The author of this article is Bahaa Abdul Hadi. As an Identity Management expert, Bahaa Abdul Hadi always shares his experience on various platforms.

In the past few years, there have been numerous incidents during sporting events. Sometimes People get too intoxicated, or excited and forget how to behave socially.

There have also been many disorder cases, even though a person doesn’t mean harm, security teams cannot take chances before they start upgrading safety measures to keep every individual safe. Then there is the matter of literal criminals and repeating offenders that guards need to be aware of beforehand, to prevent all violence during the tournament.

Brief History and importance of large-scale events

Since the dawn of time, humans have always loved gathering in big groups and enjoying their favourite activities together.

From Romans to today, in the 21st century,

We can see how important such events have played a part in our societies.

It has made us realise that we are a part of something bigger than ourselves. We long await these spectacles each year and book tickets in advance, preparing ourselves for our favourite tournaments and festivals.

A lot of effort and time goes into these experiences. Along with us, the people who organise such large-scale events put a lot of time, management and thought into making it a worthwhile experience for us and it is no easy feat.

As we’ve already established the significance of such occasions in everyone’s lives, protecting thousands of people on such events can be hectic and an extremely difficult job. Security teams and organisers constantly look for the best ways to preserve the fan experience and keep the players safe.

Biometrics:

Keeping everybody safe from troublemakers, hoodlums and criminals is a high-priority task. Technologies like biometrics now exist that will help recognize and solve altercations or disruptions in real-time. Especially help with tasks that guards and security teams were struggling to handle before. Because of course, they cannot maintain surveillance everywhere at all times.

Now that we understand the importance of protection in such large-scale events and the need for security, let’s understand how Biometrics could be the most useful tool for preventing violence in stadiums.

Advantages for stadiums, organisations and security:

  • Facial recognition
  • Real-time threat assessment
  • Real-time perpetrator recognition
  • Watchlists

Advantages for fans and attendees:

  • Secure payments
  • Shorter queues for VIPs and season ticket holders
  • Touch-less Access

Facial recognition enables the guards to maintain a facial record of attendees and everyone in the stadium. It helps them find the perpetrators in real-time in thousands of people. By keeping a watchlist of previous offenders and hooligans, they can identify them and avoid problematic situations beforehand.

Such occasions shouldn’t be a place to feel constantly unsafe and be on your toes. Everyone should get to kick back and enjoy. Along with the assistance of security teams and good video surveillance, biometrics is here to provide exactly that.

The article has been published by the editorial board of the Identity Herald and authored by Bahaa Abdul Hadi. For more information please visit www.identityherald.com