic efficacy and

Symbol Representing Biometrics in Use

July 30, 2009
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 symbol to represent that any biometrics (fingerprint, iris, photo, etc.) are in use. The symbol is

Monitoring Contaminants in Seabirds: The Importance of Specimen Banking

November 13, 2007
Author(s)
Stacy S. Vander-Pol, Paul R. Becker
Historically, contaminants in seabird tissues were monitored by considering physically visible effects; however, subtle, sub-lethal effects are also important. Several long-term monitoring and specimen banking programs are in place for seabirds, and the

Workshop on the Evaluation of a Tactical Decision Aid Display

August 1, 2007
Author(s)
William D. Davis, R Vettori, Paul A. Reneke, L D. Brassell, David G. Holmberg, Jodi Kostecki, Jessica Kratchman
On July 26, 2005, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a workshop consisting of fire service and fire safety personnel that had two objectives. The first, was to give the attendees a presentation of the history and present

Security for Wireless Networks and Devices

March 27, 2003
Author(s)
Shirley M. Radack
This ITL Bulletin summarizes NIST Special Publication (SP) 800-48, Wireless Network Security, 802.11, Bluetooth, and Handheld Devices. Written by Tom Karygiannis and Les Owens. NIST SP 800-48 provides recommendations to improve the security of wireless

The TREC-2001 Video Track Report

April 18, 2002
Author(s)
Alan Smeaton, Paul D. Over, R Taban
New in TREC-2001 was the Video Track, the goal of which was to promote progress in content-based retrieval from digital video open, metrics-based evaluation. The track built on publicly available video provided by the Open Video Project of the University

Standardization in Technology-Based Markets

May 1, 2000
Author(s)
Gregory C. Tassey
The complexity of modern technology, especially its system character, has led to an increase the number and variety of standards that affect a single industry or market. Standards affect the R&D, production, and market penetration stages of economic
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