Welcome in Ballroom E:

Conference Co-Chairs Welcome

Mr. Jeffrey Dunn, Technical Director for Biometrics, National Security Agency/Research Directorate
Mr. Fernando Podio, Computer Security Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

NIST/ITL Welcome
Dr. Shashi Phoha, Director, Information Technology Laboratory, NIST

Department of Defense Session

Featured Speaker
Mr. Peter Verga, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Defense for Homeland Defense "Biometrics in Support of Homeland Defense"

Moderator: Major General Conrad Ponder, Chief Integration Officer, U.S. Army CIO/G-6

"2005-2006 Priorities for DoD Biometrics", Dr. Joseph Guzman, Acting Director, U.S. Department of Defense Biometrics Management Office

"Multi-Modal, Multi-Sensor Biometric Systems for Enterprise-wide Deployment", Mr. Sam Cava, Director, U.S. Department of Defense Biometrics Fusion Center

Research Symposium

Moderators:
Dr. Larry Hornak, Professor, West Virginia University and Dr. Anil Jain, University Distinguished Professor, Michigan State University

8:40am - 9:10am
"Biometrics Alone Won't Do: Developing Holistic Identity Management Solutions" Dr. Latanya Sweeney, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

9:10am - 9:30am
"A Pose Invariant Face Recognition Method", Dr. Besma Abidi, Research Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

9:30am - 9:50am
"3D Face Recognition", Mr. Xiaoguang Lu, Ph.D. Student Michigan State University

9:50am - 10:10 am
"Multibiometric Fusion Research Results Using NIST BSSR1 Data", Mr. Harold J. Korves, Principal, Mitretek Systems

   Tutorial:

"An Overview of Biometrics"
Mr. Peter Higgins, Principal Consultant, Higgins-Hermansen Group, LLC

 Department of Defense Session (con't)

"DoD Biometrics and HSPD-12", Mr. Min Chong, Support Contractor, DoD Biometrics

"DoD ABIS (Automated Biometric Identification System)", Dr. Michael Webb, Principal Project Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Research Symposium (con't)

10:40am - 11:00am
"Information Content of Biometric Features", Dr. Andy Adler, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, Canada

11:00am - 11:20am
"Can Fingerprints by Generated From Minutiae Points?", Dr. Arun Ross, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University

11:20am - 11:40am
"Fingerprint-based Fuzzy Vault", Mr. Umut Uludag, Michigan State University

   Tutorial:

"An Overview of Biometrics"
Mr. Peter Higgins, Principal Consultant, Higgins-Hermansen Group, LLC

Keynote in Ballroom E: 

Executive Office the President of the United States, National Science & Technology Council, Subcommittee on Biometrics

Moderators: Mr. Duane Blackburn, National Science and Technology Council Agency Representative, Department of Justice and Dr. Kevin Hurst

"Biometrics in the US Government", Mr. Duane Blackburn, National Science and Technology Council Agency Representative

"Subcommittee Overview", Mr. Duane Blackburn, National Science and Technology Council Agency Representative

"Face Recognition Interagency Coordination Plan (ICP)", Dr. Jonathon Phillips, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Fingerprint ICP", Mr. Chris Miles, Senior Program Manager, Department of Justice

"Iris ICP", Mrs.Valerie Lively, Access Control Technologist, DHS/TSA

"Infrastructure for RDT&E Data Sharing ICP", Dr. Jonathon Phillips, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Communications ICP", Mr. Larry Jellen, Government Printing Office

Q & A

Research Symposium (con't)

1:40pm - 2:10pm
"Independent Testing of Independent Testing of Iris Recognition Technology (ITIRT)", Mr. Michael Thieme, Director of Special Projects, International Biometric Group

2:10pm - 2:30pm
"An Improved Iris Segmentation Method", Ms. Xiaomei Liu, University of Notre Dame

2:30pm - 2:50pm
"Robust Preprocessing Techniques for Non-ideal Iris Images", Ms. Purva Burve, West Virginia University

2:50pm - 3:10pm
"A Model Based, Anatomy Based Method for Synthesizing Iris Images", Dr. Natalia Schmid, Assistant Professor, West Virginia University

Biometric Solutions & Applications

Moderator: Mr. John Siedlarz, Chairman and CEO, National Biometric Security Project

"BIOMETRICS: The Past, the Present, the Future", Mr. Robert F. Diegelman, Director of Credentialing and Enforcement Solutions, Lockheed-Martin/Transportation and Security Solutions

"Positive Identification and Access Control", Mr. Mark Cohn, Vice President and Cheif Architech, Unisys Global Public Sector

  30 Minute Break

Special Topics

"Understanding Privacy Laws in Connection with Biometric Identification in the United States and the Rest of the World", Mr. Herb Fineburg, Founding Partner, Eizen, Fineburg & McCarthy

"Travel Documents: The Development of the Next Generation and Its Challenges", Barry J. Kefauver, Chair, the ISO/ICAO Task Force on New Technologies

"Operational Benchmarks for IDENT1", Ms. Ambika Suman, Project Systems Engineer, UK Police Information Technology Organisation; Mr. Geoff Whitaker, Head of Biometrics, UK Police Information Technology Organisation

