Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - University of Notre Dame.

1 recipient will receive $247,000. This is a continuing earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 202

Description: University of Notre Dame du Lac will be researching advanced and high-resolution 3D face imaging using passive stereo and cross-sensor comparisons of 3D face recognition. The State University of New York at Stony Brook will support research in retargeting and relighting of face expressions using spherical harmonic morphable models. This project will create a database of iris, high resolution faces, and 3-D face images that are available to law enforcement vendors and the R&D community for the improvement of biometrics through improved computer biometric algorithms (fusion and multi-modal comparisons).

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
University of Notre Dame du Lac (824910376)	$247		Private Educational Institution	511 Main Building Notre Dame, IN

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $250,000 for the University of Notre Dame in collaboration with the State University of New York (SUNY) Stony Brook for law enforcement technologies research;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007