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Biometrics in the Toronto Region November 25, 2009

TORONTO REGION RESEARCH ALLIANCE

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Outline Definition – what is biometrics?

Global trends Global Status in Publications and Patents Overview of regional assets Research institutes and scientific expertise

State of the industry Companies and labour force

Opportunities in Ontario and Canada

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What is Biometrics?

As a characteristic: A measurable biological and behavioural characteristic Unique and therefore can be used for identification

As a process: Automated methods of recognizing an individual based on measurable biological and behavioural characteristics

First known example of biometrics dates back to the 14th century in China

Sources: National Science and Technology Council’s Subcommittee on Biometrics and Identity Management; The National Center for State Courts www.trra.ca

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Source: Brenda McPhail www.trra.ca

Source: International Biometric Group, October 2008 www.trra.ca

Global Trends Increasing security concerns and decreasing costs driving the biometrics market US-VISIT Program – collection of biometrics data from international travelers at U.S. visa-issuing posts and ports of entry Similar biometric identification programs in other countries used to improve border security, including the UK, Australia, Japan, Canada, and the European Union Chinese biometrics market growing at a rate of 50% annually and could reach a market volume of over RMB 3 billion by 2010 “Biometrics is quite rightly viewed to be at the cutting edge of security technology” John Davies, Managing Director of DSi, one of the UK's leading access control technology companies

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Global Trends

Sources: U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Infosecurity magazine, October 22, 2009; International Biometric Group, October 2008; PRWeb, http://outdo.net/article.cfm/id/188026, 2007; SourceSecurity.com www.trra.ca

Global Status in Research and Patents

Canada as a Global Leader in Physiological Biometrics Research Top 10 Countries for Physiological Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009) Total Global Publications: 1584

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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 www.trra.ca

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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009

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Source: Delphion, November 2009 www.trra.ca

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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009

Rest of Ontario 21%

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Behavioural Biometrics Patents Top 10 Inventor Countries for Behavioural Biometrics Related Patents (1999 2009) Total Global Patents: 8788 18

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Research Institutes and Scientific Expertise

Centre of Advanced R&D: 22 Related Research Institutes and Groups ƒ

Selected research groups and institutes

University of Toronto

Culture, Communication and Information Technology Emerging Communication Technology Institute Institute for Optical Sciences The Communications Group

University of Waterloo

Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR) Institute for Computer Research (ICR) Nortel Networks Institute for Advanced Information Technology (NNI) Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Group

Ryerson University

Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute (PCCI) Ryerson University Multimedia Research Laboratory

McMaster University

Centre for Electrophotonic Materials & Devices Communications Research Laboratory Centre for Emerging Device Technology

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NSERC and CFI Funding (1999 – 2009) Distribution of NSERC Funding for Biometrics Related Projects in Canada by Province (1999 - 2009) Total NSERC Funding: $6,404,504 British Columbia 6.0%

Alberta 1.7%

Other 1.3%

Rest of Ontario 18.5%

Toronto Region 23.4%

New Brunswick 0.9% Nova Scotia 0.5% Québec 47.8%

Distribution of CFI Funding for Biometrics Related Projects in Canada by Province (1999 - 2009) Total CFI Funding: $3,888,337 British Columbia Nova Scotia 3% 3% Quebec 15%

Alberta 33%

Saskatchewan 2%

Toronto Region 18%

Rest of Ontario 26%

Sources: NSERC, October 2009; CFI, October 2009 www.trra.ca

Increase in Public Funding for Biometrics Number NSERCby Funded

by Fiscal Year for Top NSERCofFunding Fiscal Projects Year for Top Recipients Recipients $2,500,000 60

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Source: NSERC, October 2009 www.trra.ca

Funding in the Toronto Region Combined NSERC and CFI Funding for Biometrics Related Projects in the Toronto Region by Institution (1999 - 2009) Total Funding in TR: $2,211,492 $1,400,000 $1,200,000 $1,000,000 $800,000 $600,000 $400,000 $200,000 $0 University University of Toronto of Waterloo

Wilfrid Laurier University

McMaster University

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

York University

University of Guelph

Sources: NSERC, October 2009; CFI, October 2009 www.trra.ca

Innovative Research in the Toronto Region

16 biometrics experts* in Canada, 9 of which are located in the Toronto Region Academic projects with potential for commercialization:

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University of Toronto

DRDC Toronto, Bell Canada

Integrated security architecture for the protection and storage of sensitive data within the domain of a care enterprise (e.g. wireless healthcare)

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University of Ottawa, University of Waterloo, University of Toronto, Ryerson University

IBM Canada, Visual Cortek Inc., IMS Inc., Vestec Inc.

