Albuquerque, NM, October 11, 2004--Lumidigm has been awarded a technology research grant to fund further development of a new biometric sensor based on the company's multi-spectral imaging technology. The multispectral technology is being developed as a sensor that can be combined with a standard optical fingerprint sensor to provide high assurance that a measured fingerprint comes from a genuine finger. The grant was funded through a federal government sponsor.
"We are excited by the prospect of providing a solution that can detect and guard against attempts to spoof a fingerprint sensor using artificial or altered samples and are very pleased to be working with our Federal sponsors to investigate and develop this new biometric sensing technology," says Lumidigm's Vice President of RD&E and CTO, Dr. Rob Rowe. Seamless integration of Lumidigm's spoof detection technology provides an additional security application for biometric systems and resolves a present issue within the security market.
Lumidigm was founded in 2001 and is located in the Science & Technology Park at the University of New Mexico. The company has created novel biometric and anti-spoofing technologies, based upon optical measurements of skin tissue that will strongly enhance performance in existing product categories and enable biometrics to be used in new ways.