• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Our Services
  • Contact Us
  • Newsletter
  • Top Nav Social Icons

FindBiometrics

FindBiometrics

Global Identity Management

HID solutions for border control
  • Biometrics
    • What are Biometrics?
    • FAQ
    • Biometric Associations
    • Companies
    • Premier Partners
  • News
    • Featured Articles
    • Interviews
    • Thought Leadership
    • Podcasts
    • Webinars
    • Year in Review
  • Applications
    • Biometric Security
    • Border Control and Airport Biometrics
    • Consumer and Residential Biometrics
    • Financial Biometrics
    • Fingerprint & Biometric Locks
    • Healthcare Biometrics
    • Justice and Law Enforcement Biometrics
    • Logical Access Control Biometrics
    • Mobile Biometrics
    • Other Biometric Applications
    • Physical Access Control Biometrics
    • Biometric Time and Attendance
  • Solutions
    • Behavioral Biometrics
    • Biometric Sensors and Detectors
    • Facial Recognition
    • Biometric Fingerprint Readers
    • Hand Readers & Finger Scanners
    • Iris Recognition
    • Biometric Middleware and Software
    • Multimodal Biometrics
    • Physiological Biometrics
    • Smart Cards
    • Vein Recognition
    • Voice and Speech Recognition
  • Stocks
  • Events
  • Directory
  • Podcasts

ID R&D Wins Short-Duration Speaker Verification Challenge

March 29, 2021

ID R&D’s voice recognition solution has bested the competition in the 2021 Short-duration Speaker Verification (SdSV) Challenge. The Challenge specifically looked at the microphone channel, and evaluated contestants based on their ability to verify the identities of speakers in a text independent setting.

ID R&D Wins Short-Duration Speaker Verification Challenge

In the process, the organizers hoped that the participants would overcome some of the limitations that have historically hindered the utility of voice recognition technology. Most notably, short-duration speech solutions have often struggled when asked to switch between two different languages, making multilingual solutions less useful for customers in practice.

With that in mind, the 2021 SdSV Challenge asked the participants to deliver solutions that could carry out speaker verification in both English and Persian. The systems that scored well needed to be able to use one language for enrollment and the other for verification without a significant drop in accuracy. ID R&D did that particularly well, taking the top spot in a field of 24 total competitors.

“The ability to quickly and accurately recognize a speaker in text independent mode opens the door to effortless personalization and a level of security that was previously impossible,” said ID R&D President Alexey Khitrov. “The SdSV Challenge is the leading benchmark for speaker verification in the microphone channel. Our first place ranking demonstrates the company’s commitment to pushing voice biometrics beyond the call center to power the next generation of voice-enabled applications and devices.”

This is not the first time that ID R&D has performed well in a voice recognition challenge. The company’s technology previously took the top spot in the NIST’s ASVspoof Challenge in 2019.

ID R&D has since updated its authentication capabilities, and now claims that its voice technology is just as reliable as a PIN when unlocking a device. The company has also patented a solution that will reduce the computational footprint of its voice recognition system.

–

March 29, 2021 – by Eric Weiss

Related News

  • ID R&D Matches PIN Performance With Voice Authentication TechID R&D Matches PIN Performance With Voice Authentication Tech
  • ID R&D Optimizes Voice Recognition Platform with Latest IDVoice UpdateID R&D Optimizes Voice Recognition Platform with Latest IDVoice Update
  • ID R&D Promotes Cross-Channel Integration with IDVoice Version 2.7ID R&D Promotes Cross-Channel Integration with IDVoice Version 2.7
  • ID R&D Gets New Sales VPID R&D Gets New Sales VP
  • ID R&D Solution Can Identify a Voice with 1-2 Seconds of Natural SpeechID R&D Solution Can Identify a Voice with 1-2 Seconds of Natural Speech
  • ID R&D Patents More Efficient Voice Recognition SystemID R&D Patents More Efficient Voice Recognition System

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Biometric, biometric authentication, biometrics, ID R&D, SdSV Challenge, Short-duration Speaker Verification Challenge, speaker verification, third party testing, voice biometrics, voice recognition

Primary Sidebar

Iris ID

Register For Our Upcoming Event:

Thales digital ID

Sponsored Links

AU10TIX, an identity management company headquartered in Israel, provides critical, modular solutions to link physical and digital identities so that companies and their customers can confidently connect.

CMITech is a leading provider of high performance, cost effective iris recognition systems. The company is setting the industry standard for advanced user interfaces that are fast, intuitive and effortless. Serving enrollment and authentication solutions of all sizes, CMITech systems include binoculars-type, wall mount, desktop, and kiosk-type product configurations.

Onfido is building the new identity standard for the internet.Our AI-based technology assesses whether a user’s government-issued ID is genuine or fraudulent, and then compares it against their facial biometrics. That’s how we give companies like Revolut, Zipcar and Bitstamp the assurance they need to onboard customers remotely and securely. Our mission is to create a more open world, where identity is the key to access.. For more information, please visit
www.onfido.com
TECH5 is an international technology company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with branches in the US, Europe and Asia, dedicated to the design, development, and distribution of biometrics-driven Identity Management solutions. Target markets include Government and Private sectors with products powering Civil ID, Digital ID, eKYC, Digital Onboarding, Visitor Management and others. Learn more:
www.tech5.ai
ThreatMark brings trust to the digital world by providing cutting-edge fraud prevention solutions. Major banks use ThreatMark's AI-powered technology and behavioral biometrics to build secured banking experience to precisely verify their legitimate users, seamlessly across all digital channels. All while securing the users' most precious assets and keeping the fraudsters away. Learn more:
www.threatmark.com/
Aware Visitor Management
MobileIDWorld

Mobile ID World is here to bring you the latest in mobile authentication solutions and application providers. Our company is dedicated to providing users with the best content and cutting edge information on technology, news, and mobile solutions for your mobile identity management needs.

Aware ABIS webinar

Recent Posts

  • VSBLTY and RADARApp Bring Smart City Surveillance to Benito Juarez
  • NEC Kicks Off Face Express Trial at Narita Airport
  • Former Cisco CSO Joins iProov Advisory Board
  • IDEMIA Renews Biometric Partnership With INTERPOL
  • Orange Uses Onfido Tech for Biometric Onboarding

Biometric Associations

IBIA and fido
Aware ABIS webinar

Tweets

Footer

  • About Us
  • Company Directory
  • Advertise With Us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Archives

Follow Us

Copyright © 2021 FindBiometrics