Upcoming Events

Back in spring 2011 our Norwegian Biometrics Laboratory (NBL) was established and for the opening we organized a workshop. Since then, we have celebrated the NBL Annual Workshops (NBLAW). All the workshops are listed on the NBL homepage.

Building on the success of previous editions, the 2026 workshop will focus on the theme: Trustworthiness in Biometrics - Explainability, Fairness, and Regulations. We cordially invite you to participate in the 16th Norwegian Biometrics Laboratory Workshop 2026 which is an open and free-to-attend event.

With increasing deployment of biometric technologies in real-world applications, issues related to transparency, interpretability, bias, robustness, and regulatory compliance have become central to both research and practice. This year’s workshop aims to foster in-depth discussions on these aspects and to bridge perspectives across technical, ethical, and regulatory domains.

The workshop will be held online. Credentials will be shared prior to the event.

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The need for accurate facial age estimation systems is becoming ever more important across a wide range of applications, including the purchase of/access to age-restricted goods and services, and the assessment of undocumented humanitarian cases. As age restriction legislation expands globally, biometric age estimation has become central to digital identity compliance and online safety. The implementation of such technology requires an understanding from across many disciplines such as biometrics, forensics, computer science, law, statistics, anthropology and medicine to ensure effective, explainable and lawful deployment.

Co-organised with Richard Guest (University of Southampton, UK), this workshop will explore aspects of the current state-of-the-art in facial age estimation systems considering key elements such as application domains, implementation, testing and evaluation, and legal compliance and regulation. We shall hear from leading global experts in the field, and consider where future research, development and legislation may enhance trust in use.

Attendance is free of charge but registration is required.

Hybrid Workshop of the Biometrics Working Group of TeleTrusT, the IT Security Association in Germany. The dial-in information will be provided the evening before the event

IWBF is an international forum devoted to facilitating synergies in research and development among the areas of multimedia forensics, forensic biometrics, and forensic science. State-of-the-art research in areas such as biometrics, forensic science, surveillance, and multimedia forensics will be presented. The 14th edition of IWBF will be a meeting place for those concerned with the use of advanced biometric technologies in forensic applications, attracting participants from industry, research, academia, and end-users.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Biometrics
• Attacks to biometric systems
• Multimodal biometrics
• Soft biometrics
• Mobile biometrics
• Biometric analysis of crime scenes
• Multimedia forensics
• Ethical and societal implications of biometrics and forensics
• Forensic Science
• Integrity verification
• Anonymization & Data Privacy
• Data de-identification
• Surveillance
• Mobile biometrics
• Information Theoretic Security
• Adversarial Signal Processing for biometrics and forensics
• Case studies on the aforementioned topics

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The Biometrics and Machine Learning (BioML) research group of the University of the Bundeswehr Munich (UniBwM), in cooperation with the European Association for Biometrics (EAB), will host a workshop on June 1 to 3, 2026, to discuss the current status of biometrics for defence and law enforcement, focusing on technical aspects and open challenges (e.g., attacks on biometric systems or privacy leaks). We invite all stakeholders, including academia, government agencies, LEAs, defense personnel, and industry, to participate in this event and help us pave the way forward for a more secure society using biometric recognition!

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This hybrid workshop will present relevant biometric applications, which are operated by the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The presentations will be given at UNHCR premises in Copenhagen, Denmark. Biometric technology that is crucial for the operation of such applications will be presented as well as testing programs that can support the selection of algorithms and system. The workshop will also showcase, how international standardisation can provide a positive impact for the evolution and maintainability of biometric systems.

The International Standard ISO/IEC 29794-5 Biometric sample quality - Part 5: Face image data was recently published. Along with this new standard the source code of the Open-Source Face Image Quality (OFIQ) software library was provided, which is the reference implementation of this standard.

The standard defines a unified quality score (UQS) for a face image and numerous, component quality measures (CQM), which provide accurate information such as the correctness of the pose or the sharpness of the face image (and many others).

This virtual meeting will provide an overview of the functionality provided with OFIQ and will give users an opportunity to raise questions and provide feedback. The dial-in information will be provided the evening before the event.

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Hybrid Workshop of the Biometrics Working Group of TeleTrusT, the IT Security Association in Germany

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