USEFUL LINKS Center for Identification Technolgy Research (CITeR)- National Science Foudation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) focusing on Biometrics AFIS Internet: This website is dedicated to the fingerprint professionals who use NEC manufactured Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS). Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility Solutions (AIM) Association for Biometrics Association of Security Consultants Auto ID Automatic Data Capture Association - Australia (ADCA) BioAPI Consortium Biometric Digest Biometric Market Intelligence Biometric Research Center, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Biometric Standards, Performance, and Assurance Laboratory, Purdue University The lab is part of the Department of Industrial Technology in the College of Technology, as well as an affiliate with the Center for Education and Research in Information A Biometric System Lab CAST-Competence Center for Applied Security Technology Center for Identification Technolgy Research (CITeR) National Science Foudation (NSF) Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) focusing on Biometrics Department of Defense Biometrics Management Office Department of Homeland Security dmoz - Open Directory Project:Biometrics Resources European Biometrics Forum (EBF) is a network of some of Europe’s key experts and biometric organisations which focus on establishing a realistic vision for the future of the biometrics industry in Europe. European Smart Card Industry Association (EuroSmart) FBI Latent Print Unit FBI's INTEGRATED AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM IMAGE QUALITY SPECIFICATIONS (PRODUCTS CERTIFIED FOR COMPLIANCE) Forensic & Biometrics Gateway at(WVU) West Virginia University Free Fingerprint Imaging Software George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia: SCP Network Security Certificate Program Including Biometrics and PKI IDtrack- European Association for Sure & Secure Identification, Barcelona, Spain. Its mission is to communicate, guide and coordinate activities for the reliable and secure implementation of new technologies of identification and traceability. Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System(IAFIS) International Biometric Group International Biometric Industry Association International Card Manufacturers Association (ICMA) International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet International Federation for Information Processing: Security and Protection in Information Systems M1 Biometrics miSense - As part of IATA’s Simplifying Passenger Travel Programme, a number of Airport, Airline, Government and Technology organisations have developed a trial at Heathrow Airport to test a series of new technologies and processes designed to help make a NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center National Science & Technology Council Interagency Working Group on Biometrics PITO - Police Information Technology Organisation UK Security Industry Association (SIA) Smart Card Alliance The Advanced Card Technology Association of Canada The Association for Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) The Biomedical Signal Analysis Laboratory, joint at Clarkson University and West Virginia University The Biometric Consortium serves as a focal point for research, development, testing, evaluation, and application of biometric-based personal identification/verification technology. The Biometric Foundation (TBF) The Biometric Institute The Biometric Knowledge Center (BKnC) at West Virginia University (WVU) The Center for Biometric Research and Testing (CBRT), Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIA), The Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS),University at Buffalo,The State University of New York The Connecticut Biometric Web Page The Federation for Identity and Cross-Credentialing Systems (FiXs)- is a coalition of commercial companies, government contractors, and not-for-profit organizations whose mission is to establish and maintain a worldwide, interoperable identity and cross-c The Forensic Science Initiative at (WVU)West Virginia University The Homeland Security Industries Association (HSIA) The Initiative for Open Authentication (OATH) The International Association for Identifcation (IAI) The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) The International Biometrics Society The Minutiae Interoperability Exchange Test (MINEX)- an ongoing evaluation of the INCITS 378 fingerprint template. The test program has two mandates: To provide measurements of performance and interoperability of core template encoding and matching ca The NATIONAL BIOMETRIC SECURITY PROJECT(NBSP) The RnD Team: Canadian Research & Development Tax Credit Specialists The UK Biometrics Working Group (BWG) The Western Identification Network, Inc. (WIN)- multi-state AFIS network Transportation Security Adminstration West Virginia University/FBI Forensic Identification Degree Program XML Common Biometric Format (XCBF) Working Draft, October 24, 2002