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European Biometrics Symposium

Date: 2012-02-17 (08:30-17:45)
Location: Square-Brussels Meeting Center, Rue Ravensteinstraat 2, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Organizer: European Association for Biometrics
Speakers: Peter Hustinx, Farzin Deravi, Alexander Nouak
Program | Registration

Agenda

08:30 Registration and coffee/tea
09:00 Alexander Nouak Welcome & Introduction

From BEST to EAB: objectives, structure and 2012 roadmap of activities

Fraunhofer IGD
Policy on ethics, privacy and socio-technical aspects (Chair: Juliet Lodge)
09:30 Peter Hustinx (keynote) The impact of the Commission's proposals for a new DP framework on the use of biometrics for large scale public and private identity systems European Data Protection Supervisor
10:00 Emilio Mordini European Roadmap for ethical and socio-technical governance CSSC
10:20 Paul de Hert Privacy Impact Assessment in Europe

An update on current developments in policy making and implementation

TILT/University of Brussels
10:40 Coffee/tea
Large scale systems: regional updates (Chair: Georg Hasse)
11:00 Knut Ovregard Biometrics at the Norwegian National Identity Center National Identity Center Norway
11:20 John Forrester, Alexandro Alessandroni Italy: biometric passport update Digit PA
11:40 Max Snijder Netherlands: biometric passport update European Biometrics Group
12:00 Martin Drahansky Czech Republic: biometric passport update Brno University of Technology
12:20 Lunch
Training and Education (Chair: Raymond Veldhuis)
13:30 Farzin Deravi Training and Education: objectives and planned activities under the EAB University of Kent
13:50 Michiel Kraak The importance of basic knowledge and awareness for complex decision making processes UNHCR, Program Director ID Systems
14:10 Patrizio Campisi Promoting European research: the EAB Biometrics Research Award Universita Degli Studi Roma Tre Uniroma 3
14:30 Raul Sanchez-Reillo Testing and Evaluation in Europe: proposed actions to leverage European testing and evaluation capabilities Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
14:50 Coffee/tea
Commercial and Emerging applications (Chair: Christer Bergman)
15:20 Herbert Leitold Biometrics for e-services: what is the business case? A-SIT Zentrum für sichere Informationstechnologie
15:40 Jagan Vysyaraju Developments on biometrics for financial transactions: from ATM to e-banking Télécom Sud-Paris
16:00 Didier Chaudun Biometrics and smartcards: a smart marriage for trust and convenience Morpho/Eurosmart
16:20 Peter Hanel (Moderator) Panel discussion: Biometrics and Identity in Europe:
  • Do we need additional regulation and/or legislation at European level?
  • How will testing and evaluation capabilities develop in Europe?
  • How does European research perform in international context?
  • Which are the most promising uses cases for biometrics?
17:20 Alexander Nouak Closing remarks Fraunhofer IGD
17:30 End of the Symposium

Entrance fees: normal: 275 € / EAB members: 75 € / BEST Network members: free