2023-04-26 13:04:32
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has published the results of the Biometric Technology Rally 2022. The competition challenges the industry to develop faster, more accurate and user-friendly biometric recognition systems to improve security and convenience, especially in ports and airports. The last edition tested facial recognition systems.
The Brazilian Griaule’s software reached the first position in the Rally. Griaule’s Matching System — known as Kenai in this challenge — excelled in the identification and privacy categories, achieving a 99.8% accuracy rate in the Matching Focused True Identification Rate (Matching-TIR) for groups of 2 people, this is the best rate among providers.
According to the US International Trade Administration, more than a third of travelers visiting the United States in 2020 traveled in groups of two or more. Therefore, Rally’s focus was on improving features that can quickly and accurately recognize small groups of travelers while avoiding image capture of other spectators in a crowded environment.
“The aim of Rally 2022 was to raise the bar on performance and further challenge the industry to develop technologies that overcome operational constraints while also considering privacy issues and individual freedoms,” said Arun Vemury, leader of the Center for Biometric Technologies and Department of Science and Technology Identity Card. “Biometric technologies continue to evolve in terms of accuracy, speed and ease of use, so it is important to ensure that these features also include privacy safeguards such as the option to disable biometric screening,” he stressed.
Brazilian exceeds industry target
DHS does not choose Rally winners, however, it does set a target for the industry. The Brazilian Griaule, headquartered in Campinas, not only exceeded the established target, but also achieved the best result among suppliers by reaching a Matching-TIR score of 99.8%. “We believe that privacy and proper use are critical components of facial recognition technology. We proved this in the Biometric Technology Rally 2022, demonstrating our commitment to the development of technology that respects civil rights”, said João Weber, CEO of Griaule.
The company’s technology, which uses artificial intelligence techniques such as Deep Learning, is already used by the Brazilian Army and by Public Security Secretariats in states such as Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Paraná and Rio Grande do Sul. Outside Brazil, Griaule also signed a USD 75 million contract with the Pentagon to supply large-scale identification technology to support the institution’s critical missions, in 2018; and exports to around 70 countries.
Held at S&T’s Maryland Test Facility in Upper Marlboro, Md., the 2022 Rally included 11 days of testing with 40 facial recognition configurations and 575 volunteers representing 54 countries.
For more information about the Rally results and the performance of the Brazilian Griaule (codename Kenai in the study), just access the Rally website at
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