Six emerging biometric technologies – Pros and cons
For thousands of years, we have been identifying our fellow human beings based on their voice, appearance, or gait. However, a scientific and systematic...
Iris Recognition vs. Retina Scanning – Pros and Cons
Traditional authentication systems require the user to perform the cumbersome task of memorizing numerous passwords, personal identification numbers (PIN), pass-phrase, and answers to secret...
Busting myths about biometric identification and authentication
Biometric authentication is an automated method of identifying or verifying a living person's identity in real-time, based on distinctive personal traits or physiological characteristics,...
Fingerprint Recognition System (FRS) – Benefits and challenges
Fingerprint recognition is a biometrics-based pattern recognition system widely used to identify or authenticate a person by determining the authenticity of the fingerprint, an...
Must-read reports on safety and security in autonomous vehicles
Safety and security are among the primary requirements of autonomous and high automation vehicles. Why? Because an autonomous driving system (or driving automation system...
Artificial brain research – Popular initiatives and projects
The development of AI is tightly coupled with our pursuit of understanding the human brain. The long-term goal is to emulate the brain by...
Using robotics and AI in medicine during pandemic and beyond
Domo arigato, Dr. Roboto!
Perhaps, this could be the phrase we keep hearing very often in the not-too-distant future. After all, robotics and artificial intelligence...
Defending airports from drones: Counter-drone technologies
Airports differ in size, capacity, air traffic, and proximity to populated areas. But some hazards associated with drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are...
Top AI surveillance techniques used by governments worldwide
AI surveillance technology is spreading faster than anyone anticipated before. At least 75 leading countries worldwide are actively using intelligent video surveillance technologies that...
The history of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) – Timeline
Researchers have already demonstrated the human neuroprosthetic control of computer cursors, robotic limbs, and speech synthesizers, using no more than 256 electrodes. These successes...
Top invasive and non-invasive brain-machine interface technologies
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI), often called neural-control interfaces (NCI), mind-machine interfaces (MMI), direct neural interfaces (DNI), or brain-machine interfaces (BMI), are direct communication pathways between...
Intelligent video – The next big trend in IP surveillance
IP surveillance is rapidly becoming the most flexible and future-proof option for security and surveillance for businesses, warehouses, and campuses, which have plenty of...
