The Werkgemeenschap voor Informatie- en Communicatietheorie in the Benelux, 
the Signals and Systems group of the University of Twente, 
and 
the PACMAN group of Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven

organize the

WIC Midwinter Meeting

on

Biometric Recognition

Convenient Security

19 January 2004

Auditorium "Blauwe Zaal"
TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Organizing committee

dr.ir. Raymond Veldhuis, University of Twente
dr.ir. Asker Bazen, University of Twente 
dr.ir. Pim Tuyls, Philips Research

Local arrangements

dr.ir. F.M.J. Willems, TU Eindhoven
dr.ir. L.M.G.M. Tolhuizen, Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven.
Co-sponsored by

Introduction

There are at least two reasons why biometric recognition, i.e. identifying or verifying the identity of a person based on physiological characteristics or behavioural traits, is receiving an increased attention. The first is that governments have an increased interest in national security and citizen identity, which has caused them to bring forward plans for implementing biometric identity checks in relation to many applications, varying from biometric passports to health services. The second reason is that biometric recognition has the potential to combine to user convenience and security. This midwinter meeting offers an introduction to this exciting new research area by keynote speakers in the field. The presentations will be given in English. They will cover methods, fundamentals as well as security aspects of biometric recognition.

Programme

09:30 Registration
10:00 Welcome Address and Short Introduction to Biometrics
Raymond Veldhuis, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands [cv]
10:15 Recognizing Persons by their Iris Patterns [abstract]
John Daugman, The Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom [cv]
11:05 Coffee break
11:25 Thwarting Attacks on Biometric Systems [abstract]
Ruud Bolle, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY 10532, USA [cv]
12:15 Lunch

13:30

Classification in Almost Empty Spaces [abstract]

 Bob Duin, Delft Technical University, The Netherlands [cv]

14:20

Automatic Recognition by Gait [abstract]

Mark Nixon, University of Southampton, United Kingdom [cv]

15:10 Tea break
15:30 Anonymous Biometrics [abstract]

Pim Tuyls, Philips Research Laboratories, Eindhoven, The Netherlands [cv]

16:00 Robust Fingerprint Recognition [abstract]
Asker Bazen, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands [cv]
16:30 Closing

Registration

Participants should preregister before January 10, 2004 to Raymond Veldhuis. Fax: +31 53 4891060, Email: WIC2004MWM@el.utwente.nl. The number of participants is limited. All registrations will be acknowledged. The admission fee including lunch is €50,- per person and must be paid in cash upon entering the “Blauwe Zaal”. Students pay €35,-.

Directions

Directions to TU/e can be found at http://www.tue.nl/tue-algemeen/en_route.html