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{"title":"Newborn Fingerprint Recognition: Toward Reliable Super-Resolution Equivalences","authors":"Barbara de O. Koop;João H. P. Machado;Luiz F. P. Southier;Jefferson T. Oliva;Marcelo Teixeira;Marcelo Filipak;Luiz A. Zanlorensi;Myriam R. B. S. Delgado;Dalcimar Casanova","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3721786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3721786","url":null,"abstract":"Fingerprint-based biometrics is a well-established technology for human recognition. However, fingerprint recognition in newborns imposes significant challenges due to the tiny and underdeveloped ridge structure. Acquiring these fine-grained features requires high-resolution (HR) scanners, which are expensive and may limit large-scale applications. A potential alternative is to apply super-resolution (SR) techniques to enhance images captured by standard-resolution scanners. In this sense, a critical matter is to reveal whether a super-resolved image can truly and linearly replicate the quality and biometric utility of true HR acquisitions, so that the dependence on HR scanners could be measured. This study leverages deep learning–based SR techniques to computationally enhance standard-resolution fingerprints, aiming to explore the extent to which these reconstructions can emulate true HR acquisitions. By evaluating three upscaling strategies (a pre-trained Residual Dense Network, a fine-tuned version tailored to neonatal data, and traditional bicubic interpolation) across multiple scaling factors (<inline-formula> <tex-math>$2times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula> <tex-math>$3times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula> <tex-math>$4times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>, and <inline-formula> <tex-math>$6times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>), our approach assesses similarity, quality, and matching performance factors using real HR References at 5,000 ppi as ground truth. The results suggest that, using simulated low-resolution data, SR techniques can achieve biometric performance virtually equivalent to HR images at lower scaling factors. At a stringent threshold (FAR = 0.1%), the performance gap remains below 0.6 percentage points for all approaches for the factor <inline-formula> <tex-math>$2times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>. These findings highlight the potential and limitations of super-resolution for newborn identification in real-world deployment scenarios.","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 3","pages":"188-202"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149078783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Key Dimensions in Technology Impact Assessment for Peace and Stability: Australia and India","authors":"Greg Austin;Karthik Bappanad;Adam P. Henry;Lisa Materano;Katina Michael;Bharath Reddy;Brendan Walker-Munro;Glenn Withers","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3718558","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3718558","url":null,"abstract":"The development and diffusion of new technologies into society requires technology assessment (TA) for their diverse social, political, ethical, legal, environmental and economic impacts. Using Australia and India as case studies on the diffusion of critical emerging technologies, we find that the broad “critical technology” framing adopted by both governments offers no clear direction as to methodologies for conducting technology impact assessment (TIA) of specific technologies or their strategic impacts, and that it frequently conflates peace and stability objectives with economic and industrial policy goals. Currently, there are no best practices for TIA that articulate a defined approach and methodology among scholars or officials. This ambiguity stems from the fact that TIA can be used for many different purposes while focusing on the concerns of different groups of stakeholders. Since 2022, several stakeholders, inclusive of leading intergovernmental organizations, think tanks and specialists, have called for increased attention to TIA and more disciplined approaches, particularly emphasizing effective stakeholder engagement, and consistently ethical, democratic and transparent processes. This paper defines TIA for peace and stability, defines critical emerging technologies, and identifies key dimensions of technology impact assessment together with proposed benchmarks across three tiers of practice: basic, intermediate and advanced. Drawing on nuclear-safety case studies from Australia (nuclear-powered warship visits and AUKUS submarine safety) and India (civil nuclear cybersecurity), together with a comparative analysis of the two countries’ practices, the paper finds that TIA for peace and stability is consistently a lower priority than TIA for national defense or domestic security, and that neither country has a standing mechanism for conducting it to a high standard. The paper proposes a hybrid model for balancing transparency and legitimate secrecy in future assessments and sets out options for locating a dedicated institutional home for TIA- drawing on parliamentary, statutory authority and national academy models- in support of peace and stability studies between one or more nation states, toward multi-stakeholder joint impact assessment.","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 3","pages":"170-187"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11668631","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149078794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Publication Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3723779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3723779","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 3","pages":"C2-C2"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11716757","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149078822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multi-Stakeholder Risk Assessment of Socio-Technical Interventions","authors":"Roger Clarke;Katina Michael","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3703434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3703434","url":null,"abstract":"IT-enabled interventions into economic and social systems of broad scope and large scale are likely to have substantial impacts, and suffer high failure rates. Conventional approaches to devising and evaluating such interventions are heavily committed to the perspective of the sponsoring organization, with standardized analysis, design, and implementation processes typically disregarding broader stakeholder participation. The interests of other stakeholders are commonly considered only if they are perceived to represent constraints on the achievability of the sponsor’s objectives. This narrows the focus to only those stakeholders that are perceived to have sufficient power, and overlooks other legitimate stakeholders. This article adopts a socio-technical approach to emphasize the importance of the social dimension in all IT-enabled interventions. This leads