USDOE Human Subjects Research Database, fiscal year 1995

Sandia National Laboratories

Project Identifier: SNL-95-09

Project Title:

Performance Evaluations of Biometric Identification Devices II

Principle Investigator: Mr. Jose Rodriguez

Project started in: 1995

Fiscal Year 1995 Funding for Research on Human Subjects:

Project Funding Information:
Project received funding in Fiscal Year 1995.
Project used human subjects in Fiscal Year 1995.

Funding Sources:

DOE: Office of Safeguards and Security

Amount: $30,000

Information on Use of Human Subjects:

Project does not involve use of multiple protocols/subprojects.

IRB Review:
Type of Review: Expedited
Most Recent Approval: August 18, 1995

Number of Human Subjects in the Last Reporting Period for this Project: 15
(Reporting periods vary.)

Type of Human Subjects Involvement:

Instrument/Device/Product Testing or Man-Machine Studies:

Use of human subjects to develop/test instruments, materials, devices, or objects.

(a. Objectives, b. Methodology, c. Ionizing Radiation, Radioactive Substances, or Chemical Substances to which human subjects are exposed, d. Involvement of Human Subjects [d.1. procedures used, d.2. risks if any])

Objective: Determine operating characteristics of commercially available biometric identification devices used in entry control applications. Devices to be evaluated use one of the following characteristics: voice dynamics, hand geometry, fingerprint, or signature.

Methodology: Each volunteer will be given a unique personal ID number (PIN) and will be trained in the use of the device; then volunteers will each use the device at least 20 times. By analyzing the number of false rejects compared to the number of transactions, first error level will be established. Volunteers will then be asked to use their biometric feature against other valid PINs, with a resulting error rate calculation.

Involvement of Human Subjects: There will be a single controlled database that correlates PIN numbers to volunteers' names. None of the published results will contain individual performance or identification of any kind.

There are no known risks associated with the use of any of the biometric identification devices, and there are no known risks to any of the study procedures.