AUSTIN, TEXAS — A chief theme at this year's Ping YOUniverse conference Tuesday and Wednesday of last week (Sept. 1 and 2) was the notion of "verified trust," which Ping Identity views as the next stage of the authentication of humans. "Every step in the ID journey must evolve," said Ping Identity CEO and founder Andre Durand during his keynote Tuesday, adding that "trust must be earned through continuous validation." Durand said verified trust can be considered as the fusion of fraud detection, access management, and ID verification. Several Ping YOUniverse speakers later called it "the continuous verification of the human user at every stage of the journey." More than a login All agreed that verified trust goes much further than just logging into a service or device. To Ping, that's implicit trust, and it's just the beginning. The next stage is adaptive trust, which many organizations are already familiar with. Its features include multi-factor authentication (MFA) and context-based threat detection. For example, when you log into your company email account while traveling and you're asked to type in an additional code, that's adaptive trust making sure you're not an impostor trying to break in from an unfamiliar location. The final stage is what Ping defines as explicit trust, narrowing down the authentication factors to one specific individual. This can involve biometric identification, device-bound information, and other unique identifiers. Furthermore, explained Ping's Business Lead of PingOne Recognize Ali Nazem and Senior Sales Engineer Dalton Slattery in a Wednesday breakout session, regular access logins are only one of three "doors" by which an adversary can break into an organization. The other two are the hiring process, as we've seen with multiple incidents of North Korean spies using false identities to work for Western companies, and the account-recovery and technical-assistance route, exploited
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Integrating Facial Recognition with a Smart Home What you’ll learn: - How to split the load for facial recognition. - Some of Microchip’s processors that can handle smart-home chores. In the video above, Microchip’s Brad Poole, Edge AI Business Development Manager, and Bill Li, Applications Manager for Microprocessors, highlight the SAM9x75 and SAMA7D65 application processors in a simulated smart-home environment. In this case, the SAM9x75 handles the image capture and optimization with its image sensor controller (ISC). The image is then passed via Ethernet to the SAMA7D65 that runs the facial recognition stack (Fig. 1). The SAM9x75 is based on an Arm ARM926 core. It incorporates 64K SRAM and a DDR2/3L interface. However, for this application, it’s the MIPI 4-lane CSI-2 camera interface and the built-in image sensor controller (ISC) that are important. The ISC supports ITU-R BT 601/656/1120 video interface up to 5 Mpixels as well as raw Bayer 12, YCbCr, monochrome and JPEG compressed sensors up to 12 bits. This provides a smart camera via Ethernet that improves the image quality before passing it on. The SAMA7D65 is an Arm Cortex-A7 application processor running Linux. It gets the video stream via its 100/1000 Ethernet MAC with time-sensitive networking (TSN) support. The chip is supported by the Microchip Graphics Suite and MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite. The chip is where the facial recognition software runs. The application was running on the SAMA7D65 Curiosity Kit (Fig. 2). The board has a microSD slot plus 8 Gb of DDR3L, 64 Mb of QSPI NOR flash, 4 Gb of SLC NAND flash and a 2-kb serial EEPROM. The SAMA7D65 Curiosity Kit provides two Ethernet ports (Fig. 3). One via a conventional RJ-45 jack and the other via the SODIMM socket. There are three on-board CAN-FD transceivers, too. Also in the mix are
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Links for Kids Golf Classic Sept. 16, 2026 - September 4th, 2026 Join the Provo City School District Foundation for the Links for Kids Golf Classic on Wednesday,... Franklin Elementary’s PTA has earned national recognition for its work to make family involvement more representative of the community it serves. The Franklin Elementary PTA has received the National PTA Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Award, becoming the first PTA in Utah to receive the honor. The national award recognizes local PTAs for efforts to remove barriers and build more inclusive and equitable school communities. National PTA recognized Franklin for changes made over the past three years, including significant growth in PTA participation and increased representation among Latino parents, fathers, and school employees. “This achievement belongs to our entire community,” Franklin Elementary Principal Brookanne Dalby said. “It demonstrates that when we intentionally open doors and create linguistically and culturally accessible spaces, our Hispanic families and the entire school community respond with an unwavering commitment to our children’s education.” Franklin’s PTA membership grew from 37 members to 94 active members. That growth included increased participation from Latino parents as well as 12 fathers and 19 faculty members. The PTA’s leadership structure also expanded, creating a larger and more representative council with additional leadership and committee positions focused on equity. The Jan Harp Domene Diversity and Inclusion Award is presented to a select group of local PTAs across the country each year. Franklin was recognized for practices centered on inclusion, family participation and open communication. The award is named for former National PTA President Jan Harp Domene, whose work focused on bringing families from different backgrounds into public schools. Franklin Elementary PTA will also receive a $1,000 prize to support continued diversity and belonging efforts at the school. The recognition is exemplary of
