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EABxCERIS: Biometrics in Action for Border Management & Fight Against Crime and Terrorism

Date: 2025-09-23 (2025-09-24) - 13:30 (13:00) Location: Fraunhofer IGD, Fraunhoferstraße 5, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany

Organizer: The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) in cooperation with the European Commission, under the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS).

Attendance is free of charge but registration is required.

Please note: to register, follow the link to the RPC event page and select 'Get tickets'. Scroll to the bottom and select the Biometrics in Action event as an 'Extra'.


Registration (ext.)

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

13:00

Arrival & Registrations

Opening
13:30 Dinusha Frings
Giulio Maria Mancini

Welcome & Opening Remarks

European Association for Biometrics
DG HOME
Keynote I
13:50 Javier Galbally

Biometric Technology for EU Internal Security and Seamless Travel

The presentation will provide details about the landscape of EU large-scale IT systems that eu-LISA operates and how biometric technology plays a pivotal role in the interoperability of the full ecosystem, as one of the core applications to ensure internal security and seamless travel in the EU. The presentation will especially focus on the sBMS and the MID. It will also provide an insight into existing challenges that still need to be addressed through research and innovation.

eu-LISA
Projects Session I - EURMARS, PopEye, CAST
14:15 James Ferryman

EURMARS: An advanced surveillance platform to improve the EURopean Multi Authority BordeR Security efficiency and cooperation.

This presentation provides an overview of the research and innovation undertaken within the EU EURMARS Horizon Europe project in advanced maritime border security. The focus is on the project's approach to integrate satellites, UAVs, and AI-driven data fusion and the delivery of a tested platform and tools for risk assessment, improved situational awareness, and decision support, strengthening EU surveillance capabilities.

University of Reading
14:35 Bernhard Kohn

PopEye: On-the-move Technologies for Passenger Verification at EU External Borders

Presenting the progress of the first year of PopEye and its integrated solution for robust, privacy-preserving, unobtrusive, and on-the-move verification.

AIT Austrian Institute of Technology
14:55 Jörg Reinhold

CAST: Convenient, advanced, secure and touchless fingerprint scanning for identification purposes

CAST developed the first prototype of a contactless multi-fingerprint scanner that captures 3D ridge and valley structures to generate greyscale images equivalent to traditional contact-based scanners.

Idloop
15:15

Communication Break & Netoworking

Projects Session II - Autoborder, CEASEFIRE, IMPULSE
15:30 Georgios Stavropoulos

AutoBorder: Seamless Border Crossings for Vehicles

This presentation will introduce the AutoBorder project, which focuses on developing innovative solutions for border checks specifically for vehicles. The talk will discuss the project objectives, impacts, and expected outcomes.

Information Technologies Institute
15:50 Eleftheria Katsoura

Ceasefire: AI Tools for Identifying Online Firearms Trafficking

Presenting Ceasefire's AI detection systems for online firearms trafficking: deep learning models and NLP techniques for darknet marketplace analysis and social platforms.

Information Technologies Institute
16:10 Alicia Jiménez González

IMPULSE: Transforming public services in Europe with eID

Project IMPULSE aims to transform the mainstream discourse on digital identity by drawing up a method of multidisciplinary evaluation of eID management that combines co-creation with the need for a universal vision of digital identity ethics in providing public services.

gradiant
Round Table
16:30 Matheus Tomio
Sebastien Brangoulo
Roberto Wolfer
Henri Claudot

Use Case Deep-Dive: Identity Verification in Complex Environments

Integrated Biometrics
Innovatrics

Dermalog

IDEMIA
17:30

End of Day 1

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

09:00 Dinusha Frings

Recap Day 1

European Association for Biometrics
Panel Discussion
09:15 Fernando Alonso-Fernández (Moderator)
Chris Allgrove
Damianos Chronakis

Threats from AI & Digital Identity Manipulation

Halmstad University

Ingenium

Europol
Projects Session III - CarMen , POLIIICE, LICORICE
10:15 Juan Eduardo Tapia Farías

CarMen

This talk will introduce the CarMen Project, which is focused on creating a scalable, fully automated biometric system to perform non-stop identification of travellers in various modes of transportation, including vehicles and on foot.

Hochschule Darmstadt
10:25 Mirela Rosgova

POLIIICE Project Overview Presentation

POLIIICE introduces a new era of lawful interception, showcasing innovative, ethical, and privacy-compliant solutions at cloud, network, and device levels to empower European LEAs against crime and terrorism in 5G, encrypted, and quantum communication.

Center for Security Studies KEMEA
10:35 Rosario Arjona

LICORICE biometric approach on High Level of Assurance European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet. 

LICORICE is a 3-year project starting in November 2025 to advance digital sovereignty in Europe by developing privacy-preserving technologies and secure identity management solutions.

Universidad de Sevilla
10:45

Coffee Break & Live Demos

Practitioner Lab
11:15 Richard Guest

"If I had this tech..."

University of Southampton
Closing
12:15 Dinusha Frings
Giulio Maria Mancini

Concluding Remarks

European Association for Biometrics
DG HOME
12:45

Lunch Break & End of Day 2