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Overview
Biometrics address a longstanding concern to prove one’s identity, irrefutably, by using what makes a person unique. Over the past few years, biometrics have transitioned from a novel technology to being an essential part of daily life, as more and more people leverage biometric authentication techniques to gain access in devices (mobile phones) and services (e-banking). Today, biometric identification is being combined with other advanced technologies such as behavioural detection, emotion recognition, and brain-computer interfaces to serve an array of purposes, including healthcare, law enforcement, and border control.
GENERAL FACTS
Full Title: Reliable biomeTric tEhNologies to asSist Police authorities in cOmbating terrorism and oRganized crime
Grant agreement ID: 101073920
Topic: HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-05 – Modern biometrics used in forensic science and by police
Start Date: 01/01/2023
End Date: 31/12/2025
Total cost: € 5 739 725
EC funding: € 4 562 975
In the law enforcement domain, the undisputable power of biometrics is being fully harnessed by Police Authorities and forensic investigators who have been relying since the 1980s on the Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) to tackle global terrorism, criminality, and illegal migration. However, matching the evidence – often smudged, incomplete, or deposited on top of other markings – with complete prints on file in AFIS databases is not a simple task. To overcome this, recently forensic investigators have resorted to the combination of multiple biometric modalities such as fingerprint and voice biometrics.
TENSOR will provide Police Authorities a platform that facilitates the biometric evidence extraction, sharing, and storage in cross border environments, allowing them to share best practices in an automated, robust, secure, privacy-preserving and scalable manner. The full potential of biometrics technologies will be exploited, as well as their fusion with less distinctive features in case of partial evidence gathered