Sep 4, 2026 · via provo.edu
Engineering PhD candidate receives best paper award at Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of Generative AI Workshop Alexander Nemecek, a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer and Data Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, received the best paper award at the Authenticity and Provenance in the Age of Generative AI (APAI) Workshop at the IEEE / CVF Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Conference 2026. Held earlier this year in Denver, Colorado, this conference is one of the world's premier events for computer vision and artificial intelligence research. CVPR also is among the most selective and highly cited venues in computer science. Nemecek’s paper titled, “Authenticated contradictions from desynchronized provenance and watermarking,” was co-authored by: - Erman Ayday, PhD, associate professor of computer and data sciences at Case School of Engineering; - Guang Cheng, professor of statistics and data science, computer science and biostatistics at the University of California, Los Angeles; and - Hengzhi He, a PhD student in statistics and data science at the University of California, Los Angeles. As part of the award, Nemecek received a $1,000 prize sponsored by Pangram, a startup specializing in AI-generated content detection. About the paper “Authenticated contradictions from desynchronized provenance and watermarking” identifies a vulnerability the authors call the “integrity clash.” The vulnerability occurs when an AI-generated image carries a cryptographically valid content credential claiming human authorship while its pixels simultaneously contain an invisible watermark identifying it as AI-generated—allowing both verification checks to pass independently. The team demonstrated that these "authenticated fakes" can be created using standard editing tools, then proposed an audit protocol that detects the contradictions with 100% accuracy. As provenance labeling and AI watermarking see wider adoption across platforms like Adobe, Google and Meta, the work highlights a gap that content authenticity systems will need to close.
Sep 4, 2026 · via case.edu
trinamiX accuses Apple of infringing Face ID skin-detection patents Germany-based BASF subsidiary trinamiX has sued Apple in U.S. federal court, alleging that Face ID technology in newer iPhones and iPads infringes seven patents covering techniques for distinguishing human skin from masks and other materials during facial authentication. The lawsuit, filed September 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleges that Apple incorporated patented material and skin detection technology into Face ID without authorization. The case was filed by trinamiX GmbH and trinamiX Sensing LLC. The dispute is narrower than simply that trinamiX invented Face ID or facial anti-spoofing technology generally. Apple introduced Face ID with the iPhone X in 2017, and trinamiX acknowledges in its complaint that the original system did not use the technology covered by the patents it is asserting. Instead, trinamiX says Apple later modified Face ID to incorporate technology that can determine properties of the material presented to the camera, including whether a detected face consists of human skin. According to the complaint, the allegedly infringing technology is now used in a variety of iPhone 15, iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 models, iPad Pro devices and other Apple products. trinamiX alleges Apple “knew or should have known” that updating its devices to use Face ID with material and skin detection would infringe its patents. The technology is intended to address presentation attacks against facial authentication systems. A photograph can potentially be rejected by determining that the presented face lacks three-dimensional depth. More sophisticated attacks can use three-dimensional masks or replicas that reproduce the geometry of a real face. trinamiX’s technology goes a step further by analyzing how projected light is reflected from an object. Those reflections can provide information not only about an object’s distance and shape, but also about properties
