IDEMIA’s facial recognition algorithm 1:N came top among 114 tested systems in the US National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) 2022 Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) test.

The company says the test results reported facial recognition technology performance in one-to-many (1:N) scenarios, comparing one face image against a large database of face images to return one or more matching images. IDEMIA achieved the best accuracy score of 99.88% correct matches out of 12 million face images.

It also highlights that its facial recognition solutions work with or without a mask and with the best trade-off between speed and accuracy, demographic parity and can process face profile images.

“These results are further evidence that IDEMIA is committed to the highest level of technology for its AI solutions in line with its mission to make the world safer through developing state-of-the-art identity technologies,” said Jean-Christophe Fondeur, IDEMIA’s Chief Technology Officer.

“We are very proud to outperform the market in line with our long-standing and ongoing 40-plus-year pledge to provide law enforcement agencies with the very best systems on the market.”