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NEC Tops Competition in Identifying Subjects Wearing Face Masks
An algorithm submitted by NEC Corporation of America (NEC) outpaced all competition in correctly matching images of subjects wearing face masks at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) 2020 Biometric Technology Rally. The algorithm submitted by NEC, code-named Alan for the anonymized test, achieved the highest True Identification Rate (TIR) at 98.7% when combined with acquisition system code-named Glen on subjects wearing a facemask. This TIR result exceeded median performance by as much as 19%. The first-place finish in the key category was confirmed in results recently published by DHS S&T.