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It is becoming increasingly difficult to disappear. Just ask Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi, who became the focus of a frantic search before they were found in Argentina and finally left alone. Security cameras watch streets, railway stations, airports, shopping centers and stadiums. All you have to do is look up and scan your surroundings. In many places, you will spot municipal signs warning that cameras are operating in the area, supposedly to protect us and keep us safe. But do they? In 2026, AI-powered systems are capable not only of recording people but of identifying them, tracking them and potentially linking appearances across different public spaces. In Britain, for example, police have expanded their use of Live Facial Recognition systems, including plans to install permanent cameras on Oxford Street, alongside deployment of the technology at London Underground stations. In Israel, meanwhile, the Knesset in May 2026 extended the temporary order governing the country’s biometric database. As the technology spreads, so does anxiety about its use. Studies have found that in some systems, Black and Asian people face a higher risk of being misidentified than white people. In Britain, public concern is already significant: a recent poll cited by The Guardian found that about 60% of respondents viewed facial recognition technology as “another step toward turning Britain into a surveillance society.” Now, a new generation of British designers is positioning privacy as fashion’s next big trend, using clothing to weaken facial recognition systems through “adversarial clothing”, incorporating sophisticated combinations of shapes, colors and repeating motifs designed to exploit weaknesses in computer vision systems and disrupt its ability to identify faces. Experts caution, however, that their effectiveness varies depending on the surveillance system and the conditions in which they are used. Nick Tidball, co-founder of tech-focused fashion brand
Sep 4, 2026 · via ynetnews.com
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Dahua Technology Showcases Integrated Smart Living and Innovations at IFA Berlin 2026 BERLIN, Sept. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Dahua Technology, a world-leading video-centric AIoT solution and service provider, is showcasing its expanding portfolio of intelligent products and solutions at IFA Berlin 2026, highlighting the company's continued innovation in its core technology strengths while extending AIoT capabilities into a broader range of business areas. At this year's exhibition, Dahua is presenting innovations spanning wireless surveillance, intrusion alarm, video intercom, monitor, and fire safety. The lineup demonstrates how Dahua is building on its expertise in video, AI, and intelligent security to address a wider range of residential, commercial, and professional needs. WITHS: Extending Professional Security through Wireless Innovation Developed around the concept of "Simple, Smart, Secure", WITHS brings Dahua's professional imaging and intelligent security expertise into a flexible wireless portfolio designed for easier deployment and management. Supporting Wi-Fi, 4G, and DMSS app control, WITHS helps reduce cabling requirements and enables smaller installations to be conveniently managed through mobile devices, while NVR-based management supports larger applications. Its intelligent capabilities include human, pet, and vehicle detection, auto tracking, gesture recognition, facial recognition, AOV/AOR recording, WizColor imaging, and two-way talk. It covers indoor, outdoor, wire-free, and off-grid scenarios, including solar-powered and high-capacity battery options. Dahua AirShield: Integrated Wireless Intrusion Protection Dahua AirShield provides wireless intrusion protection by integrating alarm devices with surveillance, video intercom, and other security systems. Its Airfly private RF protocol supports event transmission between alarm hubs and wireless peripherals, while RF-HD enables rapid image and audio transmission from compatible devices. The solution supports wired devices through expansion modules, helping users modernize existing systems while reducing upgrade costs. Powered by DoLynk Cloud, AirShield connects end-users, installers, and Alarm Receiving Centers through DMSS and DoLynk Care. AP Mode provides flexible network configuration, while Cloud
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Every Sunday, David Zucker rents a basketball court at a gym in New York City to play a pickup game with a few of his friends. In late 2024, he became one of the first people he knew to own a pair of Meta smart glasses. He loved them because the tech-loaded eyewear let him film his pickup games to share with friends on social media. But he liked them for another reason: they helped him navigate a world built for people with better vision than his. Download the Straight Arrow app today to get the stories that matter free from manipulation, bias or agenda.™ Point phone camera here Zucker was born with oculocutaneous albinism type 2, one of the most common forms of albinism, which qualifies him as legally blind. “I don’t drive. I have a disabled state ID. So, kind of in that weird middle space of I’m not blind, but I’m not fully sighted,” Zucker told Straight Arrow. He would often edit the video he captured with his glasses to show “What it’s like for me to exist normally versus here’s what it’s like to exist with this product,” he said. No one batted an eye when they saw him wearing his smart glasses. Most people even thought they were really cool — that was until recently. By April, the narrative about smart glasses among news outlets and social media began to change. What people once saw as a cool new gadget quickly became a potentially dangerous one that could film people without their knowledge. Even The Guardian used the phrase “pervert glasses in a headline. Zucker is one of a growing number of blind or people with low vision who use smart glasses as a functional tool. From reading menus and identifying products to navigating hands-free,
