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    Salil Prabhakar

    Technology Professional

    Salil Prabhakar is a seasoned business executive and technology expert with extensive experience in biometrics, computer vision, and artificial intelligence. He co-founded Delta ID Inc. in 2011 and served as its President & CEO until June 2019.1 Delta ID developed ActiveIris®, the world's first touchless iris biometric technology for smartphones, which was later acquired by Fingerprint Cards AB.1

    Key highlights of Salil Prabhakar's career include:

    1. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Michigan State University (1997-2001) and B.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi (1992-1996).1

    2. Professional achievements:

      • Fellow of IEEE, SPIE, and IAPR12
      • Top 20 most-cited author in biometrics worldwide1
      • Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Varanasi1
      • Coauthor of 50+ academic publications with over 26,000 Google Scholar citations1
    3. Notable roles:

      • Chief Scientist & Director of Engineering at Digital Persona Inc. (2001-2011)1
      • Chief Biometrics Advisor to UIDAI / AADHAAR for The World Bank (2009-2010)1
      • Designed India's National ID (Aadhaar/UIDAI) biometric system1
    4. Awards and recognition:

      • "Professional and Scholarly Excellence" award from the Association of American Publishers for coauthoring "Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition"1
      • Served as an associate editor for several prestigious journals in the field1

    Salil Prabhakar's work has significantly contributed to advancements in biometric technology, particularly in fingerprint and iris recognition systems.12

    Highlights

    Jan 21 · news.delta.com
    Delta Digital ID
    ‪Salil Prabhakar‬ - ‪Google Scholar‬

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    San Francisco Bay Area