Charles L. Wilson

Mr. Wilson is an IDTP partner with over 40 years of experience in computer modeling, pattern recognition, computer systems design, software development and conformance testing,. Prior to joining IDTP, Mr. Wilson managed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Image Group in the Information Technology Division. Mr. Wilson has received two Department of Commerce Gold Medal Awards for his work in semiconductor device simulation models, and large scale biometric testing and associated performance standards. He is often a distinguished panelist and presenter at industry and government conferences and consortia meetings. Under his guidance, the NIST Image Group developed the ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Data Exchange standard, and conducted extensive forensic fingerprint related testing and software development on behalf of the FBI, and other agencies. Mr. Wilson developed the first automated fingerprint classification system and built several optical fingerprint-matching systems for these efforts. Post 911, Mr. Wilson coordinated NIST efforts to create biometric interoperability and accuracy testing and the associated standards necessary to support the security mandates in the PATRIOT Act. As part of this effort, Mr. Wilson managed the formation of NIST’s extensive biometric software testing program for comparative performance testing of biometric systems. This unique program designed and performed applied biometric system testing for the development of biometric specifications for the PIV credential (SP 800-76); Facial Recognition Vendor testing; the Iris Challenge Evaluation (ICE); fingerprint minutiae interoperability conformance testing (MINEX) for the PIV initiative; US-VISIT IDENT; and the evaluation of the FBI IAFIS system. Mr. Wilson was also one of the developers of the NIST fingerprint image quality algorithm. He is the author of over 60 scientific publications and he has provided technical advice on biometric system to several congressional committees, the Homeland Security Council, the Department of Justice, the Department of State, and the Department of Homeland Security.