UIDAI signs five-year R&D deal with Indian Statistical Institute on Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Tuesday signed an umbrella agreement with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) for joint research and development (R&D) to further enhance the robustness, security and reliability of Aadhaar operations through data-driven innovations.

The collaborations will cover areas such as improvements in biometric liveness detection tools, matching algorithms and other priority areas, UIDAI said in a statement.

Effective for five years, the agreement will cover areas such as fraud and anomaly detection,…