The Center for Applied Identity Management Research () will study those issues and focus on developing real-world tools and best-practices recommendations to solve them.

The nonprofit research organization, which will be headquartered at Indiana University, brings together experts in criminal justice, financial crime, biometrics, cybercrime and cyberdefense, data protection, homeland security and national defense.

CAIMR will examine the challenges, knowledge gaps and research needed to solve identity issues in areas such as individual privacy, cybersecurity, and data breaches, and outline how those issues effect public safety, commerce, government programs and national security.

Gary R. Gordon, a senior scholar in identity management at Indiana University School of Law will be CAIMR's executive director.

In a statement, Michael Merritt, assistant director in the office of investigations for the U.S. Secret Service, said "Successfully combating emerging identity crimes requires that the Secret Service and law enforcement forge and enhance partnerships with industry, academic and research organizations."