MBE 2010 Portal Track Application 

Application to Participate in the Multiple Biometric 

Evaluation (MBE) 2010 Portal Track 

1. Who Should Participate 

1.1. Face recognition technology researchers and developers from industry, research 

institutions, and academia are eligible to participate in the MBE 2010. 

1.2. Anonymous participation is not permitted. 

2. How to Participate 

2.1. To request participation in MBE 2010 Portal Track, potential participants must read 

this application (Application to Participate in MBE 2010 Portal Track), sign the “Request 

to Participate” section below, attach business cards from each of the signing parties, 

and send it to the address below (Paragraph 5.8). Signatures of both the 

Responsible Party and the Point of Contact are required. 

2.1.1. The Responsible Party is an individual with the authority to commit the 

organization to the terms in this document. 

2.1.2. The Point of Contact (POC) is an individual with detailed knowledge of 

the technology applying for participation. 

2.1.3. In some cases, the Responsible Party and the POC may be the same 

person. 

2.2. Upon receipt of the signed application by the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), the organization will be classified as a “Tentative MBE 2010 

Portal Track Participant.” NIST must receive confirmation that this signed 

application and the executable have been shipped by April 12, 2010. Please email 

the MBE 2010 Liaison to confirm that you have shipped a submission. 

2.3. It is the Government’s desire to select all Tentative Participants as Participants. 

However, if demand for participation exceeds the Government’s ability to properly 

evaluate the technology, the Government will select Participants on a first come - 

first served basis. 

2.4. The MBE 2010 Portal Track will evaluate four tasks: 

2.4.1. Face. This task will involve matching a face still image to high definition 

(HD) video sequences. 

2.4.2. Face NIR. This task will involve matching a face still image to near 

infrared (NIR) video sequences. 

2.4.3. Iris. This task will involve matching an iris still image to another iris still 

image, and an iris still image to NIR video sequences. 

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2.4.4. Fusion. This task will involve matching a face still image and an iris still 

image to near infrared (NIR) and high definition (HD) video sequences. 

 

2.5. More information regarding the instructions, input and output formats, and 

requirements for each of the above tasks is included in the MBE 2010 Portal Track: 

Guideline for Participants. This document was distributed on February 16, 2010 to 

organizations who signed up to receive MBE 2010 information. Please see 

http://face.nist.gov/mbe for more information. An updated version of this 

document was distributed on 29 March 2010. 

2.6. Each organization approved to participate and accepted as a “Tentative Participant” 

will be asked to sign-up for the tasks they intend to submit executables for. More 

information on the task sign-up process will be given after receipt of this 

application. 

2.7. Each participant must deliver a separate executable for each task in which it chooses 

to participate. Executables submitted must be compliant with the MBE 2010 Portal 

Track Protocol and must be shipped to NIST (at the address in paragraph 5.8 

below) no later than April 12, 2010. Be sure to follow the rules for submission 

outlined in the MBE 2010 Portal Track: Guideline for Participants. Regardless of how 

many executables are submitted, each organization should only submit one copy of 

this application. 

3. Points of Contact 

3.1. The MBE 2010 Liaison is the government point of contact. 

3.2. All questions and correspondence should be directed to the MBE 2010 Liaison at 

mbe2010@nist.gov. Questions and correspondence will be received by the MBE 

2010 Liaison and other MBE 2010 personnel. 

3.3. The answers to questions and correspondence will be provided as updates to the 

MBE 2010 Portal Track: Guideline for Participants document. 

3.4. Interested parties and Participants should not contact any individual member of the 

MBE 2010 staff. 

4. Release of MBE 2010 Results 

4.1. The Government will release MBE 2010 results as a set of Final Reports, which will 

identify the participants along with their results. The MBE 2010 Final Reports will 

contain, at a minimum, descriptive information concerning MBE 2010, descriptions 

of each experiment, and performance results. 

4.2. Participants will be notified of the public release of the MBE 2010 Final Reports. 

4.3. After the release of the MBE 2010 Final Reports, Participants may decide to use the 

results for their own purposes. Such results shall be accompanied by the following 

statement: “Results shown from the Multiple Biometric Evaluation 2010 do not 

constitute endorsement of any particular product by the U.S. Government.” Such 

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results shall also be accompanied by the Internet address (URL) of the MBE 2010 

Final Reports on the MBE 2010 website. 

5. Additional Information 

5.1. This is an executable test. It will be carried out at a NIST facility. 

5.2. Performance results will be publicly attributed to participants and their executables 

in the MBE 2010 reports. 

5.3. Software that is not compliant with the MBE 2010 Protocol specifications cannot be 

tested. 

 5.4. In order to be tested, executables must install easily (i.e., one installation step with 

no participant interaction required), and shall be executable on any number of 

machines without requiring any machine-specific license control procedures or 

activation. 

5.5. Participant agrees to hold harmless the MBE 2010 Sponsors, staff contractors and 

all agencies of the U.S. Government for any harm or damage incurred in the course 

of participating in the MBE 2010. 

5.6. The Government is not bound or obligated to follow any recommendations that 

may be submitted by the Participant. The United States Government and individual 

agencies are prohibited from, in any way, giving any special consideration to MBE 

2010 Participants or any other party on future procurements, contracts or 

collaborations. 

5.7. By signing this application, Participants acknowledge that any test details and/or 

modifications that are provided in the MBE 2010 Portal Track: Guideline for 

Participants 7 April 2010 version supersede the information on this application. 

5.8. Original signed copies of the MBE 2010 Portal Track application are required. 

Original, signed copies of this application, with business cards from both signing 

parties attached, must be mailed to the address below. Please send an email message 

to mbe2010@nist.gov stating that you have sent your application. Upon receipt of 

your application, we will send you a confirmation email message. 

 

Mailing Address: 

Multiple Biometric Evaluation 2010 Liaison 

National Institute of Standards and Technology 

Information Access Division (894) 

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8940 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8940 

 

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Request to Participate 

With my signature, I hereby request consideration as a Participant in the Multiple 

Biometric Evaluation (MBE) 2010 Portal Track, and I am authorizing my company or 

organization to participate in the MBE 2010 Portal Track according to the rules and 

limitations listed in this document. 

 

With my signature, I also state that I have the authority to accept the terms stated in this 

document. 

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 SIGNATURE, TITLE AND ORGANIZATION OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY DATE 

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 SIGNATURE, TITLE AND ORGANIZATION OF POINT OF CONTACT DATE