Biometrics Brochure - West Virginia Department of Commerce

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West Virginia Provides Access to: • Biometrics Markets • Cutting-edge Biometrics Research • Skilled Biometrics Work Force • Lower Operating Costs • A Quality Lifestyle West Virginia is your best access point for succeeding in the highly competitive global biometrics market. The state’s thriving cluster of large and small biometric companies, government agencies, university research facilities and business resources create an environment that ensures profitable success. This rapidly growing West Virginia network of identification-based science and biometrics technology also provides major opportunities to form partnerships that will enhance your business capabilities and growth. Concentrated in north-central West Virginia, this unique area was referred to as the “Silicon Valley of America’s biometrics activity” by Wes Bush, President and COO of the Northrop Grumman Corporation. The East Coast location provides convenient access to major U.S. markets, including Washington, D.C., and government agencies in need of biometrics services. West Virginia’s biometrics enterprises enjoy competitive advantages as a result of lower operating costs and cost of living: • West Virginia’s cost of doing business is 12.9 percent below the U.S. average • West Virginia has the nation’s third lowest employee turnover rate, according to the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau • The state has the second lowest industrial electricity costs in the United States • The state’s cost-of-living is over 4% below the national average, according to the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association Qualified graduates of the country’s first biometrics degree program at West Virginia University are available to help start or expand your business. West Virginia also is home to a relaxed lifestyle, beautiful landscape and an abundance of outdoor recreational resources, making it the ideal place to live and do business.
World-Class Biometrics and Identity Management Assets The concentration of biometrics and identity-management assets within West Virginia is unequalled in the world. Together, companies, government agencies, research universities and technology business services form a comprehensive source of information and provide resources that enable your business to exceed its goals. Government Agencies Biometric Research West Virginia University World-class academic programs and cutting-edge research make WVU a recognized international leader in the field of biometrics and identity management. • Biometrics Degree Program Companies and agencies in West Virginia take advantage of the first U.S. Biometric Systems undergraduate degree program, which provides students and future workers the foundation necessary to design, implement and evaluate automated biometric systems. At the graduate level, WVU offers two programs, a Graduate Certificate in Information Assurance and Biometrics and for certain Masters level programs, students can pursue an emphasis area in biometrics. • Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR) CITeR was the first in the United States to be funded by the National Science Foundation as an Industry/University Cooperative Research Center. Focusing on biometrics identification technology, CITeR is where industry, government and academia join together to provide advanced biometrics research solutions. The CITeR has enabled WVU to be the lead academic partner for the FBI’s new Biometric Center of Excellence. • Biometric Knowledge Center (BKnC) The goal of the BKnC is to foster and facilitate biometrics research, working with state and federal agencies to expand biometric opportunities and growth. • Office of Technology Transfer Assisting companies in commercializing biometrics knowledge and intellectual property, this office also helps companies access the university’s extensive biometrics resources. Marshall University The Marshall University Forensic Science Center is dedicated to providing the highest quality forensic analysis and is the first university to partner with a state crime laboratory on the CODIS database. • The Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) is a West Virginia database that enables federal, state and local crime labs to exchange and compare electronic DNA profiles, linking crimes to convicted offenders. Marshall University’s CODIS Laboratories receive bar-coded, anonymous samples and create distinct DNA profiles. • Through a Master of Forensic Science degree program, students have access to state-of-the-art equipment and high-quality faculty. The Science Center employs one of the most skilled DNA work forces in the country, consisting entirely of Forensic Science graduates. FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Located in Clarksburg, W.Va., CJIS has the largest biometric database in the world. The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System developed by Lockheed Martin, contains the fingerprints and corresponding criminal history information of more than 53 million subjects. Department of Defense Biometrics Fusion Center (BFC) The BFC is the biometrics technology center of excellence for the U.S. Army. The Clarksburg, W.Va., facility performs test and evaluation of Commercial Off-the- Shelf (COTS) biometrics and is synchronizing and integrating existing and new technologies throughout the Department of Defense. FBI Biometric Center of Excellence The new Biometric Center of Excellence in Clarksburg, W.Va., was created by the FBI Science and Technology Branch to coordinate biometric and identity management activities within the FBI. The Center will facilitate research, development and training relative to biometric technology and systems.
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