Collection systems Research on image quality for face recognition from surveillance video
Sub-optimal data enhancement
Developed Universal Latent Workstation for processing and encoding latent fingerprints; helped to identify thousands of criminals
Next-generation algorithm development
Research on multi-spectral iris matching
Biometrics data fusion
Performed most extensive evaluation to date using face and multi-fingerprint data from 187,000 subjects
Biometrics architecture
Chaired ANSI/NIST Committee to Define an Extended Fingerprint Feature Set (CDEFFS) to define next generation of fingerprint features
Test and evaluation
Analyzed performance of flat/slap fingerprints for searching IAFIS
Development support for the top US biometrics systems
IAFIS: Fingerprint matching
NCIC 2000: Fingerprint matching IDENT/IAFIS: Integration of fingerprint matching systems
Next Generation Identification: IAFIS follow-on; all biometric modalities + fusion
State Department Passport/Visa: Face Recognition
US-VISIT systems: all biometric modalities + fusion
Universal Latent Workstation: Latent fingerprints