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Ronald S. Indeck

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DAS Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering

Expertise: object verification, public surveillance, magnetic information storage systems, magnetism

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Ron Indeck
Ron Indeck
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Indeck earned his doctorate from the University of Minnesota. His research involves magnetic and optical components and systems, especially in the areas of information technology and security. He is working with extremely high density magnetic recording systems, fast searching of massive databases, the forensics of magnetic inks and magnetic recordings, coin and currency validation, and fingerprint biometrics. He is an inventor of Washington University's Magneprint™ system that is widely applicable to a variety of authentication needs. He has published more than 50 peer reviewed technical papers and been awarded more than a dozen patents. Areas of research include anomaly detection, biometrics, data storage/retrieval, information authentication, information awareness, object verification, policy, privacy, sensors, and surveillance.

Indeck's area of specialization is magnetic information storage systems. With Marcel W. Muller, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Indeck discovered that all magnetic media are marked with a unique, permanent magnetic signature that can be identified electronically. This groundbreaking discovery in 1994 led to the invention of a technique that identifies "electronic fingerprints" of objects that carry magnetic media. The technique reads a unique signature that is virtually impossible for a forger to duplicate, thus protecting the recorded information against tampering. More recently, Indeck's research has concentrated on techniques for searching massive databases, such as those used in genome research, image storage systems, and other large data sets. He has been awarded more than a dozen patents, including Magneprint, the University's object-recognition system used in the authentication process for bankcards, checks, and currency. Building on his past research, Indeck now is addressing the serious problem of data storage and searching. Indeck and his collaborators Professors Franklin, Cytron, and Chamberlain, have patented technology that allows data searches to be done 200 times faster than current technology.

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Reading electronic 'fingerprints'

Washington University technology earns its stripes (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/4159.html)

Nov. 11, 2004 --
Fingerprint
Washington University in St. Louis has licensed a system developed by Washington University engineers that is meant to detect counterfeit credit cards by reading a unique magnetic "fingerprint" on the stripes of credit cards and other objects that carry magnetic information. The system -- called Magneprint -- was invented by Ronald Indeck, Ph.D., Das Family Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering at Washington University.


A tool to thwart terrorists

Theory can help disable terrorists' messages (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/268.html)

July 10, 2003 --
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An electrical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis has devised a theory that sets the limits for the amount of data that can be hidden in a system and then provides guidelines for how to store data and decode it. Contrarily, the theory also provides guidelines for how an adversary would disrupt the hidden information. The theory will have a major impact on homeland security applications.


Arch safety

System considered that links video camera with automatic target recognition (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/118.html)

April 10, 2003 --
The St. Louis arch has been thought to be a potential target for terrorists.
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Researchers at Washington University's Center for Security Technologies are planning a surveillance system that recognizes aberrant traffic flow and then, using automatic target recognition, identifies and analyzes the danger.



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Additional Background: Indeck's area of specialization is magnetic information storage systems. With Marcel W. Muller, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Indeck discovered that all magnetic media are marked with a unique, permanent magnetic signature that can be identified electronically. This groundbreaking discovery in 1994 led to the invention of a technique that identifies "electronic fingerprints" of objects that carry magnetic media. The technique reads a unique signature that is virtually impossible for a forger to duplicate, thus protecting the recorded information against tampering. More recently, Indeck's research has concentrated on techniques for searching massive databases, such as those used in genome research, image storage systems, and other large data sets. He has been awarded more than a dozen patents, including Magneprint, the University's object-recognition system used in the authentication process for bankcards, checks, and currency. Building on his past research, Indeck now is addressing the serious problem of data storage and searching. Indeck and his collaborators Professors Franklin, Cytron, and Chamberlain, have patented technology that allows data searches to be done 200 times faster than current technology.
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