Neural biometrics has become a reality that is nearer than ever before observed Bahaa Abdul Hadi. Registering brainwave input from humans will be the next logical development in the vast field of biometrics that will open a plethora of authentication solutions. We look into some of the up-and-coming fields of biometric technologies that are currently being investigated and researched up on.
All these technologies both differ from and have similarities with neural biometrics. A lot of them analyse physiological data and also use technologically advanced biometric systems just like neural biometrics. What’s for sure is that all of them are going to make the field of biometrics go through a futuristic metamorphosis.
Signature verification
A person’s signature can be easily mimicked but imagine a future where we have biometric tech that is resistant to forgeries. Signatures of individuals are analysed in a scientific manner to create biometric devices capable of identifying even the finest nuances in the way we write. By being able to tell someone’s unique style, this tech will protect users against many crimes. Users will be required to submit their signatures to the system multiple times so it will verify the data and record their unique print.
Key stroke analysis
The speed at which a person types can reveal a lot about someone. The science behind biometrics is currently studying this area to perfect technology that can authenticate identities based on the way we type. This is similar to Artificial Intelligence-based technologies that analyse our captcha input on Google, for instance. Our unique strikes of the key, pause time, deletion patterns, continous and static typing behaviors are all analysed. This will engineer a visionary subfield of biometric devices that can sign us in just by the way we enter our passwords.
Skin-based biometrics
Sounding like it comes straight out of a science fiction movie, biometrics is also developing skin-based technology that will observe the visual properties of human skin. By casting a light on a small area of our skin, it can reveal vital optical data that is distinctive to individuals. This is expected to be tested in the next couple of years before human skin detection can be used in a real-world setting.
Thermal biometrics
As a subset of the facial biometric technology, thermo biometrics is set to analyse the heat wave signatures emitted by our faces. It will analyse biological data such as temperature of individuals and blood pressure to record biometric info that is specific to each user. When it is perfected, it will be an exciting field of biometrics that can even help the medical field.
The blog has been authored by Bahaa Abdul Hadi and has been published by the editorial board of Identity Herald. For more information, please visit www.identityherald.com
