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Biometrics in the
                                    Toronto Region
                                        November 25, 2009




TORONTO REGION RESEARCH ALLIANCE




                                                            www.trra.ca
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


                                                    www.trra.ca
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
Biometrics
                                                        can be divided into




               Physiological                                            Behavioural
                                 such as                                       includes



fingerprint                                   DNA
                                                                     gait          voice

     face                                  palm print
                          iris



 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



                                                                                        www.trra.ca
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
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Toronto Region’s High Impact in Physiological
      Biometrics
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                                            Physiological Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009)
                                                          Total Global Publications: 1584
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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009
                                                                                                                                                                                        www.trra.ca
Canada’s Leader in Physiological Biometrics
              Canadian Physiological Biometrics Related Publications by
                               Province (1999 - 2009)
                          Total Publications in Canada: 57
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                                                                          Distribution of Physiological Biometrics Related Publications in
                                                                                           Canada by Region (1999 - 2009)
                                                                                           Total Publications in Canada: 57


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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009                                                                                   18%

                                                                                                                             www.trra.ca
Physiological Biometrics Patents

                                  Top 10 Inventor Countries for Physiological Biometrics Related Patents
                                                                (1999 - 2009)
                                                        Total Global Patents: 1708
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Source: Delphion, November 2009
                                                                                                                                         www.trra.ca
Physiological Biometrics Patents continued

                     Canadian Physiological Biometrics Related Patents by Province
                                             (1999 - 2009)
                                      Total Canadian Patents: 39
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Source: Delphion, November 2009
                                                                                     www.trra.ca
Behavioural Biometrics Research
                                            Top 10 Countries for Behavioural Biometrics Related Publications (1999 -
                                                                              2009)
                                                                 Total Global Publications: 2028
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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009
                                                                                                                                       www.trra.ca
Behavioural Biometrics in the Toronto Region

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                                            Toronto Region vs. International Competititve Cities for
                                           Behavioural Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009)
                                                        Total Global Publications: 2028
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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009
                                                                                                       www.trra.ca
Canada’s Leader in Behavioural Biometrics
           Canadian Behavioural Biom etrics Related Publications by Province (1999 -
                                             2009)
                               Total Publications in Canada: 81


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                                                                                                  Distribution of Behavioural Biometrics Related Publications in
                                                                                                                   Canada by Region (1999 - 2009)
                                                                                                                   Total Publications in Canada: 81


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Source: ISI Publications, November 2009
                                                                                                                                             www.trra.ca
Behavioural Biometrics Patents
                                     Top 10 Inventor Countries for Behavioural Biometrics Related Patents (1999 -
                                                                         2009)
                                                              Total Global Patents: 8788

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Source: Delphion, November 2009
                                                                                                                                               www.trra.ca
Behavioural Biometrics Patents continued
                     Behavioural Biometrics Related Patents in Canada by Province
                                             (1999 - 2009)
                                     Total Patents in Canada: 157

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Source: Delphion, November 2009
                                                                                         www.trra.ca
Research Institutes and Scientific Expertise
Centre of Advanced R&D:
22 Related Research Institutes and Groups
  Selected research groups and institutes

                         Culture, Communication and Information Technology
                         Emerging Communication Technology Institute Institute for
University of Toronto
                         Optical Sciences
                         The Communications Group
                         Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR)
                         Institute for Computer Research (ICR)
University of Waterloo   Nortel Networks Institute for Advanced Information
                         Technology (NNI)
                         Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Group
                         Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute (PCCI)
Ryerson University
                         Ryerson University Multimedia Research Laboratory
                         Centre for Electrophotonic Materials & Devices
McMaster University      Communications Research Laboratory
                         Centre for Emerging Device Technology




                                                                                 www.trra.ca
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
                                                   New Brunswick
                            Alberta    Other
                  British                              0.9%
                             1.7%      1.3%
                 Columbia                                Nova Scotia
                  6.0%                                      0.5%
                                                                       Québec
      Rest of Ontario                                                  47.8%
          18.5%




