Osaka University and NEC Corporation (NEC) have built the ``OUID (Osaka University IDentity) System,'' an integrated ID platform for all members of Osaka University, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni. From April 2024, admission management using NEC's facial recognition technology will be introduced at the largest university in Japan.
The OUID system is designed to be used by approximately 3 currently enrolled Osaka University students, faculty, and staff, as well as for a lifetime, including before enrollment, after graduation, and after retirement. Facial recognition, which is the core technology of NEC's biometric authentication "Bio-IDiom" (*2024) and has the world's No. 4 authentication accuracy (*1), will be launched in April 1 as the first application utilizing the system. We plan to install and introduce an admission control system that utilizes technology as a university-wide infrastructure at a total of 2 locations indoors and outdoors on campus. It is the largest university in Japan.
In the future, we will continue to consider functions such as digital student ID cards and faculty ID cards, and provide information such as lending and returning of books, detection of congestion in study rooms, class attendance management, post-graduation reskilling/recurrent education, qualification acquisition, activities, etc. We will work to utilize and promote DX throughout the university so that it will contribute to career development after graduation.
(*1) "Bio-IDiom" is a general term for NEC's biometric authentication, including facial, iris, fingerprint/palmprint, finger vein, voice, and ear acoustics. By leveraging our world-class technology and extensive experience and using biometric authentication in different ways or in combination to suit your needs, we will create a world where everyone can use digital technology with peace of mind.
(*2) It has been ranked No. 1 multiple times in facial recognition benchmark tests conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST evaluation results do not constitute a recommendation by the U.S. government for any particular system, product, service, or company.
