The National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), one of the leading higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka, announced recently that it has deployed facial recognition technology. 

The system is developed by NtechLab, Russian facial recognition software provider and is jointly implemented with local technology company Green Orgro. 

NIBM is the first educational institution in Sri Lanka to deploy facial recognition technology. The system is used for access control and attendance management. Facial recognition will allow students quick, contactless and convenient access to the university.

“Today, facial recognition is the ultimate tool to ensure safety and security. A physical pass can be forgotten at home or given to someone else but it is impossible to get into the building by the face of another person. Modern facial recognition systems provide an accuracy of over 99.9 percent,” said NIBM Head of Consultancy Dr. Himendra Balalle.

“We see great interest in our technology from educational institutions. Our access control and management systems, attendance control systems and facial recognition during remote exam taking have all become more interesting to the education sector when set against the backdrop of online learning and hybrid formats after the COVID-19 pandemic,” said NtechLab Director Sales and Business Development South Asia Pavel Borisov.