to the conception of risk assessment (RA) being refined, with the objective of addressing the challenges that arise with large-scale, high-impact socio-technical interventions. A new form of RA is proposed, incorporating the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. It is intended to reduce both harm to stakeholders and the incidence of intervention failure. The Multi-Stakeholder Risk Assessment (MSRA) process is presented, adapting the traditional risk assessment processes in a minimally disruptive manner. An overview of the steps within MSRA is provided, as well as practical guidance regarding its application. Prior exemplars and motivators for the adoption of MSRA are identified, and its efficacy is demonstrated through two example projects conducted by a large-scale government agency.","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 3","pages":"153-169"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11602129","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149078745","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cybersecurity Risks and Failures of Collective Competence: A Multistakeholder Approach","authors":"Jordan Richard Schoenherr","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3725350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3725350","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 3","pages":"143-152"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11717460","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149078773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Technological Impact Assessment: A Framework for Designing a TIA Project Method","authors":"Roger Clarke","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2025.3574863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2025.3574863","url":null,"abstract":"Technology Assessment (TA) is a term of long standing for a process that examines consequences of the application of a particular technology. The scope and scale of technological impacts have greatly increased over the last six decades; but TA has ossified. An alternative term, Technological Impact Assessment (TIA), is used for processes that adopt broad, open and balanced approaches. TIA is far more challenging than other related techniques, such as the financial evaluation of proposed projects, privacy impact assessment, regulatory impact assessment and even environmental impact assessment. The enormous diversity of technologies, cultural contexts and drivers makes it infeasible to specify a generic project method that will serve all needs. This article identifies and discusses the key dimensions of those challenges. A framework is presented that is designed to support those who plan and conduct TIAs of all kinds. A simple worked example is provided.","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 2","pages":"118-127"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148433266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Battery Smarts: Assessing Public Knowledge and Habits of Charging Lithium-Ion Cells","authors":"Evan Isbell;William LePage","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2025.3546937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2025.3546937","url":null,"abstract":"This work assesses the knowledge and practices that consumers have about the optimum usage of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). To do so, a survey was conducted with questions that targeted user perceptions and habits about the duration and frequency of charging. From 453 valid responses, the results indicated that the majority of consumers lack knowledge about proper battery charging practices. A key result from the survey was the misconception that waiting to charge LIBs until they are nearly empty promotes long-term battery health. This notion to “charge only when empty” goes against best-practices for LIBs, yet about half (51%) held this misconception. While survey participants were asked about battery charging in relation to mobile devices, consumer knowledge about LIBs carries over to other critical applications, such as electric vehicles (EVs). The results of the survey, combined with battery fundamentals and best practices, point to opportunities for manufacturers to provide better charging features and more visible guidance about how to charge LIBs properly. Ultimately, this increase in “battery smarts” will enhance the lifespan of batteries in EVs and other key application areas, delivering economic and environmental benefits by alleviating production demands for new cells.","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 2","pages":"101-106"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148433264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society Publication Information","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3691506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3691506","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 2","pages":"C2-C3"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11570145","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148433251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Realism to Relevance: Rethinking Simulator Fidelity in the Era of Generative AI","authors":"Jordan Richard Schoenherr","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2026.3693463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2026.3693463","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 2","pages":"91-100"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=11570089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148433261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multimedia-Based Digital Reality Technologies: Ad Hoc Committee That Informed IEEE’s Response","authors":"Stefan Mozar","doi":"10.1109/TTS.2025.3603940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2025.3603940","url":null,"abstract":"In early 2023, an Ad Hoc Committee was formed to assist IEEE to coordinate their response to multimedia-based digital reality (MBDRT). The MBDRT label was chosen in order to fuse the common interests between the IEEE Consumer Electronics Society (CTSoc) and the IEEE Digital Reality. While initially IEEE Digital Reality was launched as an IEEE Future Directions Initiative, in 2023 it transitioned into a technical community, under the lead of IEEE CTSoc. MBDRT, a term that can interchangeably be used with Extended Reality (XR) was examined from five different viewpoints in the Ad Hoc Committee that presented its findings to the IEEE President in December 2023. The five sub-committees that were created included, digital reality, infrastructure, the metaverse, taxonomy, and social implications with respect to XR. This article summarizes the main outcomes of each Sub-Committee, in addition to a draft position statement, IEEE MBDRT-related standards identification and new initiatives, and an extensive briefing report.","PeriodicalId":73324,"journal":{"name":"IEEE transactions on technology and society","volume":"7 2","pages":"128-132"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148433248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}