Salil Prabhakar

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