Biometric Identity Verification for Sailors in Battle Dress Navy SBIR FY2006.1 Sol No.: Navy SBIR FY2006.1 Topic No.: N06-088 Topic Title: Biometric Identity Verification for Sailors in Battle Dress Proposal No.: N061-088-0537 Firm: Luna Innovations Incorporated 1703 S Jefferson Street, SW Suite 400 Roanoke, Virginia 24016 Contact: Jonathan Graf Phone: (540) 552-5128 Web Site: www.lunainnovations.com Abstract: Luna Innovations proposes to develop a method of determining a user's identity through a sub-vocal electromyogram-based biometric. Luna's method will emphasize ergonomics, enabling the sailor to authenticate to the device with minimal manual intervention. Minimum effort, discomfort, and distraction will be required of the sailor, while maintaining the highest levels of security. The effectiveness of this biometric will be mathematically and experimentally established as a high-assurance means of preventing unauthorized users from accessing the device. The focus of Luna's research will be on reducing false positives and false negatives to levels acceptable for deployed utilization. The method will be evaluated for use with various kinds of protective gear to ensure its accuracy for the sailor in any type of uniform. The components, devices, and methods needed to implement this biometric as part of a stationary or workspace authentication architecture will be determined. Benefits: Benefits of the novel biometric method:  Provides a highly secure computing environment  Protects against unauthorized or malicious use  Does not require manual operation  Does not distract or provide discomfort Commercial applications to any computing environment that requires high-assurance user authentication that emphasizes ergonomics and security:  Police, homeland security reactionary teams  Financial Institutions  Airport security  Asset protection security firms with mobile personnel (e.g., Wells Fargo)  Any private industry corporation with personnel who handle company confidential information Return