Biometric

A new mobile fingerprint scanning application for local and state law enforcement officers instantly searches state and national databases for a positive identification. The...

The definition of a smart city is rather diverse and encompasses any technology that can help a city become smarter, more efficient, more resilient,...

The use of biometric tools in warfare against terrorism varies from one country to the other. A renewed effort in capacity building and technical...

iHLS wishes the readers and subscribers of our website, customers, and social media followers, around the world and in Israel: Happy Passover! Wishing you health...

  iHLS presented its unique security accelerator to a senior delegation from Brazil on a visit to the Israeli Export Institute. The senators delegation from Brazil...

New research may have vital applications in areas such as human-intelligence analytics. Traditionally, emotion detection has relied on the assessment of visible signals such...

The growing threat of nuclear terrorism by extremist groups, independent or supported by states, has been urging law enforcement agencies as academic researchers to...

Geospatial imagery, facial recognition and other biometrics are driving the intelligence community’s research into artificial intelligence (AI). Other intelligence activities, such as human language...

As augmented and virtual reality devices become more common, the search for better ways to control them—without relying on bulky peripherals or touchscreens—has become...

Strong background light creates shadows, for example when people walk into buildings, interfering with the ability of cameras to recognize faces. A new software...

With the advent of technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, quantum computing, the Internet of Things, augmented reality, materials science, 3-D printing, and data...

While the idea of a contactless scanning of your palm print to pay for goods during a pandemic might seem like a good idea,...

The protection of passengers, staff and aircraft in the airport and its vicinities from crime, terror and other threats has always been on high...

The departments of Defense and Homeland Security have invested in technology to prevent attacks like the one in Brussels, including facial recognition technology that...

A U.S. Army video shows its concept of the soldier of the future. At first glance, it looks like it will only be a...

Security cameras are everywhere - in malls, stadiums, train stations, parking garages, airports. But with so much information flowing in, it can be challenging...

A new technique has been developed to assist in finding latent prints at the crime scene. In a crime scene examination, investigators collect items of...

On May 11th, 2023, The European Parliament voted for amendments to be made to the AI Act, with those amendments including the ban of...

Researchers are embarking on a groundbreaking journey to better quantify human emotions, leveraging both traditional psychological techniques and cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) methods. The...

iHLS is delighted to host for the first time the prestigious Startup Competition for innovative technologies in the security, defense and homeland security fields,...

Advancing wearable technology for user authentication - that’s the focus of a new mission of the U.S. Army’s tactical network modernization team. “Try to...

The 9/11 attacks are among the most well-known security threats, and they upended how we travel. To protect passengers and crews, airports have made...