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- Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has joined hands with IIT-Bombay to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system.
- The touchless biometric capture system, once developed and operational, will allow fingerprint authentication from home alike face authentication.
- Biometrics is the measurement and statistical analysis of people’s unique physical characteristics.
About UIDAI
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Significance
- The new system is expected to capture multiple fingerprints at one go and aid authentication success rate further and will be an addition to the existing facilities available in the Aadhaar ecosystem.
- The system will use an intelligent combination of signal/image processing and machine learning/deep learning with a common mobile phone available to most citizens with a good user experience. This will be a step forward in making Universal authenticator a reality.
- The collaboration between UIDAI and IIT Bombay through its National Centre of Excellence in Technology for Internal Security (NCETIS) will lead to joint engagement in research and development (R&D) for development of a system for UIDAI.
About NCETIS
- The NCETIS is a joint initiative by IIT Bombay and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), under its flagship Digital India Programme.
- The NCETIS is aimed at developing indigenous technology solutions for Internal Security forces in broad areas of Electronic System Design and Manufacturing.
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