Upcoming Events

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 9th 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 European Association for Biometrics (EAB), the Center for Identification Technology Research (CITeR) and Idiap Research Institute are organising a 2-day biometrics workshop, hosted in Martigny Switzerland on May 19-20 2025, on the topics of Presentation/Morphing/Deepfake Attack Detection, Template Security, Foundation Models for Biometrics and Biometrics under the AI Act. This workshop is a third edition of the workshop on Presentation Attack Detection also previously hosted at the Idiap Research Institute in 2020 and 2023.

The workshop will be co-located with the CITeR Spring 2025 Program Review.

About the Workshop:

CSCC 2025 is an international workshop aimed at prospective young scientists, including MSc students and PhD candidates, as well as early-career researchers interested in cybersecurity. The event provides an opportunity to present research, exchange knowledge, and engage with experts in the field.

Key Topics:

• Modern cryptographic protocols
• Cybersecurity in banking and automotive industries
• Biometric security and privacy
• Cyber threats in healthcare and IoT
• Legal aspects of data security

Why Attend?

• Expand your knowledge through expert presentations and discussions.
• Connect with researchers and professionals from diverse backgrounds.
• Engage in interdisciplinary dialogue on cybersecurity challenges and solutions.

Participation & Submission:

Participation is FREE of charge. Submission deadline: May 18, 2025.

More details & registration: https://cscc2025.syskonf.pl

We encourage MSc students, PhD candidates, and young researchers to join us for this unique opportunity to discuss and shape the future of cybersecurity.

International and non-unitary cooperation in the scientific sector is the foundation of dynamically developing areas of research and the creation of valuable results. Hence, the main goal of the CSCC workshops is to create an international space for the exchange of the latest experiences and research results in the field of computer security and cybersecurity for young scientists. These research areas are developing very dynamically and have a significant impact on the world around us, which is transforming into digital form in many domains.

Experienced scientists will also participate in the workshop, sharing their knowledge and tools, as well as identifying challenges for the future in this area of science. It is assumed that thanks to the meeting of active scientists from different academic centers, long-term scientific cooperation will be bond or project consortia will be established. The result will be high-class publications and jointly submitted research or implementation projects.

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

The standard defines a unified quality score for a face image and numerous, quality components, 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.

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

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The 12^th edition of the EAB Research Projects Conference is organised by the European Association on Biometrics (EAB)

The conference is currently the largest event on research funded by the European Union in the area of Biometrics and Identity Management. Over the previous successful editions, EAB-RPC has become the main forum in Europe where attendees can simultaneously: promote research carried out in biometrics, forge new links and networks, and identify the appropriate partners for possible future project applications. Last year’s edition welcomed over 70 participants from academia, industry and public institutions.

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All members of EAB are invited to join us for our annual General Assembly.

EAB is launching the nineteenth European Biometric Max Snijder, Research, and Industry Awards. These prestigious awards are granted annually to individuals who have been judged by a panel of internationally respected experts to be making a significant contribution to the field of biometrics research in Europe.

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The EAB in collaboration with Research institute CODE and Idiap is organising a second workshop on Biometric Template Protection!

The Biometric Template Protection (BTP) research field has been developing steadily for over two decades, with many innovative solutions having been proposed in this time. As a result of rising concerns around the privacy and security of our biometric data, which is being increasingly demanded for identity management in practical applications, today there appears to be renewed interest in BTP research. This may be attributed to recent and emerging privacy regulations, which are pressuring practitioners to ensure that their biometric systems are legally compliant with the enforced privacy requirements.

There is thus a clear opportunity and a pressing need to explore the BTP research field further, to investigate its practical relevance and to gauge the potential of BTP solutions for achieving more secure and privacy-preserving biometrics-based identity management. During the EAB Workshop on BTP, we will present a clear picture of the progress made thus far, both in the development of different types of BTP schemes and in their Standardised evaluation. We will also discuss the challenges that remain to be tackled.

The proliferation of voice deepfakes and adversarial attacks presents an increasing challenge to the security and reliability of voice-based authentication and communication systems. While deepfake technology enables the generation of highly realistic synthetic speech, adversarial attacks exploit vulnerabilities in machine learning models to manipulate or evade detection systems. Both threats pose significant risks to biometric security and the overall trustworthiness of AI-driven applications.

This workshop will feature presentations by experts to explore recent advancements in detecting and mitigating both voice deepfakes and adversarial attacks. Discussions will focus on deep learning-based countermeasures, adversarial robustness techniques, generalisation across unseen attacks, and the evolving nature of attack strategies.

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

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