The A to Z of biometrics

Zurich Airport

This was the site of a fingerprint and facial recognition trial running for four months up to April last year.

The list from A to Z

Click on the links below to find out more on each of the entries in the list.

A is for Accuracy
B is for Behavioural biometric
C is for Cash machine
D is for Database
E is for Ear
F is for Facial recognition
G is for Gummi bears
H is for Hand geometry
I is for Iris
J is for Juan Vucetich
K is for Keystroke dynamics
L is for Liveness testing
M is for Mobile phones
N is for Network security
O is for Oxford
P is for Palm
Q is for Queues
R is for Registration
S is for Signature verification
T is for Twins
U is for Universality
V is for Voice verification
W is for Walk
X is for X-ray
Y is for Young
Z is for Zurich Airport

The Secure Check project ran with Swiss International Airlines and covered the check-in, document control and boarding processes. As part of the project 1,400 passengers booked on the same outbound flight volunteered to participate in the trial phase and were successfully enrolled with their biometrics. According to the company that ran the project, feedback from participants and staff was very positive.