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NIST IFPC 2018 Report
The International Face PerformanceConference (NIST-IFPC) hasassembled 307 participants followingthe series of the IBPC events, whichwere running from 2010 to 2016.
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First InternationalConference on Biometricsand the GDPR
The first international conference onbiometrics and the GDPR, organizedby the European BiometricAssociation, KU Leuven (Citip) and theUniversity of Kent which was held inLeuven on 9 November 2018 turnedout to be a great success. Speakersfrom the industry, the regulatory sideand legal and engineering academicswere present and held presentations,followed by interesting and engageddiscussions amongst the 65 +registered participants.
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Biometrics at the border:facing new realities, fourfingerprints at a time
After having survived financialturmoil, economic downturns andnational budget crises during the pastdecade, the European Union is forsome time now facing its mostpressing challenge of the moment:immigration.
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NIST IFPC 2018 ReportFirst International Conference on Biometrics and the GDPRBiometrics at the border: facing new realities, four fingerprints at a timeBiometric access control for small groupsAmazon Face Recognition CapabilitiesNIST Face Recognition Vendor Test 1:N 2018 Evaluation ReportUNHCR exploring a Blockchain-OptionBiometric Passport Data Interchange StandardsCall for Papers: International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics (IWBF 2019)Secure Identity Alliance today announces that the EAB has joined its ranks as an advisory observerConference report on IEEE BTAS 2018The Unconstrained Ear Recognition Challenge (UERC) 2019Facial recognition to grow by more than 26 percent through 2025NIST announces publication of results for the Tattoo Recognition Technology – Evaluation (Tatt-E)EAB guest posts
Next events:
December 7, 2018: EAB andbitkom joint conference onBiometrics in the financialsector: Do you really knowyour customer?December 11,2018: German TeleTrusTBiometrics Working GroupFebruary 13, 2019: e-Identity Congres 2019March 7, 2019: NBLAW 2019– Norwegian BiometricsLaboratory Annual Workshop2019March 19, 2019: GermanTeleTrusT BiometricsWorking Group
Special reports:
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
NIST IFPC 2018 Report
The International Face Performance Conference (NIST-IFPC) has assembled
307 participants following the series of the IBPC events, which were running
from 2010 to 2016.
The conference took place from November 27 to 29 at NIST campus
Gaithersburg. The conference was focused on technical factors affecting the
deployment and use of high performance face recognition applications,
including applications, standards, advanced and rapid capture, quality
assessment, age and ageing effects, demographic effects, datasets, their
preparation, training and tuning, presentation attack detection, non-
cooperative uses, accuracy measurement, and performance tests.
You can read the full conference report at:
https://www.eab.org/files/events/2018-11-27-29_ipfc-
gaithersburg/2018-11-29_EAB-NIST_IFPC_2018_report.pdf
EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
First International Conference on Biometrics and the GDPR
The first international conference on biometrics and the GDPR, organized by
the European Biometric Association, KU Leuven (Citip) and the University of
Kent which was held in Leuven on 9 November 2018 turned out to be a great
success. Speakers from the industry, the regulatory side and legal and
engineering academics were present and held presentations, followed by
interesting and engaged discussions amongst the 65 + registered
participants.
The objective of this first conference was to get stakeholders from various
disciplines together to discuss the legal and technical aspects and the
required safeguards for biometric data processing. It must be said that this
objective of the conference was reached and the conference therefore a
great success. Some highlights of the presentations are summarized below.
Because of the interest and challenges ahead, the conference will be
followed up in 2019 by a second edition. The presentations of this event can
also be found in the designated area of our EAB website:
https://www.eab.org/events/program/166
The full report can be downloaded from: https://www.eab.org/upload/documents/1530/2018-11-09_EAB-Biometrics_and_GDPR-
report.pdf
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Biometrics at the border: facing new realities, four fingerprints at a time
As the EU raises its border security budgets, biometrics shine a new light on who’s coming and going
After having survived financial turmoil, economic downturns and national
budget crises during the past decade, the European Union is for some time
now facing its most pressing challenge of the moment: immigration.
