Aurora is one of the UK's leading providers of facial recognition technology.
With over a decade's worth of experience, Aurora's solutions have been adopted
both at home and abroad by the UK Government, Airports, Police Forces,
Schools and Construction Companies.
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Latest News
May 2013
Aurora’s going Premier League. We are proud to announce that our software is being used in the My Player Twin website. Our development team have designed a service which compares a photo of YOU to a massive database of 2012/13 Barclays Premier League footballers and returns a picture of the player you look most like. Read More...
May 2013
Managing your mobile workforce just got easier. Aurora are pleased to announce the completion of the integration of our FaceMobile application and our TimeKeeper system. FaceMobile is a simple smartphone app which enables users to capture an image of their face at the same time as recording a time stamp and the GPS coordinates. Read More...
April 2013
Aurora and Atkins’ continued partnership in the air industry. Aurora are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with one of our partners, Atkins, regarding the supply of our Infrared – Colour matching technology for use in the air industry and border control. Read More...
April 2013
Aurora’s CEO hitting headlines. Hugh Carr-Archer was in the news twice last week, featured in both The Telegraph and Metro News. Read More...
April 2013
Aurora’s technology on display at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2013. We are proud of the leaps and bounds our technology has made in the air industry over the last year. Some of our latest developments have been integrated into leading providers products and are currently being demonstrated as proof of concepts at the Passenger Terminal Expo 2013 at Geneva Airport. Read More...
April 2013
Successful self-boarding trial completion at Heathrow. Our facial recognition technology was used in the two month trial, which ended on 25th March 2013, incorporated into an e-gate controlled by Atkins’ Passenger Authentication Scanning System (PASS), carried out in Heathrow Terminal 1. Read More...
March 2013
Aurora assisting in the search for a doppelganger. Sophie Robehmed has been searching for her doppelganger since late 2011. Throughout her quest she has been compared to the likes of Natalie Portman, Helena Bonham-Carter and even Nancy Reagan. But it’s not the celebrity lookalike she’s hunting for, it’s a genuine, do-a-double-take, real-life double. Sophie visited Aurora’s office with the BBC, in a bid to better understand facial recognition technology. Read More...
February 2013
Aurora’s technology being used in new trial at Heathrow. Heathrow’s Terminal 1 passengers are being invited to take part in a two month self-boarding trial with South African Airways. These passengers are the first in the world to use the innovative technology which combines our infrared facial recognition system and a specially adapted self-boarding gate. Read More...
February 2013
Dunne implements ClockFace to assist with site security. Dunne initially installed our ClockFace units in 2010 and were impressed with the results both on site and with the reporting software, ClockFace Manager. When their latest projects got under way in Manchester and Ferrybridge, they were happy to approach Aurora for additional support. Read More...
January 2013
Passenger Survey reveals most travellers are receptive to the idea of using Biometrics during the border control processes. IATA’s Global Passenger Survey was formed as a result of nearly 3000 respondents from over 110 countries. It showed that of those respondents, 77% were comfortable using biometrics if available and 71% preferred to use self-boarding gates. Read More...
December 2012
Xervon Palmers install second ClockFace unit on London site. Xervon Palmers is one of the industry’s leading access, scaffolding and related industrial service providers. They originally adopted our facial recognition technology to assist with time and attendance in April 2012. Read More...
November 2012
IATA Trial Results. Following the five day trial which took place at Geneva airport in September, Aurora are pleased to presents the results of the Passenger Experience Survey. Read More...
October 2012
UAE Based ALEC Construction Adopt Aurora Face Recognition. The new face recognition systems will help ALEC efficiently manage their labour and staff resources by creating a fully integrated attendance system linked to their ERP and HR. Read More...
September 2012
Aurora trials latest technology at IATA's head office in Geneva. Earlier this month, Tom Heseltine, Aurora’s Biometric Specialist attended IATA’s head office in Geneva for a week-long trial of our infrared to colour passport recognition technology to assist with IATA’s concept of ‘Checkpoint of the Future’. Read More...
August 2012
Striding ahead in the air industry. Aurora are pleased to announce that since our technology went live this year in Heathrow, we have more facial recognition installations in the UK air industry than all of our competitors combined. Read More...
July 2012
Wilson’s School to use faceREGISTER to assist with sixth form registration. Wilson’s School, in Wallington are the latest school to adopt our facial recognition technology to assist with sixth form registration. Read More...
June 2012
Biometrics 2012 Speech Confirmation. Aurora are pleased to announce that we will be attending Biometrics 2012 to speak about the merits of our Infrared Facial Recogniton Technology, how it works, what we are doing next and why we believe it is the future of biometric facial recognition. Read More...
May 2012
Aurora is delighted by the interest generated by the Passenger Terminal Expo 2012. The Passenger Terminal Expo is the leading international airport terminal conference and exhibition, providing the opportunity for airport and airline industries to debate current issues and form business relationships on a global scale. Read More...
April 2012
ClockFace to monitor time & attendance at one of London's regeneration projects. Xervon Palmers have become the latest construction company to adopt Aurora's technology to act as a time and attendance solution. The ClockFace unit has been installed at one of the companies London based site. Workers will be enrolled using Aurora's face recognition technology combined with a unique PIN number. Read More...
March 2012
Smart Phone Application Snapped Up. Aurora are pleased to announce that the Ardmore Group have been so impressed with our latest development in the smartphone market that they have snapped up the system themselves. Ardmore was formed over thirty years ago and has grown into one of the largest privately owned Design and Build contractors in the UK. Read More...
February 2012
Aurora live in Heathrow. Atkins and Aurora announce upgrade to Passenger Authentication Scanning System for BAA.
PASS, developed by Atkins with BAA, has operated at Heathrow successfully for the past 5 years and the upgrade now includes Infrared Facial Recognition from Aurora Computer Services. This enhancement assures the identity of passengers as they exit to the boarding gate. Read More...
January 2012
Aurora in the Middle East. Clarati Workforce Management has become Aurora's eyes and ears in the MENA region. Headed up by James Ward, Clarati, based in Dubai, are now working as our Agent and will focus solely on our Middle Eastern customers.. Read More...
