Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic irrevocably altered our perception of public health, hygiene, and personal interaction, accelerating the demand for solutions that minimize physical contact. Once, using a fingerprint scanner, pressing a PIN, or touching a shared surface felt routine. During the pandemic, these simple actions suddenly became potential vectors for contagion. Touchless biometrics — technologies that capture unique biological characteristics without physical contact — have emerged as a crucial response. From facial recognition at airports to voice authentication in banking apps, “no touch required” is becoming the new standard, combining hygiene, convenience, and security.
Keywords
touchless biometrics
contactless authentication
facial recognition
AI security
post-pandemic technology
biometric market
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Data will be made available on request.
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This work was supported without any funding.
Conflicts of Interest
Muhammad Saqlain Aslam is an employee of AI Research Center, Hon Hai Research Institute, Taipei 114699, Taiwan.
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Aslam, M. S., & Aslam, S. (2025). Touchless Biometrics: Securing a Post-Pandemic World. Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Bioinformatics, 1(2), 69–71. https://doi.org/10.62762/JAIB.2025.861394
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