At the checkpoints of the Moscow office of Severstal, a facial recognition system IVA CV was introduced

PJSC Severstal, one of the largestin the world of integrated steel and mining companies, has implemented the IVA CV automatic facial recognition system from the Russian developer IVA Cognitive. Now company employees can get into the Moscow office without a pass.

A project whose main goals areincreasing the level of building security due to the accuracy of identifying visitors, as well as creating a comfortable environment for staff, has now been implemented in the company’s Moscow office: a system that analyzesthe faces of employees and visitors were establishedin parallel with the classic access control and management system (ACS) based on “Bolid” equipment, previously installed at the entrance. In the future, the company is considering the possibility of scaling the project at the entrances of its industrial enterprises.

Installation of automatic recognition systemindividuals allowed Severstal solve a number of problems, namely: increased the security and quality of control of entrance to the office premises, reduced passage time and eliminated even minimal queues, and also eliminated the problem of lost or forged passes.

Andrey Balyberdin, Deputy Administrative Director for Business Support at Severstal, noted:

“The use of systems based on artificialintelligence allows not only to significantly increase the level of security, but also increases the level of comfort of the office environment for employees, ensuring their maximum mobility – Now you don’t have to worry about forgetting your pass at home or at work. The system also has prospects for further development and scaling through use at the entrance of our company’s industrial enterprises.”

According to Alexey Tsessarsky, generalDirector of IVA Cognitive, for identification systems using anonymized human biometric parameters, – future. Introduction of facial recognition technology into enterprise access control and management systems – one of the innovations in the field of artificial intelligence that can be applied in Russian companies that have increased requirements for protection and safety, such as PJSC Severstal. Thanks to its wide integration capabilities with most popular access control systems, the accurate and reliable IVA CV solution will be in demand by both manufacturing enterprises and large business centers.

text: Ilya Bauer, photo: PJSC Severstal