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ITL’s mission, to cultivate trust in information technology (IT) and metrology, is accomplished using its world-class measurement and testing facilities and encompassing a wide range of areas of computer science, mathematics, statistics, and systems engineering. This non-regulatory role, along with ITL’s deep technical expertise in all fields of information technology, helps increase trust in IT worldwide. ITL Bulletins Published monthly, the ITL Bulletin focuses on ITL’s research and collaborative activities in cybersecurity. It often announces new ITL publications in information security and gives an overview of the research contained within. Sign up for ITL Bulletins ! ITL Newsletters Published bimonthly, the ITL Newsletter features news articles on ITL's programs, projects, activities, and accomplishments. It announces selected new ITL publications and describes upcoming technical conferences and workshops. Sign up for ITL Newsletters ! Fundamental and Applied Research and Standards for AI Technologies (NEW!!) News and Updates NIST Tests Forensic Methods for Getting Data From Damaged Mobile Phones January 28, 2020 Criminals sometimes damage their mobile phones in an attempt to destroy evidence. They might smash, shoot, submerge or NIST Releases Version 1.0 of Privacy Framework January 16, 2020 Our data-driven society has a tricky balancing act to perform: building innovative products and services that use NIST Study Evaluates Effects of Race, Age, Sex on Face Recognition Software December 19, 2019 How accurately do face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background? According to NIST Releases Data to Help Measure Accuracy of Biometric Identification December 12, 2019 New biometric research data — ranging from fingerprints to facial photographs and iris scans — is now available from the View All News and Updates Events Applied Category Theory Workshop Wed, Apr 8 - Thu, Apr 9 2020 The focus of this workshop in on fostering the development of tooling and use-cases supporting the applied category Advancing Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference Wed, May 27 - Thu, May 28 2020 2020 Advancing Cybersecurity Risk Management Conference: What to Expect Building on the 2018 NIST Cybersecurity Risk View All Events Industry Impacts Biometric Standards for Law Enforcement Border security, crime investigations, background checks and access control all rely on certain organizations being able to seamlessly exchange biometric data Software Usability Companies in every industry need software that their employees and customers can easily learn to use without error, but for years there was no way for them to Wireless Infusion Pump Security Infusion pumps were once standalone instruments that interacted only with the patient or medical provider. With technological improvements designed to enhance Ultimate Reference for Mathematical Modeling Mathematical modeling provides information that is difficult to obtain from experimentation alone and can, therefore, save scientists and engineers time and View All NIST Industry Impacts Awards Charles Romine Receives 2019 Presidential Rank Award Awarded to 5 percent of career SES or SES equivalents, Meritorious Rank recipients are recognized for outstanding achievement to enhance the... Donna Dodson Receives 2019 Presidential Rank Award Given to only one percent of career Senior Executive Service (SES) members or SES ...