New multimodal (video and infrared, voice and sound, RFID and perimeter intrusion) intelligent sensor technologies for human-crowd surveillance applications in environments such as school campuses, hospitals, shopping centers, subways, airports, etc

*Note: Experts identified based on position as Canada Research Chairs, NSERC Industrial Research Chairs, or participation in major biometrics projects Sources: Brenda McPhail; http://www.ipsi.utoronto.ca/research.htm; http://horizon.uwaterloo.ca/ras/MUSES_SECRET.pdf www.trra.ca

Industry Status

Highly-Educated and Highly-Skilled Workforce The Toronto Region has: Over 5000 college and university graduates (all levels) in biometrics related programs in 2007 89 undergraduate and 25 graduate related programs of study offered by 8 universities in 2008, which is more than 50% of all related programs of study in Ontario Over 30% of the potential biometrics labour force in Canada

Sources: CUDO 2008; eInfo 2008; OSAP KPI 2009 (for various colleges); Statistics Canada 2006 Census Labour Force www.trra.ca

Biometrics-related Companies in the Toronto Region

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Source: Industry Canada, October 2009; Brenda McPhail www.trra.ca

Home to Key Players in the World Biometrics Market L-1 Identity Solutions Enterprise Access Division (Markham, ON) Solutions used across 25+ countries and targeted towards specific markets VeriSoft software application for fingerprint authentication now included on more than 20 million HP computers Its 3D facial recognition used by the largest casino in the world to provide access control for 12,000+ employees

AcSys Biometrics (Burlington, ON) Leading-edge provider of facial biometrics technology Offers custom biometric solutions for government agencies and a variety of sectors Note: Key players identified using RNCOS’ report “Global Biometric Market – New Opportunities (2007 – 2010)” Sources: http://www.l1id.com/; http://www.acsysbiometrics.com/index.html; Business Wire, January 2008 www.trra.ca

Capitalizing on Innovation Two spin-off companies from innovative research at TR universities with potential applications in biometrics • spin-off from research at the University of Toronto • expertise in photonic colour technologies • potential application in low-power biometrics-based security devices • spin-off from research at the University of Waterloo • expertise in speech recognition and advanced AI technologies • potential application in voice recognition biometrics

Sources: Brenda McPhail; www.opalux.com; http://www.vestec.ca/index www.trra.ca

Opportunities in Ontario and Canada

Growing Government Interest

Interest of government agencies to drive growth of the biometrics market What They Are Doing

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)

Now leading a $26 million Temporary Resident Biometrics Project 15% of temporary residents by late 2011, 50% in 2012, and 100% in 2013

Passport Canada

Currently implementing the ePassport program, utilizing facial recognition technology Pilot project began 2009, full national implementation for 2011

Ontario Lottery and Gaming

Planning to use facial recognition technology to help keep gambling addicts out of casinos

Other government agencies currently involved in projects/programs using biometrics include: DRDC, Ontario Ministry of Transportation, RCMP, Correctional Services Canada

Sources: Toronto Sun; Citizenship and Immigration Canada; Passport Canada; Department of National Defence; Canadian IDentity Forum; ITBusiness.ca; Government of Canada, 2008 www.trra.ca

Summary Global leader in our physiological biometrics research Toronto Region is number 2 when compared to other international competitive cities, in terms of impact

Appropriately trained labour force for budding industry Over 5000 graduates in biometrics-related engineering, math, and science programs

Increasing global and government interest propelling industry growth and R&D NSERC funding in Ontario for biometrics related projects has increased nine-fold since 1999

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For more information, contact us:

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