Similar to face authentication, UIDAI, and IIT Bombay have joined hands to develop a robust touchless biometric capture system that will allow fingerprint authentication from the comfort of your home.
According to an official release by the MeitY, UIDAI (Unique Identification Authority of India) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay to work on a touchless biometric capture system “for easier usage by people anytime, anywhere”.
“As part of the memorandum of understanding, UIDAI and IIT Bombay will carry out joint research to build a mobile capture system for fingerprints along with a liveness model integrated with the capture system.”
Once developed and operational, citizens will be able to update their Aadhaar info including fingerprints without the need of visiting the Aadhaar Seva Kendra (Aadhaar Enrolment Centre). “The new system once in place will be an addition to the existing facilities available in the Aadhaar ecosystem,” says the release.
The touchless biometric capture system will be able to capture multiple fingerprints at one go and help boost the authentication success rate further. It will use an intelligent combination of signal/image processing and machine learning/deep learning and will be compatible with a common mobile phone available to most citizens. The new system will be designed keeping in mind the user experience.
“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 the development of a system for UIDAI.”
Under the Government of India’s Digital India Programme, NCETIS is a joint initiative by IIT Bombay and MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology). The initiative is aimed at developing indigenous technology solutions for Internal Security forces in broad areas of Electronic System Design and Manufacturing.
