Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DACLU Yanks Congress’ Chain About Amazon’s Face RecognitionThe ACLU recently posted the results of an experiment they ran with Amazon’s face recognition engine (called Rekognition, presumably to…Aug 15, 2018Aug 15, 2018
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DFirst Run with the Moxy Oxygen MonitorThe Moxy Monitor is a tool for elite athletes to measure the blood oxygen in muscles in order to optimize training. If you have ever used a…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DBiometrics in MotionI have always found the term “contactless” to be misleading because it only makes sense for fingerprints, which have traditionally required…Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DBiometric SpoofingIn biometric identification terminology, “spoofing” is the process of presenting a fake biometric (e.g. gummy fingerprint) to a system in…Aug 23, 2017Aug 23, 2017
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DDisney Tests Facial Biometrics to Understand Audience ReactionsMost large companies have dedicated research laboratories because having a small technological advantage over the competition can translate…Aug 10, 2017Aug 10, 2017
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DA Guaranteed Way to Win the LotteryThe clash between probability and number of trialsJun 28, 20171Jun 28, 20171
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DOnline Privacy 101: The Tor BrowserWhen I was in the Air Force I mostly worked in research & development and we were always looking for opportunities to transition technology…Jun 16, 2017Jun 16, 2017
Alex Kilpatrick, Ph.DBiometrics 101: What is Facial RecognitionHumans are obviously intimately familiar with face recognition. Babies can recognize a facial shape (but not individuals) almost…Jun 13, 2017Jun 13, 2017
