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Indian-American biometrics expert shaping India’s Aadhaar future
Anil Jain, a professor at Michigan State University, is internationally recognized for his work in pattern recognition and biometric systems.
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Anushka Pathak - Fri, 05, Dec 2025
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Anil Jain, professor at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering at Michigan State University / Courtesy: IIT Kanpur
Indian-American biometrics expert Anil Jain has joined a high-level expert panel tasked with envisioning the future of India’s citizen identification framework, called Aadhar.
Aadhar Vision 2032 is a major technological and strategic overhaul of India’s digital identity framework as the country adapts to new data protection laws and emerging global security standards.
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) announced that the panel will steer the next phase of Aadhaar’s evolution, aligning the platform with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and incorporating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, quantum computing, next-generation encryption, and new data security architectures.
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Jain, a distinguished professor at Michigan State University, is internationally recognized for his work in pattern recognition and biometric systems.
His contributions to India’s original Aadhaar program helped build a secure, real-time identification system that now supports 1.45 billion residents through fingerprint, face, and iris data. The platform processes nearly 80 million biometric authentications daily for banking, welfare, pension services, and other essential transactions.
Aadhaar Vision 2032 is expected to address expanding security needs, increasing digital adoption, and the rising importance of privacy safeguards as India’s digital economy deepens.
The panel will assess how emerging technologies can strengthen the integrity, accuracy, and resilience of the world’s largest biometric ID system while enabling new applications across governance and service delivery.
Jain’s career spans decades of research excellence. He has been recognized with the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award and is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Indian National Academy of Engineering, The World Academy of Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Inventors.
His innovations include groundbreaking work in 3D fingerprint technology and widely used biometric algorithms. His research has shaped global biometric standards, influenced commercial technologies, and guided governments on secure identity management.
A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, with advanced degrees from Ohio State University, Jain has held academic roles in computer science, electrical engineering, and statistics.
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