The responsive and dynamic character of liquid crystals (LCs), arising from their ability to
self‐organize into long‐range ordered structures while maintaining fluidity, has given them a …

This paper reviews several dimensions in terms of which electronic/Internet and paper
voting can be compared (vote secrecy, verifiability, ballot box integrity, transparency and …

As 3D printing technology begins to outpace traditional manufacturing, malicious users
increasingly have sought to leverage this widely accessible platform to produce unlawful …

Abstract Local Binary Patterns (LBP) is an texture feature, which is widely used in texture
discrimination, face recognition, painting classification and other fields. The previous LBP …

Micron‐scale randomness during manufacturing can create unique and unclonable anti‐
counterfeiting labels. The security of such labels typically comes at the expense of complex …

Polymer banknotes are the trend for printed currency and have been adopted by more than
fifty countries worldwide. However, over the past years, the quantity of polymer counterfeits …

This paper systematizes log based Transparency Enhancing Technologies. Based on work
on transparency from multiple disciplines we outline the purpose, usefulness, and pitfalls of …

The authentication of printed material based on textures is a critical and challenging
problem for many security agencies in many contexts: valuable documents, banknotes …

Counterfeiting and piracy are a form of theft that has been steadily growing in recent years.
Banknotes and identity documents are two common objects of counterfeiting. Aiming to …

Individual traceability of components enables efficient quality control, improving operational
efficiency, or smart manufacturing approaches like big data analysis as well as customized …