CMU, Autonomous ID Collaborate to Test Insole Sensory System for Identification

Researchers at the Pedo-Biometrics Research and Identity Automation Lab at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are collaborating with Autonomous ID to test prototypes of insole sensory systems that can be used for identifying diseases and for security purposes.

Pedo-biometrics is a new discipline in biometrics. Marios Savvides, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and head of the CMU Pedo-Biometrics Lab, will develop the new discipline by providing the guidelines for algorithm R&D and scientific analysis. In order to monitor foot movement, the researchers will employ an exclusively designed insole.

The Chairman and President of Autonomous ID, Todd Gray commented that the new research lab will enable them to conduct a trial on “BioSole”, the identity apparatus, and the associated cloud connected automation suite. The increasing vulnerabilities in national cyber security and the threats to important infrastructure, people and the military, warrant new credentialing technology.

Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at CMU, will work along with Savvides and Autonomous ID’s chief science and technology officer Vladimir Polotski.

The company’s technological achievements have received recognition through the establishment of the Pedo-Biometrics Lab, said Polotski. Bhagavatula stated that the collaboration demonstrated CMU’s commitment for integrating industry requirements and lab work. It offers chances to conduct research in pedo-biometrics which may lead to applications in security, forensic science, medical diagnosis, automation and privacy.

Savvides has been conducting research on utilizing the iris of the eye to identify criminals. The new lab will help in the research, he said.

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