Mei Ngan | Computer Scientist
NIST

Mei Ngan is a scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  Her research focus includes evaluation of face recognition and tattoo recognition technologies.  She is currently involved in a number of key face recognition testing activities at NIST, including leading the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) MORPH project to evaluate face morphing detection algorithms.  Mei has authored and co-authored a number of technical publications, including the performance of face identification algorithms, accuracy of face recognition with face masks, performance of facial age and gender estimation algorithms, and publication of a seminal open tattoo database for developing tattoo recognition research, which she received the Special Contribution Award for at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Identity, Security and Behavior Analysis (ISBA).  Mei was awarded the Department of Commerce Gold Medal Award in 2020 and was a recipient of the 2020 Women in Biometrics Award, a globally-recognized award honoring innovative women in the biometrics field.