The SAFR Blog

By Reza Rassool, CTO, RealNetworksWIRED recently highlighted unacceptable levels of bias in facial recognition in the article The Best Algorithms Struggle to Recognize Black Faces Equally. They cited the poor test scores of leading facial recognition...

By Dan Grimm, GM and VP Computer Vision, RealNetworks July 19, 2019 The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts an on-going battery of tests, known as the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), to measure the key characteristics of...

Deploying any facial recognition system for live video begins with three basic components: 1) an IP camera, 2) the facial recognition software, and 3) local hardware. But it’s not that simple. The camera must be configured to a specific use...

By: Reza Rassool 5G is nearly here, already boldly transforming the way we interact with and consume media. Its increased available bandwidth can support vast amounts of data. This much-anticipated speed and connectivity have been widely reported as...

wild images  noun [wī(-ə)ld•im-ijz] camera-unaware faces; faces in motion in real-world conditions. See also faces in the wild. // In the April 2019 NIST results, SAFR tested as the fastest and most compact among algorithms for wild images with...

By: Reza Rassool Last month, I had the opportunity to discuss facial recognition with Steve Wong at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. As is natural to do with any emerging technology, Steve brought up some common concerns around facial recognition....

By Dan Grimm “Why did you decide to help build a facial recognition business? Isn’t that a little… scary?” I have been asked that question numerous times since leaving Amazon to lead SAFR by RealNetworks. The short answer: I believe excellent...

Facial recognition technology is the newest tool K-12 administrators can use to make campus access more secure and convenient. Districts nationwide are successfully incorporating this technology as part of daily life in schools. While leaders...

Human Facial Recognition Humans are born with a capacity for facial recognition that is shaped through repeated exposure. As infants, we quickly learn to recognize the faces of those around us and come to regard them as safe and important to...

RealNetworks recently released its SAFR platform—highly accurate, machine learning facial recognition designed to detect and match millions of faces in real time. While there are a variety of applications for this powerful technology, RealNetworks envisioned school...