Emerging Trends in Technology at the Border (Government Perspectives)

Casey Durst Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support /US Customs & Border Protection (USCBP)

All around the world, governments are looking for that next step in technology that will change the border security paradigm, such as stand-off explosive and drug detection or big data analytics. Some technologies are still on the wish list, but some are now very much on the ‘to do’ list!
One of the biggest drivers in border security going forward will be advent and application of AI, whether it is in enhancing the performance of or automating existing systems, or in analysing terabytes of data.
But what systems are on the border security wish list and what work is being done in turning those wishes into reality.