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Biometric Standards, Performance, and Assurance LaboratoryDepartment of Industrial Technology |
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Teaching Biometrics to Diverse CommunitiesOver the course of the semester. we have over 100 students enrolled in various courses that encompass all types of identification technologies, from bar codes, through to biometrics.
IT 345 and IT 345Y - Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC)Whether it be barcodes, radio frequency identification tags, card technologies, or biometrics, Automatic Identification and Data Capture technologies play an extremely important role in the global economy. Industries such as banking and finance, manufacturing, retail, and homeland security to name a few all rely on such technologies to provide efficiencies and competitive advantage. You dont have to look far to see how these technologies impact everyday life. This course, offered in the Fall and Spring semester provides students with an overview of such technologies and how to use them within their specific majors. IT 445 and IT 445YIT 545 - Biometric Technologies and ApplicationsThis course provides an overview of Biometric Technologies and their Applications. Topics covered include biometric modalities (fingerprint, face, iris, vein, keystroke dynamic, dynamic signature verification, voice recognition, and hand geometry). Students undertake focused research projects, giving students the opportunity to interact with biometric data collection and evaluation. This course is taught in the Fall, Spring, and Summer (Maymester) semesters, and is limited to 10 students per semester. The course utilizes the Biometrics Standards, Performance, and Assurance Laboratory housed in the Department of Industrial Technology. IT 560W - Supply Chain and Manufacturing SecurityThis course provides an overview of Biometric Technologies and their Applications. Topics covered include biometric modalities (fingerprint, face, iris, vein, keystroke dynamic, dynamic signature verification, voice recognition, and hand geometry). Students undertake focused research projects, giving students the opportunity to interact with biometric data collection and evaluation. This course is taught in the Fall, Spring, and Summer (Maymester) semesters, and is limited to 10 students per semester. The course utilizes the Biometrics Standards, Performance, and Assurance Laboratory housed in the Department of Industrial Technology. IT 621W - AIDC for the Enterprise, From Bar Codes to BiometricsHow do businesses effectively track and manage their supply chain, inventories, and manufacturing work in progress? How do businesses collect data on sales, how do airlines track passengers and bags, and how do we effectively track individuals as they enter or leave a building? All of this can be done with a set of technologies, collectively termed Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC). These technologies include optical (such as bar codes and character recognition), card technologies, magnetic stripe, touch or contact memory, radio frequency identification (including real time locating systems), and biometric technologies, incorporating hand, face, finger, iris, voice, signature, and fusion biometrics. This text aims at providing the practitioner with a greater understanding of these technologies, so that they will be able to implement them in their workplace. This course is a distance based course for those enrolled in the College of Technology's Weekend Masters Program. It is split into three weekend visits, and then independent study throughout the rest of the semester uses WebCT for assessments. This course is a prerequisite for IT 560W (Second Semester). |
