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Airport Security

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Feature Article: New Handheld Screening Wands Could Reduce the Need for Airport Pat-Downs

S&T’s Screening at Speed Program partners with government, academia, and industry to increase security effectiveness at the airport to reduce screening wait times and improve the passenger experience.

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News Release: DHS Announces Results of 2020 Privacy Technology Demonstration

DHS S&T hosted a first-of-its-kind event to understand the product landscape of technologies that can assist in protecting the privacy of individuals appearing in photos and videos.

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Enhancing CBP Airport Passenger Processing

This is a high-level summary of active projects for the Enhancing CBP Airport Passenger Processing topic call.

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Object Recognition

Current SVIP performers for the Object Recognition and Adaptive Algorithms in Passenger Property Screening topic call.

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Iron-Clad Partnership Allows Global R&D Efforts to Flourish

DHS S&T joins forces with the Republic of South Korea Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to pilot aviation security technology.

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News Release: DHS-Funded Security Technology Licensed for Commercialization

S&T is pushing the boundaries of technology, architecture, and industry partnerships to meet TSA’s current and future challenges and improve the screening experience for both travelers and screeners.

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News Release: DHS S&T Awards Funding to Design Video Analytics for TSA Checkpoints

DHS S&T SVIP announces $196,880 in Phase 1 funding to Deep North, a start-up based in Foster City, California, to apply video analytics to airport screening processes to help minimize exposure and contact between Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) and passengers.

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Feature Article: Global Standards Make Traveling with Liquids Safer and Easier

An important part of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) mission is to develop, implement, improve-upon, and ensure the effectiveness of cutting-edge screening equipment and protocols that help protect the traveling public.

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Press Release: DHS to Support Machine Learning Development for Airport Security

Synthetik Applied Technologies was awarded funding to develop machine learning training data that simulates human travelers and baggage object models to support machine learning algorithms.

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News Release: DHS ST Awards Birmingham Start-Up for Passenger Property Screening

DHS S&T awarded $199,536 Phase 1 funding to Analytical AI of Birmingham, Alabama.