An open-source identity verification system built by and for researchers
VeriMe
Services
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Create your Account
In a few steps, create your VeriMe account
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Connect to ORCID
Connect your VeriMe account to your ORCID record using a secure authenticated pathway
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Verify your Identity
Use our decentralized privacy-protecting cryptographic protocol to verify your identity
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Control Your Data
Choose what information to share with each research service in a privacy-conscientious manner
VeriMe provides a secure, researcher-owned and directed digital identity that enables verified access without exposing personal data.
VeriMe is a global digital identity verification service for researchers that can be directly integrated into existing systems for access to research data and resources. It eliminates the need for research systems to collect and store sensitive personal information (PII) while also providing assurance that system access is limited to identity-verified users.
VeriMe uses cryptographic techniques like zero-knowledge proofs for high-fidelity identity verification assurance without the need for entities to see original documents. Account access theft, tracking, and surveillance will be more difficult because authentication and identity information is no longer contained in large, centrally-owned and managed databases.
VeriMe extends reputation-based systems by providing verification of the identity and personhood of an account holder. It removes the need for universities and governments to collect and store sensitive identity documents.
In addition to these tangible benefits to institutions, we expect a significant benefit to researchers themselves in owning and managing the sharing of their verified digital identity.
Ready to HELP Build?
Are you a researcher who is excited to see VeriMe launch? Let us know!
Are you a funder with resources to help bring VeriMe to the MVP stage? We’d love to hear from you!
Are you interested in joining the team? Get in touch!
Who We Are
The VeriMe founding team is well-established in the research community, with decades of global experience with start-ups to Fortune 100 companies in research infrastructure, technical platforms, data privacy, and cryptographic security
Laura Paglione, MBA
Co-Founder
Laura brings expertise in software development, global research infrastructure, and federated identity management. As ORCID’s founding Technical Director, Laura launched and directed the member and user offerings for the platform that grew to serve over 5 million users within its first six years. In positions at the Kauffman Foundation, Ford Motor Company and Avid Technology, she created and executed business and technical launch plans for new ventures. Laura has an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Laure Haak, PhD
Co-Founder
Laure brings expertise in product strategy, partnerships, governance, and start-up operations along with a global network through her work at Thomson Reuters and as the founding Executive Director of ORCID and principal of the Mighty Red Barn consultancy. Laure has a PhD in Neurosciences from Stanford University Medical School and was a postdoctoral scholar at the US National Institutes of Health.
Shady El Damaty, PhD
Advisor and Partner
Shady is founder of OpSci, CEO of Holonym, and principal in the human.tech project, a decentralized identity protocol with 2m+ users and 35.4m credentials created, on which we plan to build our code base. Shady has a PhD in Neuroscience from Georgetown University.
Our
Commitment to Open Science
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Who We Serve
VeriMe is an important open science tool that enables researcher mobility and broad participation. Our primary stakeholders are researchers.
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Our Governance
VeriMe is organized as a cooperative governed by its members and community stakeholders. Members control their VeriMe accounts, and can verify identity and generate a public key, accessible by API, all while maintaining PII privacy.
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Our Business Model
We are an open research infrastructure supported by our Members and parties that integrate our API into research workflows. As a coop our earnings are redistributed to our Members and reinvested in our platform.
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Our Technology
We leverage proven and open source technology as VeriMe's foundation, and in kind, make our work available under an Apache 2.0 license.
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