There is no denying that illegal immigration is first
and foremost on most Europeans’ minds, even if their governments haven’t
caught up yet. Populist leaders across the continent are pointing to
undocumented African and Asian migrants as an existential threat to
national identity and territory, loosely linking them to acts of terrorism
carried out over the years.
You can read the new blog by Michiel van der Veen at:
https://www.eab.org/files/newsletter/2018-11_EAB-
Blog_MvdVeen_Biometrics-in-Border.pdf
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Biometric access control for small groups
In June 2018 work on aspects regarding biometric access control for small
group was launched in the European standardization group CEN TC 224 WG
18 “Biometrics”.
The Technical Specification (TS) that will be drafted will give guidance on
access by means of biometric authentication technologies to areas with
physical access control that may be shops or entertainment facilities, but
also train stations or border control.
The European regulatory context will be regarded. The intention of this work
is to discuss issues of accessibility and usability for small groups such as
families with small children or seniors, or accompanied persons in a
biometric system and to give recommendations with regard to the possible design of access points and the system, but also to show
constraints that may occur when a biometric system is designed for a multi-person, non-singular use.
The purpose of the project proposal is to deliver a non-discriminative system, where as many subjects as possible shall be able to access
and that is in line with common accessibility requirements that will be laid out in future European accessibility legislation. One main
objective of the use of biometric access control systems for biometric subjects as well as for operators is the speed of the process and the
prevention of queuing times. This would include the applicability of processes to as many as possible persons.
Automation can limit time spent on recurrent processes and can decrease the need for (e.g. human and financial) resources. As
automation is increasing also in daily life applications, e.g. access to leisure facilities, applications in smart cities etc., the approach should
be inclusive and cover most user groups. Human interaction and staff allocation could in such an automated system focus on more
difficult and more complex cases. That way, as easier cases are processed automatically, the more complex cases itself can be treated
faster and they do not slow down the overall process.
When designing biometric access systems for small groups, measures should be considered to prevent child trafficking e.g. by providing a
group internal linkage. This could massively improve the security level as of today.
Topics such as presentation attack detection, applicable biometric technologies and user guidance including group guidance and
interaction control will also be discussed.
First intense discussions have taken place in the working group and a second working draft will be discussed at the WG18 meeting in
December. However, contributions by all industries and sectors would be more than welcome to this topic that is a societal concern.
Participation in this working group is through the national standardization organization.
For more information please contact:
Kristina Unverricht ([email protected])
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Amazon Face Recognition Capabilities
Amazon has announced an update to their face recognition engine. The
announcement indicates that the update will improve the ability to detect
more faces from images, perform face recognition at higher accuracy, and
obtain improved soft biometric attribute classification with regards to age,
gender and emotional status.
The full article from Amazon can be found at:
https://aws.amazon.com/de/blogs/machine-learning/amazon-rekognition-
announces-updates-to-its-face-detection-analysis-and-recognition-
capabilities/
EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test 1:N 2018 Evaluation Report
Results for algorithms, submitted to NIST in February and June 2018 for the
Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 1:N 2018 Evaluation, have been
published as NIST Interagency Report 8238. This report will be updated in
early 2019 to include results for new and updated algorithms submitted to
NIST in late 2018.
Please read more at:
https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/face-recognition-vendor-test-
frvt-1n-2018-evaluation
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UNHCR exploring a Blockchain-Option
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is exploring
a Blockchain-option (also DLT, or potential other technologies) to support
their operations through a pilot project and are looking for interested
organizations/startups.