                Toronto Region                                     Distribution of CFI Funding for Biometrics Related Projects in
                    23.4%                                                         Canada by Province (1999 - 2009)
                                                                                    Total CFI Funding: $3,888,337
                                                                            British
                                                                           Columbia       Saskatchewan        Toronto Region
                                                                Nova Scotia 3%                2%                   18%
                                                                    3%
                                                            Quebec
                                                             15%




                                                                                                                               Rest of Ontario
                                                                                                                                    26%
                                                                       Alberta
                                                                        33%
Sources:  NSERC, October 2009; CFI, October 2009
                                                                                                                            www.trra.ca
Increase in Public Funding for Biometrics
                       Number of NSERCby Fiscal Projects Top Recipientsfor Top
                        NSERC Funding Funded Year for by Fiscal Year
                                           Recipients
      $2,500,000
        60                                                                Canada Total
                                                                           Canada Total
      $2,000,000
        50

        40
      $1,500,000

        30                                                                       Ontario
                                                                                   Ontario
      $1,000,000
                                                                                 Quebec
        20
                                                                                   Quebec
        $500,000
         10

           0    $0
                1999-1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008-
                        2000- 2001- 2002-     2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008-
                2000 2000 2001 2002 2003
                        2001   2002    2003 2004
                                               2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
                                                    2005 2006   2007   2008   2009

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         Wilfrid     McMaster       University      York       University
                      of Toronto of Waterloo        Laurier     University     of Ontario    University   of Guelph
                                                   University                 Institute of
                                                                             Technology



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:

   Project           University of             Industrial                                      Goal
   Name                  PIs                    Partners
 BUSNET            University of             DRDC                 Integrated security architecture for the protection
                   Toronto                   Toronto, Bell        and storage of sensitive data within the domain of a
                                             Canada               care enterprise (e.g. wireless healthcare)

 MUSES_            University of             IBM Canada,          New multimodal (video and infrared, voice and
 SECRET            Ottawa, University        Visual Cortek        sound, RFID and perimeter intrusion) intelligent
                   of Waterloo,              Inc., IMS Inc.,      sensor technologies for human-crowd surveillance
                   University of             Vestec Inc.          applications in environments such as school
                   Toronto, Ryerson                               campuses, hospitals, shopping centers, subways,
                   University                                     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

           17 companies in the Toronto Region

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              3
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              2
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                       Consultants            Developers and   Other   Distributors
                                              Manufacturers
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                  Now leading a $26 million Temporary Resident Biometrics Project
       Immigration                      15% of temporary residents by late 2011, 50% in 2012, and
                                        100% in 2013
       Canada (CIC)
       Passport                         Currently implementing the ePassport program, utilizing facial
                                        recognition technology
       Canada
                                        Pilot project began 2009, full national implementation for 2011
       Ontario Lottery                  Planning to use facial recognition technology to help keep
                                        gambling addicts out of casinos
       and Gaming

             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



                                                               www.trra.ca
For more information, contact us:


 Toronto Region Research Alliance
  MaRS Centre, Heritage Building
   101 College Street, Suite HL30
     Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7
        Email: info@trra.ca
        Tel: 1 416 673 6674
        Fax: 1 416 673 6671




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Biometrics In the Toronto Region, 2009