Sep 4, 2026 · via san.com
Every day, homeowners face a slew of small decisions even in the most cleverly designed house. What should we cook for dinner tonight? Is the food in the fridge past its use-by date? Which wash cycle should I use for this delicate fabric? How come my bedroom has suddenly turned hot? Such questions are so familiar we hardly notice how much time they take up. On their own, these questions aren’t difficult to answer. Together, they add up. It is exactly this pile of small decisions Hisense set out to take off our hands. But rather than adding features to individual machines, the multinational group has built a smart home companion around four key pillars: ‘Can Sense’, ‘Can Think’, ‘Can Communicate’ and ‘Can Execute’. In effect, this means that the home itself can gauge its surroundings, anticipate the things its occupants need, let them know and, under the radar, coordinate what happens next. Imagine a home that could recognise ingredients, detect air quality, adjust temperature and humidity, assess laundry loads and how cloudy the water is – or could even notice the presence of people and their postures. Such ‘sensing’ is the raw material for a more responsive home. Then there’s the capacity to think. Rather than merely responding to commands, an intelligent home can remember preferences, anticipate individual needs, and plan ahead. Communication makes that intelligence accessible, whether through voice, touch, screens or image recognition. Last but not least is execution: the ability to act on its knowledge, completing tasks and coordinating activity without requiring constant meddling from outside. These qualities sum up Hisense’s AI Companion Suite, unveiled at IFA 2026. Clever appliances are no longer enough on their own – true home intelligence comes from turning separate devices into a fully-synched environment. The kitchen offers a perfect vignette.
Sep 4, 2026 · via architecturaldigest.com
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers heard testimony Thursday from Flock Safety, which makes automated license plate reader cameras. Kevin Kane, Flock Safety’s director of governmental affairs, was questioned about police misuse, data ownership and privacy of the company’s ALPR camera network. “People are concerned that we could already be well down the road toward the kind of surveillance state that George Orwell warned about in his dystopian novel 1984,” said State Rep. Jennifer Decker, R-Waddy. “It’s important to note that when a customer signs up for Flock, they are sharing data with no one. Everything is a choice of law enforcement, not Flock, as to whom, if anyone, they share data with,” replied Kane. Kane highlighted several safeguards the company implements, including a now-mandatory tool that Shively Police credit for flagging alleged improper searches made by one of its officers. “This is precisely why we have our very clear audit logs,” Kane said. “This is precisely why we’ve never sold data from day one. And this is precisely why we’ve invested so significantly to make auditing of data even easier.” Northern Kentucky Republican TJ Roberts, R-Burlington, raised concern about facial recognition and the company representative’s answer about it. “You can look to their patents; they have facial recognition technology,” Roberts said. “It openly contemplates integrating it with their license plate readers. It is already capable of doing that. It is already doing it.” “Our technology, our ALPRs, we do not utilize this technology,” Kane said. “We do not like facial recognition technology.” This year, Kentucky lawmakers enacted statewide policies for ALPR cameras, including a 90-day cap on image retention and periodic internal audits. House Majority Whip Jason Nemes, R-Louisville, said he supports warrants being mandatory for most Flock searches and external reviews of how officers are using the system. “So
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2.8B still excluded from digital ID as new gender gaps emerge: World Bank An estimated 2.8 billion people worldwide remain shut out from government-recognized digital ID systems, creating what the World Bank describes as a new divide in the digital economy. While traditional physical identification gaps have steadily narrowed, the World Bank’s ID4D Global Dataset 2025: Trends in Identification for Development reveals that the advancement toward digital services is birthing new inequities. Notably, while the global gender gap for standard legal IDs has closed among adults for the first time on record, a persistent gender disparity is re-emerging in digital identity ownership and usage. In several middle-income countries women are now significantly less likely than men to own or use digital IDs. In countries