In the aftermath of 9/11, the United States Department of Defense started investing in several ideas and concepts involving the safety and mitigation of terrorism. One of these technologies which received funding was Dr. Ioannis Pavlidis tech that had the potential to “change the way people measured and understood stress in humans”. After the United States gifted Dr. Pavlidis an initial investment of $300,000 to expand upon his research and further develop his concept he began developing the thermal imaging technology. With each year and research venture, his findings continued to appear promising, and with these developments came extra grants from a multitude of organizations like the National Science Foundation. By the late 2000s, Dr. Pavlidis finalized the development of his prototype for a thermal imaging system that could detect neuro-physiological reactions in humans. This technology is the same one that we have today that gives people the ability to read someone's stress responses unobtrusively. We are looking at taking this technology to the next stage to develop the software user interface and automation aspect of the technology so that we are able to make it easy for any ordinary person to understand and utilize.