  • 1. Biometrics in the Toronto Region November 25, 2009 TORONTO REGION RESEARCH ALLIANCE www.trra.ca
  • 2. 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 www.trra.ca
  • 3. 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
  • 4. Biometrics can be divided into Physiological Behavioural such as includes fingerprint DNA gait voice face palm print iris Source: Brenda McPhail www.trra.ca
  • 6. 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 www.trra.ca
  • 8. Global Status in Research and Patents
  • 9. Canada as a Global Leader in Physiological Biometrics Research Top 10 Countries for Physiological Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009) Total Global Publications: 1584 25 Citations/Publication 20 15 10 5 0 A E A D N IN AN DA SA N Y R E N AI AL PA O H R LA U A IW SP KO C AP IT JA AN G TA R G EN TH C S N LE SI U SO P O PE Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 10. Toronto Region’s High Impact in Physiological Biometrics Toronto Region vs. International Competitive Cities for Physiological Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009) Total Global Publications: 1584 Citations/Publication 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 ly in n rea a IL pan ore n and gio , Ita in wa Spa ie, Ko Ch gap a gl Re T ai ir gna i, J En Pra na, uth ng, Si n nt o nda , ung lo e, elo So Ko con Bo o ridg Se Tor rc i , ohs ng oul Sili Ba mb Ho Se Ka Ca Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 11. Canada’s Leader in Physiological Biometrics Canadian Physiological Biometrics Related Publications by Province (1999 - 2009) Total Publications in Canada: 57 35 30 30 25 20 16 15 9 10 5 3 3 1 1 0 ON QC AB BC NS SK NB Distribution of Physiological Biometrics Related Publications in Canada by Region (1999 - 2009) Total Publications in Canada: 57 Toronto Region 35% Rest of Canada 47% Rest of Ontario Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 18% www.trra.ca
  • 12. Physiological Biometrics Patents Top 10 Inventor Countries for Physiological Biometrics Related Patents (1999 - 2009) Total Global Patents: 1708 4.5 Patents per capita 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 an a n a y ce s a m in pa an d a nd re do iw an na ic Ch Ja m Ko rla er Ta ng Fr Ca er Am e of Ki G th ic Ne d of bl ite es pu Un at Re St d te i Un Source: Delphion, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 13. Physiological Biometrics Patents continued Canadian Physiological Biometrics Related Patents by Province (1999 - 2009) Total Canadian Patents: 39 35 31 30 25 20 15 10 4 4 5 0 ON BC QC Source: Delphion, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 14. Behavioural Biometrics Research Top 10 Countries for Behavioural Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009) Total Global Publications: 2028 12 10 Citations/Publication 8 6 4 2 0 A A D Y E IN N AN DA SA N E AN N C AI PA H R LA AN U A IW SP C KO M JA AN G FR R TA ER EN TH C S G LE U SO P O PE Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 15. Behavioural Biometrics in the Toronto Region The TR’s impact is comparable to leading international regions. Toronto Region vs. International Competititve Cities for Behavioural Biometrics Related Publications (1999 - 2009) Total Global Publications: 2028 18 16 Citations/Publication 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 nd na n S a an in n e y io re U pa nc an la pa hi w eg Ko h, ra ng Ja m ,C ai ,S R rg ,F er ,T ,E th ng a, da bu o ,G ou ri s ity nt ge oy i ji na tts ro C en Be Pa S ag id ra Pi To an l, br ch N ou G am in Aa Se Ta C Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 16. Canada’s Leader in Behavioural Biometrics Canadian Behavioural Biom etrics Related Publications by Province (1999 - 2009) Total Publications in Canada: 81 60 49 50 40 30 20 20 7 7 5 10 1 0 ON QC AB NB BC NS Distribution of Behavioural Biometrics Related Publications in Canada by Region (1999 - 2009) Total Publications in Canada: 81 TR Rest of Canada 39% 40% Rest of Ontario 21% Source: ISI Publications, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 17. Behavioural Biometrics Patents Top 10 Inventor Countries for Behavioural Biometrics Related Patents (1999 - 2009) Total Global Patents: 8788 18 16 14 Patents per capita 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 m a a na el n y s a ce ic an re nd pa do ad ra hi an er Ko rl a Ja ng an m Is C m Fr er C he Ki of A G of et d ic te N l es ub ni ep at U St R d te ni U Source: Delphion, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 18. Behavioural Biometrics Patents continued Behavioural Biometrics Related Patents in Canada by Province (1999 - 2009) Total Patents in Canada: 157 90 79 80 70 60 50 46 40 30 18 20 11 10 3 0 ON QC BC Unknow n AB Source: Delphion, November 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 19. Research Institutes and Scientific Expertise