such as Jordan, Türkiye and Ukraine researchers found notable gender gaps in digital identity adoption. It’s a pattern the authors posit could be a result of lower rates of female smartphone ownership and digital literacy, but they say more data is needed to unpack the disparity. Even where digital identity infrastructure exists, the report uncovers a pronounced gap between official rollout and actual daily use. In Vietnam, for instance, more than 70 percent of adults hold a digital ID yet fewer than 20 percent have ever used it, according to the report. In Türkiye, despite an 80 percent ownership rate, usage drops to roughly 50 percent. Authors Saniya Ansar, Julia Michal Clark and Jorin Margaux Wolff warn that because digital ID systems rely on paper or physical foundational IDs to onboard users, deploying digital credentials without fixing underlying paper-based gaps risks deepening social divides. Rather than expanding inclusion, digital ID systems risk serving only the population that is already documented, further pushing marginalized groups to the sidelines. Progress on paper, concentration in Africa Efforts to provide
Sep 3, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
TSA, CBP expand biometric and digital ID programs for air travel Digital identity and biometrics are ever increasing in the U.S. with new pilots and services launched at Newark Liberty, Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International and Denver International airports. At Newark Liberty Airport, TSA activated the nation’s first touchless biometric e‑gates in Terminal C. The new e-gates allow TSA PreCheck passengers to verify identity and boarding details using face biometrics, which remove the need for physical IDs or boarding passes. The pilot, developed with United Airlines, coincides with the busy Labor Day travel period. Greg Hawko, TSA federal security director, said there is no current plan to roll out the e-gate elsewhere in Newark Airport. However, “the hope is, as it progresses, we can expand it across the airport,” he told NJ.com. In Bermuda, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) introduced Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP) at its preclearance facility. The system uses facial comparison technology to match travelers’ faces to passport records within seconds, streamlining inspections for U.S. citizens. Airport operator Skyport invested in the rollout after observing similar technology in Aruba. At Denver International Airport, TSA began accepting myColorado mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) at security checkpoints. Using Credential Authentication Technology (CAT‑2), TSA officers can compare a traveler’s real‑time photo with the digital license and confirm boarding details without a boarding pass. Colorado joins 20 other states whose mobile IDs are accepted by TSA. “The process of verifying identities is fundamental to ensuring transportation security,” said TSA Colorado Federal Security Director Douglas Cruz. “By enabling travelers to use mobile driver’s licenses, we are leveraging technology to strengthen security and streamline our operations. Our TSA officers are fully trained to accept and process myColorado mDLs, and we are glad to provide this convenient option for those departing DEN and our other state
Sep 3, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
How ML is Uniting with IoT to Transform Remote Collaboration at Work Dmytro Spilka Dmytro Spilka The artificial intelligence boom has had a transformative impact on several high-tech industries, but its integration with IoT devices could fundamentally transform the way we collaborate with our peers in remote working environments. Machine learning (ML), as a subset of AI, is a natural partner for Internet of Things technology because of its frictionless ability to work with large, unstructured datasets and convert readings into actionable insights. The way ML and IoT can improve collaboration is through the enablement of smart workplaces, automating environmental adjustments for employees, and powering intelligent communication throughout essential hardware. There’s also plenty to come from the two emerging technologies, with the generative AI in IoT market size expected to rally from $2.03 billion in 2025 to $2.61 billion in 2026 on its way to reaching a value of $6.99 billion by 2030, representing a CAGR of 28 percent. Given that 35 percent of employees still work remotely in the United States despite post-pandemic initiatives among some employers to bring workers back into the office, it’s clear that the age of WFH is here to stay in some form or another. This means that technology needs to help bridge collaboration gaps between teams working in digital environments. Studies have suggested that 53 percent of remote workers feel less connected to their colleagues, with engagement scores falling alongside an uptick in turnover rates. This indicates that more needs to be done to ensure that those working remotely can collaborate freely within their teams. Together, ML and IoT can help to replace the physical gaps that exist between distributed team members. There’s also an emerging array of use cases demonstrating why the technology could help to recapture the in-house office experience that’s
