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If you’re the type
to never remember your passwords or where you
put your keys, University
of Houston professor Ioannis Kakadiaris
envisions a solution for you.
Kakadiaris, Eckhard Pfeiffer professor of computer
science, and his Computational
Biomedicine Lab
team have developed face-recognition software
that uses a three-dimensional snapshot of a person’s
face to create a unique identifier, or biometric.
It can be used for many tasks, such as gaining
access to secure facilities or authorizing credit
card purchases. The identification procedure is
as effortless as taking a photograph.
“Accuracy is the name of the game in 3-D
face recognition,” Kakadiaris said.
“What makes our system so accurate is the
strength of the variables that we use to describe
a person’s face…Imagine a day when you
simply sit in front of your computer and it recognizes
who you are. Everything will be both easier and
more secure – from online purchases to parental
control of Web sites your children visit.”
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