  • 20. Centre of Advanced R&D: 22 Related Research Institutes and Groups Selected research groups and institutes Culture, Communication and Information Technology Emerging Communication Technology Institute Institute for University of Toronto Optical Sciences The Communications Group Centre for Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR) Institute for Computer Research (ICR) University of Waterloo Nortel Networks Institute for Advanced Information Technology (NNI) Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Group Privacy and Cyber Crime Institute (PCCI) Ryerson University Ryerson University Multimedia Research Laboratory Centre for Electrophotonic Materials & Devices McMaster University Communications Research Laboratory Centre for Emerging Device Technology www.trra.ca
  • 21. 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 New Brunswick Alberta Other British 0.9% 1.7% 1.3% Columbia Nova Scotia 6.0% 0.5% Québec Rest of Ontario 47.8% 18.5% Toronto Region Distribution of CFI Funding for Biometrics Related Projects in 23.4% Canada by Province (1999 - 2009) Total CFI Funding: $3,888,337 British Columbia Saskatchewan Toronto Region Nova Scotia 3% 2% 18% 3% Quebec 15% Rest of Ontario 26% Alberta 33% Sources:  NSERC, October 2009; CFI, October 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 22. Increase in Public Funding for Biometrics Number of NSERCby Fiscal Projects Top Recipientsfor Top NSERC Funding Funded Year for by Fiscal Year Recipients $2,500,000 60 Canada Total Canada Total $2,000,000 50 40 $1,500,000 30 Ontario Ontario $1,000,000 Quebec 20 Quebec $500,000 10 0 $0 1999-1999- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2000- 2001- 2002- 2003- 2004- 2005- 2006- 2007- 2008- 2000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2001 2002 2003 2004 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Source:  NSERC, October 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 23. 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 Wilfrid McMaster University York University of Toronto of Waterloo Laurier University of Ontario University of Guelph University Institute of Technology Sources:  NSERC, October 2009; CFI, October 2009 www.trra.ca
  • 24. 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: Project University of Industrial Goal Name PIs Partners BUSNET University of DRDC Integrated security architecture for the protection Toronto Toronto, Bell and storage of sensitive data within the domain of a Canada care enterprise (e.g. wireless healthcare) MUSES_ University of IBM Canada, New multimodal (video and infrared, voice and SECRET Ottawa, University Visual Cortek sound, RFID and perimeter intrusion) intelligent of Waterloo, Inc., IMS Inc., sensor technologies for human-crowd surveillance University of Vestec Inc. applications in environments such as school Toronto, Ryerson campuses, hospitals, shopping centers, subways, University 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
  • 26. 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
  • 27. Biometrics-related Companies in the Toronto Region 17 companies in the Toronto Region 10 9 9 8 7 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 Consultants Developers and Other Distributors Manufacturers Source:  Industry Canada, October 2009; Brenda McPhail www.trra.ca
  • 28. 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
  • 29. 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
  • 31. Growing Government Interest Interest of government agencies to drive growth of the biometrics market What They Are Doing Citizenship and Now leading a $26 million Temporary Resident Biometrics Project Immigration 15% of temporary residents by late 2011, 50% in 2012, and 100% in 2013 Canada (CIC) Passport Currently implementing the ePassport program, utilizing facial recognition technology Canada Pilot project began 2009, full national implementation for 2011 Ontario Lottery Planning to use facial recognition technology to help keep gambling addicts out of casinos and Gaming 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
  • 32. 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 www.trra.ca
  • 33. For more information, contact us: Toronto Region Research Alliance MaRS Centre, Heritage Building 101 College Street, Suite HL30 Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L7 Email: info@trra.ca Tel: 1 416 673 6674 Fax: 1 416 673 6671 www.trra.ca