UNHCR has now published a Request for Proposals
"RFP_2018_1178_Establishment of Frame Agreement(s) for the provision of
blockchain or other appropriate technology options in support of a trust
scheme for refugees" that can be found
here: http://www.unhcr.org/requests-proposals.html
see also: https://www.ungm.org/Public/Notice/80196
EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Biometric Passport Data Interchange Standards
In the meeting on October 19/20 the International Standardisation
committee ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 has taken the decision to promote the new
draft standards ISO/IEC 39794-4, and -5 for Extensible biometric data
interchange formats to the next level, which is Draft International Standard
(DIS).
A core concept followed by the new standards is that encoding of biometric
data will be done in an extensible data structure, as it is needed for future
ePassports.
The current timeline agreed with ICAO is that ISO/IEC 39794-1, -4 and -5
are expected to be finalized in December 2019 such that ICAO can adopt its
9303 specification by April 2020 and then refer to ISO/IEC 39794-1, -4 and
-5.
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Call for Papers: International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics (IWBF 2019)
The 7th International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics (IWBF 2019) is
organised by the EU Horizon-2020 IDENTITY Project and supported by the
International Association of Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and by the European
Association for Biometrics (EAB)
IWBF is the premier international forum for research in the design and
application of advanced biometric technologies for forensic science. IWBF is
specifically devoted to facilitating synergies in research and development in
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. IWBF provides the
meeting place for those concerned with the use of advanced biometric
technologies in forensic applications, attracting participants from industry,
research, academia and end-users.
The IWBF 2019 Committee invites you to submit papers of up to 6 pages.
The submission deadline is January 10th, 2019.
You can read more about IWBF-2019 at: https://warwick.ac.uk/iwbf2019
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Secure Identity Alliance today announces that the EAB has joined its ranks as an advisoryobserver
With the complex challenges facing identity in Europe and across the world –
whether it relates to migration, national security or the privacy rights of the
individual – both organizations share a common goal in promoting the
development and responsible use of identity technologies, and a
commitment to work across the identity ecosystem to develop best practices
that serve and empower citizens in Europe and beyond.
Today’s announcement underscores this collaborative approach and further
enhances the ability of both the SIA and EAB to drive the digital
transformation of identity across the sector spectrum – from eGovernment
and public safety through the development inclusive financial services to
border management, eHeath and more.
Commenting on joining the Secure Identity Alliance’s Advisory Observer
program, Michiel van der Veen, Chief Executive of the EAB says: “DigitalID is
a force for good. Biometrics and Digital ID technologies are enabling people
to verify who they are with greater ease and security. There are many
challenges and opportunities that require a multi-stakeholder approach involving government, academia and industry."
"EAB is a non-profit and nonpartisan association that ultimately serves the citizens of Europe in the advancement of modern biometric ID
systems that are fair, accessible and secure, while respecting privacy. With a shared mission, we are proud to partner with the Secure
IdentityAlliance."
Welcoming the EAB, Frédéric Trojani, Chairman of the Board of the Secure Identity Alliance, commented: "As one ofEurope’s leading voices
in the Digital ID and biometrics arena, EAB’s presence within the SIA is of tremendous value. Its unbiased and in-depth expertise on
biometrics and identity will offer crucial insights into our Work Group programs and support our mission of supporting the provision of
legal, trusted identity for all, and to drive the development of inclusive digital services necessary for sustainable, worldwide economic
growth and prosperity. I am delighted to welcome EAB and look forward to working together."
The SIA’s Advisory Observer program brings together governmental agencies, academics and international organisations across the global
identity value chain to review, advise and support SIA’s global advocate, policy and technical guidance roles.
For more information on the program, contact Stéphanie de Labriolle at [email protected]
EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Conference report on IEEE BTAS 2018
The 9th edition of the International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS) was hosted from October 22 to 26
by the University of Southern California’s (USC) Information Sciences Institute in cooperation with the IEEE Biometrics Council.
The conference attracted more than 130 participants from 14 countries.