Sep 3, 2026 · via iotforall.com
DORAVILLE, Georgia — On Wednesday, Sept. 9, ACLU of Georgia staff will present to the Doraville City Council and community members on the benefits of adopting a Community Control Over Police Surveillance (CCOPS) ordinance. CCOPS would give residents and local elected officials a meaningful voice in decisions about police surveillance technology. It sets a clear process for evaluating new tools before they’re purchased or used and establishes safeguards for deployment, data collection, and retention. Surveillance technology is increasingly being used to track Georgians’ everyday movements, as well as their associations with family, friends, and organizations. While these tools can support law enforcement, they also pose significant risks to privacy and civil rights. Georgia does not have a comprehensive statewide law regulating the use, retention, or sharing of data collected by police surveillance technology. This leaves local governments responsible for addressing the rapidly growing and unregulated systems. CCOPS ordinances have been adopted in 26 cities nationwide, providing safeguards and a stronger voice in surveillance decisions for nearly 18 million people. The ACLU of Georgia is encouraging Doraville residents to attend the Sept. 9 meeting, learn about CCOPS, and participate in the discussion on protecting privacy. WHAT Doraville City Council regular meeting ACLU of Georgia presentation on CCOPS WHEN Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026 6 p.m. WHERE Doraville City Hall 2421 Van Fleet Circle, Suite 200 Doraville, GA WHO ACLU of Georgia staff The media is encouraged to attend the Doraville City Council meeting. ACLU of Georgia staff will be available for interviews after the meeting. Please contact [email protected] to coordinate interviews or for additional information. Sign up to be the first to hear about how to take action. By completing this form, I agree to receive occasional emails per the terms of the ACLU’s privacy statement.
Sep 3, 2026 · via acluga.org
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Matthew Bassiur received the Global Leadership in IP award at the Luxury Law Awards, part of Luxury Law Summit London, which took place on 9 June. He is vice president and head of global IP enforcement at Alibaba. He began his career as an assistant district attorney at the New York County District Attorney’s Office and later served as a prosecutor in the computer crime and IP section of the US Department of Justice. He held senior roles at Apple and Pfizer before joining Alibaba in 2016. He spoke with the Global Legal Post about his career, issues of online enforcement and hidden sales, the importance of anti-counterfeiting protections and his early desire to be an astronaut. What was your path to becoming head of global IP enforcement at Alibaba? My path to Alibaba has been shaped by seeing IP enforcement from every angle. I began as an assistant district attorney in the Trial Division of the New York County District Attorney’s Office under Robert Morgenthau, where I specialised in prosecuting trademark counterfeiting and Asian organised crime. That gave me a ground-level understanding of how counterfeit networks operate and how law enforcement can dismantle them. From there I became a federal prosecutor in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the US Department of Justice, prosecuting large-scale, multi-jurisdictional IP crimes and coordinating domestic and international enforcement training and outreach. That experience taught me how to build cross-border cases and how to best partner with foreign governments. I then moved to the private sector. At Apple, as senior director, Americas region and counsel for IPR Enforcement, I built and oversaw investigations into theft, fraud, cybercrime and counterfeiting; and at Pfizer, as vice president and deputy chief security officer, I oversaw anti-counterfeiting operations, criminal investigations, physical security and crisis management for
Sep 3, 2026 · via globallegalpost.com
The Academy’s membership comprises over 20 Nobel laureates alongside global pre-eminent scholars who have received prestigious international honours such as the Turing Award, Shaw Prize, and Wolf Prize. Prof S. Joe Qin, President and Wai Kee Kau Chair Professor of Data Science at Lingnan University, congratulated Prof Morel on his election, “Prof Morel has built a distinguished career across academia and industry. This recognition from the international academic community underscores Lingnan’s strategic success in actively attracting top-tier global scholars in recent years. Prof Morel’s expertise will greatly empower our newly established innovation and entrepreneurship platform, the 'LU Xcelerator (LUX)', to drive the convergence of AI technologies across diverse fields and foster high-quality interdisciplinary research. As Lingnan surges in global university rankings, the University will continue to spearhead major engineering initiatives, showing the world the Hong Kong SAR's higher education prowess in emerging engineering and technology.” Deeply honoured, Prof Morel said, “My academic journey began in pure mathematics and gradually expanded into