IBG Operated the National Institute of Justice Sensors, Surveillance, and Biometrics Center of Excellence from 2007-2009. IBG Supported all aspects of NIJ RDT&E program development including working group coordination, research portfolio management, grant reviews, and requirements definition. COE personnel assisted state, local, and federal justice entities in the creation of strategic identity exploitation initiatives and technical projects. IBG developed a strategic plan for NIJ to ensure biometric research funds directly impacted criminal justice practitioner capabilities. IBG collaborated with top correctional institutes throughout the US to establish best practices and long-term strategies for deploying next-generation identity management systems in jails and prisons. IBG hosted Technology Working Groups bringing together state, local, and federal criminal intelligence stakeholders to create strategic maps for identification technology in the justice space. IBG tracked all USG biometric programs and grants to realize synergies between disparate government agencies.

IBG worked with technology developers and criminal justice practitioners to advance and field emerging forensic biometric systems. IBG tested prototype facial recognition algorithms designed to work with challenging forensic surveillance footage.IBG worked with over 100 justice practitioners to define requirements for rapid, in-field latent fingerprint capture and matching systems. IBG analyzed trends and technology in the utilization of DNA as an automated biometric identifier. IBG developed numerous technology and application guides, hosted workshops throughout the US, and staged in-field technology demonstrations and pilots. Guides such as the “Mobile Biometric Device Guide” helped justice stakeholders develop biometric intelligence programs. IBG demonstrated hundreds of biometric devices including distance surveillance, contactless fingerprint, LIDAR-based facial recognition, and vein pattern recognition. IBG held more than 50 workshops, technology briefings, and lectures promoting awareness of new identification technologies and their applications in the criminal intelligence community.

IBG executed site visits and technology consulting for numerous justice practitioners. IBG provided engineering and system design support for a NYC Department of Corrections fingerprint pilot at Rikers Island jail. IBG worked with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office IBG modeled how large-scale facial identification system performance is impacted by the introduction of low-quality data sets. IBG worked with Montgomery County Detention Center to analyze the feasibility of using of vein biometric technology in regulating inmate medication disbursement. IBG also worked with technology developers and practitioners to field and test advanced border security technologies including high-resolution, wide-area surveillance optics.

IBG developed strategies and technical solutions promoting data sharing between state, local, and federal entities working with biometric intelligence data. IBG supported state agencies in assessing the FBI NGI RISC program and how to share data using mobile systems. IBG provided SME support in facial image sharing to the Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) project in California and to Pinellas County on image quality issues related to sharing legacy face data.

IBG supported R&D efforts into novel and emerging biometric modalities and technologies, including contactless fingerprint technology, large-platen silicon sensors, 1:N voice technology, vein technology, novel face recognition algorithms for surveillance footage processing, and at-a-distance biometric capture and alternative facial recognition imaging systems. IBG assessed the image quality of mobile biometric capture devices such as the L-1 HIIDE, Cogent BlueCheck, and DataStrip DSV.