Read the conference report at:
https://www.eab.org/files/documents/2018-10-26_BTAS2018-Report.pdf
The papers from the BTAS conference are available at:
https://www.isi.edu/events/btas/btas2018-cameraready-final/
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EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
The Unconstrained Ear Recognition Challenge (UERC) 2019
UERC will is organized at ICB 2019
Ear recognition is an active area of research within the biometric community. While work in this field has long focused on constrained,
laboratory like-setting, recent approaches are looking increasingly at data acquired in unconstrained conditions and many techniques and
approaches have been presented recently focusing on data captured in so called “in-the-wild” settings. To promote research in these “in-
the-wild” settings the 2nd Unconstrained Ear Recognition Challenge (UERC 2019) will be organized in the scope of the IAPR International
Conference on Biometrics (ICB 2019).
UERC 2019 will bring together researchers working in the field of ear recognition and benchmark existing algorithms on a common
dataset and under a predefined experimental protocol. The results of UERC will be published in an ICB 2019 conference paper co-authored
jointly by all challenge participants. If you are interested in participating in UERC, please visit: http://ears.fri.uni-lj.si/uerc19
EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
Facial recognition to grow by more than 26 percent through 2025
Technological advancements in facial recognition biometrics, more mobile devices equipped with cameras and the rising popularity of
media cloud services are among the drivers that will push the image recognition market to $86 billion in annual revenue by 2025,
according to a new report from Allied Market Research.
The report, which focuses on various aspects of the Image Recognition Market from 2018 to 2025, says the market generated $17.91
billion in 2017, and will grow at a 21.8 percent CAGR.
While object detection is the largest technology segment, with 33 percent in 2017, facial recognition is forecasted to have the highest
growth rate, with a 26.1 percent CAGR, with both law-enforcement and non-law enforcement applications increasing. The non-contact
process and easy deployment of facial recognition makes it widely preferred over other biometric modalities, Allied says.
Read more: https://www.biometricupdate.com/201811/facial-recognition-to-grow-by-more-than-26-percent-through-20
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NIST announces publication of results for the Tattoo Recognition Technology – Evaluation(Tatt-E)
The full report is now available!
Tatt-E was an empirical evaluation of 12 tattoo recognition algorithms from
two providers on a set of sequestered databases with up to 100,000
operational images provided by law enforcement. The evaluation measured
the capability of these algorithms to perform automated matching of
different photos of the same tattoo image from the same subject over time,
detection of tattoos in an image, and tattoo localization. A variety of factors
influencing matching accuracy are described
The full report is now available at https://www.nist.gov/programs-
projects/tattoo-recognition-technology-evaluation-tatt-e
Contact: [email protected]
EAB Biometric News, November 30, 2018
EAB guest posts
Call for contributions for ‘’Stakeholder Insights’’
Biometrics and digital ID is force for good in the world. Technology is
enabling people to verify who they are with greater ease and security.
Biometrics and digital ID, in particular, are being used in many market
sectors from law enforcement, border to online & mobile, financial sector to
IoT and many more.
Yet there are many technical, legal and societal aspects that are relevant
across these sectors such as privacy, regulatory frameworks, ethics,
standards, innovation, testing etc. EAB is at the intersection between the
market sector and the ID industry expertise. In a world where information on
biometrics and digital ID is fragmented it is important to share best practices
between stakeholders. We therefore invite the EAB ID community to
contribute with a guest post containing insights and experiences on the
broader theme of biometric or digital ID technologies, applications, use
cases etc. The guest posts will be published by EAB and are given a lot of
exposure on the site and on our media channels.
Guidelines for the posts:
The guest post should be unique to eab.org for at least two weeks before it is posted somewhere else. Post are published in the order they
are submitted, contain 600-900 words and should be objective and not be promotional. The following disclaimer will be included: Theviews and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of EAB.(C) 2018, European Association for Biometrics. If applicable, EAB will be responsible for designing the pdf version of post in a format
compliant with the EAB brand guidelines. The EAB receives the right to accept or reject publication of the post.
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The guest post can be submitted to : [email protected]