IEEE

Enhancing Privacy-Preserved Iris Recognition in Consumer Electronics: A Soft Actor-Critic and GAN-Based Digital Forensic Framework With Bayesian Hyperparameter Optimization

Abstract: The widespread deployment of iris recognition (IR) systems in consumer electronics has raised pressing concerns related to digital forensics, biometric integrity, and user privacy. This ...
NPR

North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...
Biometric Companies

South Korea’s AJ2 says iris biometrics natural successor to facial recognition

Long‑range iris recognition could rival facial recognition as the dominant biometric technology. That’s if AJ2 has anything to do with it. South Korean company AJ2 is positioning iris biometrics as ...
IEEE

Towards Generalized Iris Presentation Attack Detection: A Mask-and-Distill Mixture of Experts Approach

Abstract: Iris Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) is critical for securing recognition systems, yet its practical deployment is severely hindered by the poor generalization of models across different ...