QRIDS
Co-founded with James Aubert, QRIDS was born from a client need related to carbon part production and the difficulty of reproducing the unique patterns of each piece. This technology for identifying and authenticating physical parts based on their material structure provides a traceability and anti-counterfeiting solution for industry and luxury goods.
QRIDS (Quick Response Identification by Structure) is a project aimed at developing a technology for identifying and authenticating physical parts based on their material structure. The principle involves scanning the surface of an object (e.g. a pellet or material) with an optical device called QBOX, then analysing the micro-structural characteristics of the image to create a unique fingerprint of the material.
The system works in several steps:
- Acquisition of an image of the part
- Transfer to an analysis system
- Extraction of a digital signature using algorithms (e.g. DFT or PolarSign)
- Comparison with a database to identify or authenticate the object
The goal is to provide a traceability and anti-counterfeiting solution, usable in fields such as industry or luxury goods, potentially with a mobile application connected to an authentication backend.
The project includes the development of capture hardware (QBOX), identification algorithms, software infrastructure (API, database, containers) and demonstrators for industrial partners.