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Project Objectives

  • To study and assess the feasibility, and define a suitable framework for storing four biometric indicators:
    facial images, iris patterns, fingerprints, and voice samples.
  • To develop a centralized biometric database that stores these four biometric indicators for Thai citizens and foreign residents in Thailand, serving as a testbed for identity verification systems and technology evaluation related to authentication.

Phase 2: Biometric Data Collection in Trang and Ubon Ratchathani Provinces

The project received ethical approval from the NSTDA Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) on June 6, 2025.
Details of the informed consent documents can be accessed via the following links:
🔗 http://bit.ly/4mVifVr
🔗 https://bit.ly/4dOWtzf

Data Collection Overview

The project collects four types of biometric data as follows: 🎥 Watch the data collection session video: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1HW6STfJfK/

  1. Facial Data Collection

Facial images are captured from multiple angles — frontal, right, left, looking down, and looking up. The total time required for facial data collection is approximately 15 minutes per participant.

2.Voice Data Collection

Participants are asked to read text displayed on the screen and respond to randomized questions for voice recording.
Each voice session records about 2 minutes of speech, with a total data collection time of approximately 15 minutes.

3.Fingerprint Data Collection Fingerprints from all ten fingers are collected using a fingerprint scanning device, along with fingerprint images. The entire process takes approximately 20 minutes per participant.
4. Iris Data Collection Iris data are captured using an iris scanning device, with two variations — normal eye opening and wide eye opening (participants must not wear contact lenses). The process takes approximately 3 minutes in total.