IREX I (The Iris Exchange): Performance of Iris Recognition Algorithms on Standard Images

摘要

The Iris Exchange (IREX) was initiated by NIST in late 2007 to support interoperable exhange of iris imagery in high performance biometric applications. The first activity in the program, the IREX I evaluation, was conducted in cooperation with the iris recognition industry to develop and test standard image formats, and to demonstrate that iris recognition algorithms can maintian their accuracy and interoperability with compact images. Standard formats are needed in federated applications in which iris data is exchange between interoperating systems. Compact size is a current and vital requirement for applications in which imagery is passed across bandwidth-limited networks, or stored on identity credentials. IREX I was initiated to give quantitative support to the revision of the ISO/IEC 19794-6 and ANSI/NIST TYPE 17 standards, and to form a multi-provider marketplace around those standards.