The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, considered the world’s most prestigious biometric engine evaluation body, announced the results of its latest evaluation of facial biometric engines last Thursday, April 20th. This evaluation once again placed Veridas among the elite of facial biometric engines, achieving second place among nearly 250 algorithms submitted.
The best performance to date
Veridas achieved its best result in the most demanding category possible: the one-in-many (1:N) evaluation with a sample size (N) of 12 million. Specifically, the Veridas engine achieved a False Negative Identification Rate (FNIR) of 0.0232 for a False Positive Identification Rate (FPIR) of 0.001.
This means that when looking for a known subject in a database of 12 million records, Veridas’ engine brings the right target as the first candidate 97.68% of the time. The biometric facial engine that achieved this result is the one already available in production to more than 250 Tier 1 customers Veridas has in more than 25 geographies.
This achievement adds to a long list of recognitions by NIST, in whose evaluations we have consistently ranked at the top worldwide. Another excellent example of this leadership is the position achieved by Veridas in both the voice biometrics and combined facial and voice evaluations. NIST ranked Veridas as the second and first commercial solutions, respectively.
Veridas continues its commitment to be at the forefront of transparency, auditing, and reliability of its biometric solutions. Just recently, Veridas became one of the first companies worldwide to perform a ‘Diagnosis on the ethical principles of Artificial Intelligence,’ has passed the iBeta PAD Level 2 evaluation for its liveness detection technology, and has become a certified Digital Identity Service Provider (IDSP) according to UK’s government Trust Framework.
Promoting Ethics in Biometrics
Veridas continues its commitment to be at the forefront of transparency, auditing, and reliability of its biometric solutions. Just recently, Veridas became one of the first companies worldwide to perform a ‘Diagnosis on the ethical principles of Artificial Intelligence,’ has passed the iBeta PAD Level 2 evaluation for its liveness detection technology, and has become a certified Digital Identity Service Provider (IDSP) according to UK’s government Trust Framework.
Note: Results shown from NIST do not constitute an endorsement of any particular system, product, service, or company by NIST. Results can be found here.