image analysis and data science, where I developed corresponding mathematical models and algorithms. This has convinced me that interdisciplinary research can deliver innovative solutions to the real world. I have always believed that research should dare to innovate with the betterment of society as its goal, and that the value of research outcomes stands the test of time. I look forward to further advancing academic exchanges and collaborations between Lingnan and international scholars, exploring more innovative applications in interdisciplinary areas such as AI, image analysis, digital humanities and data science, and bridging fundamental research with practical applications.” Inspired in his early career by pure mathematical concepts, Prof Morel developed a keen interest in computer vision and AI, formulating numerous image processing and analysis algorithms encompassing image denoising and automated object recognition in imagery. Many of these innovations have been
Sep 3, 2026 · via asiaresearchnews.com
Mitek’s passive liveness impresses in biometric image benchmark Results are beginning to emerge from the latest challenge in the LivDet biometric liveness detection competition series, with Mitek Systems revealing strong results in the category that most closely matches real-world applications of its technology. The company reports that its biometric facial liveness detection algorithms produced the three highest results in the image category of the 2026 LivDet-Face competition. The Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR) organized the test in collaboration with Clarkson University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. In the image category, organizers ran submitted biometric algorithms against a collection of bona fide and attack images that had not been disclosed to participants. This tests if a presentation attack detection (PAD) algorithm can recognize attacks outside the data available to its developer. Mitek describes its technology as passive liveness detection, and emphasizes the benefit of avoiding introducing friction with fraud prevention technologies. “These results reinforce our commitment to deliver AI-powered identity verification that helps organizations strengthen security while providing seamless digital experiences,” says Garrett Gafke, chief operating officer at Mitek. Mitek says it built its liveness detection with an ensemble of models trained using proprietary datasets that included demographic and device diversity and more than 20 presentation attack types. Participating companies had to submit their PAD software into Docker containers in PNG or JPEG files. Organizers executed the containers on servers at Clarkson University. The environment included Intel Xeon processors, an Nvidia RTX 4090 GPU, and 128GB of memory. Internet connections and calls to external services were prohibited to prevent participating companies from sending test images to their cloud infrastructure. Organizers decided that scores of 50 or higher were treated as bona fide, while lower scores were classified as attacks. Mitek says the withheld material exposed the algorithms
Sep 3, 2026 · via biometricupdate.com
Megvii reconstructs physical space operations with "Intelligent Agents": Where does its confidence come from? Founded in 2011, Megvii has gone through multiple changes including listing shift and business innovation, and finally chosen a path that few people take. They are no longer satisfied with enabling AI to "see" the physical world, but to "transform" the physical world. According to Megvii's definition, physical space operation refers to continuously perceiving people, objects, sites, rules and processes in physical spaces, understanding their spatiotemporal relationships and operating states, identifying anomalies and opportunities, and promoting the closed loop of business decision-making and actions. Megvii has spent 15 years completing this leap from "being able to see" to "being able to act". From "Perception Algorithm" to "Space Operation Agent", An Evolved Dimension Upgrade In the eyes of the public, Megvii seems to be in constant transformation, but every step it takes follows clear rules. Especially when we trace back to 2011 and review Megvii's 15-year technology evolution context, we will find that its current positioning is never a random decision, but an inevitable result. Many people still remember the event of "paying for commemorative stamps with facial recognition" that took place in Hanover, Germany in 2015. That was only four years after its establishment, Megvii, as the behind-the-scenes algorithm supporter, made China's facial recognition technology debut on the global stage. Later, Megvii won the championship of global computer vision competitions, was approved as the national AI Open Innovation Platform for "Image Perception", initially completed the original accumulation of state perception capabilities for "people, events and objects", and first touched the threshold of physical space. After that, Megvii launched the world's first smart camera C1, built the AI productivity platform Brain++, and redefined the product logic of AIoT with the concept of "algorithm-defined hardware". It is not
Sep 3, 2026 · via eu.36kr.com