710653DELFINA - DEep Learning for Face ID verification in Network ApplcationsClosedGRD Proof of ConceptInnovate UKiProov is a pioneer in the field of identity verification, delivering an outstandingly simple and easy user authentication experience, by means of face verification on mobile devices and laptops. It protects against the chief threat to face verification - hacker spoofing attacks - by unique, proprietary methods. The iProov service is provided as a cloud-based identity verification service to security-conscious service providers, such as financial institutions, healthcare providers, ecommerce and web services requiring precise identification of users, as well as to secure employee access in enterprises large and small. Password–related login mechanisms have long been problematic in these contexts, and a biometric login service has distinct advantages, provided it can provide good enough discrimination. iProov’s face verification technology is state of the art – but the state of the art has recently undergone a step change. A major innovation published in the academic press in 2014 demonstrated that entirely new and extremely powerful techniques are now available to enhance the performance of face verification to unprecedented levels. No commercial products based on this new technology are available. Project DELFINA is a Proof of Concept project in which iProov will implement and evaluate this technology for the first time, specialising it for the particular imagery which iProov processes in the course of its business and pioneering several new capabilities.