Organizer: European Association for Biometrics (EAB)
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Speakers: Norman Poh (Trust Stamp)
Program
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As digital authentication evolves beyond passwords, hardware-based passkeys have emerged as a promising alternative. However, their reliance on physical devices creates challenges in account recovery, particularly within FIDO protocols, where losing a device can result in permanent access loss. This talk explores biometric-bound credentials as a solution, leveraging biometrics to bind cryptographic keys while maintaining security, usability, and flexibility. We will compare token encryption with biometrics and biometric cryptosystems, highlighting innovations such as Trust Stamp’s stable IT2, which enables high-entropy key reconstruction independent of the biometric sample. Applications range from secure account recovery and digital wallets to remote identity proofing and biometric-enabled passes. By addressing key security concerns and ensuring compliance with NIST authentication standards, biometric-bound credentials represent the next frontier in digital identity management.
Curriculum vitæ
Dr Norman Poh leads technical strategy at Trust Stamp, driving growth in the company's privacy-preserving biometrics offerings, which are designed to tackle identity management challenges related to KYC/AML. Prior to this, he held data science positions in two separate industries, including financial forecasting in the oil and gas sector and in healthcare. With a strong track record of innovation, Norman has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, received five best paper awards, and holds more than ten patents. He earned his PhD in multimodal biometrics from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and currently serves as an Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Malta.
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