Research Symposium (con&t)

Poster Session:
Room - Potomac I & II

"Implementing Large-ScaIe Biometric Systems"
Dr. Joseph Atick, President and CEO, Identix
Presentation not available

"The Application of Biometrics in Volume Commercial and Consumer Markets"
Mr. Scott Moody, President and CEO, AuthenTec

Reception in the Exhibit Hall

  National Institute of Standards and Technology

Moderator: Dr. Martin Herman, Chief, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Introduction to NIST's Biometrics Programs", Dr. Martin Herman, Chief, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Two Finger Matching with Vendor SDK Matchers", Mr. Charles L. Wilson, Manager, Image Group, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"ANSI/NIST Fingerprint Standards Update", Mr. Michael McCabe, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Slap Fingerprint Segmentation Evaluation", Mr. Austin Hicklin, Senior Principal, Mitretek Systems

"NIST Fingerprint Image Quality", Ms. Elham Tabassi, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Meta-Analysis of Biometrics Research & FRVT 2005 Announcement", Dr. Jonathon Phillips, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Research Symposium (con't)

8:30am - 9:00am
"Data Quality, Interoperability, Biometrics Fusion, and Template Ageing: Challenges for ePassports" [(paper)], Dr. Andreas Wolf, Technology Manager Biometrics, Smiths Heimann Biometrics GmbH

9:00am - 9:20am
"Fusion of Biometric Data with Quality Estimates via a Bayesian Belief Network ", Mr. John P. Baker, Principal Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

9:20am - 9:40am
"Template Aging: A Study of the NIST Biometric Score Set Release 1", Dr. Michael Schuckers, St. Lawrence University

9:40am - 10:00am
"User Credential Hardening through Keystroke Dynamics", Mr. Nick Bartlow, Graduate Research Assistant, West Virginia University

   International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) Session

Biometrics -- Proven Results

Moderator: Mr. Walter Hamilton, Chairman, International Biometric Industry Association

"The Importance of Biometrics in the U.S. Government's Response to 9/11", Mr. Duncan Campbell, Principal, Campbell, Cilluffo & Furlow, LLC and former Chief of Staff to Secretary of Department of Homeland Security

“An Update on the United Arab Emirates Iris Expelle Tracking System”, Mr. Imad Malhas, CEO, IrisGuard, Inc. and Lt. Mohammed Bin Humaid Ahmed Almualla, Security Manager, Abu Dhabi Police

"Consumers Pay with Their Finger", Ms. Donita Prakash, Vice President, Marketing, BioPay, LLC

National Institute of Standards and Technology (con't)

 "Personal Identity Verification (PIV)", Mr. William MacGregor and Mr. Timothy Grance, Computer Security Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"Biometrics and E-Authentication", Mr. William Burr, Manager, Security Technology Group, Computer Security Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

"NIST ITL Biometrics Standards Program", Mr. Fernando L. Podio, Computer Security Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Co-Chair, Biometric Consortium

Research Symposium (con't)

10:30am - 10:50am
"Spoof Detection Using Multispectral Fingerprint Imaging Without Enrollment", Dr. Kristin Nixon, Senior Scientist, Lumidigm

10:50am - 11:10am
"Fingerprint Deformation for Spoof Detection", Ms. Yi Chen, Research Assistant, Michigan State University

11:10am - 11:40am
"Liveness Detection Using an Intensity Based Approach in Fingerprint Scanners", Mr. Bozhao Tan, Graduate Research Assistant, Clarkson University

IBIA Session (con't)
Biometrics -- Proven Results

Moderator: Mr. Walter Hamilton, Chairman, International Biometric Industry Association

"Venezuela Election - Fingerprints Deliver "One Voter - One Vote", Mr. Wally Briefs, Senior Vice President, Cogent Systems, Inc.

NBSP
"Two Years of Achievements in Support of Using Biometrics to Protect the Critical Infrastructure"

Mr. Russ Ryan, Vice President, Information and Communication, National Biometric Security Project

Keynote in Ballroom E

Dr. Khalid Al-Tawil
Director General, National Information Center, Saudi Arabia
“Biometric Trends in the Middle East: Focus on Saudi Arabia”
Presentation not available

Department of Homeland Security

Moderator: Mr. Brad Wing, Biometric Systems and Standards Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security

"Airport Access Control", Mr. Charles Kelley, Department of Homeland Security

"e-Passports (IC chips encoded with biometric data in passports)", Mr. Mike Hardin, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Chief Strategist, US-VISIT, Department of Homeland Security

"IDENT/IAFIS Interoperability", Ms. Amy Wheelock, Department of Homeland Security and Ms. Cynthia Estep, Supervisory Management Analyst, FBI/CJIS/IDENT-IAFIS Program Office

Advances in Biometric Technologies

Moderator: Dr. Michael King, Technical Director, Authentication Research, National Security Agency

"Advances in 3D Face Recognition and Multiple Biometric Identity Systems", Mr. David West, CEO, Geometrix, Inc.

"Iris Recognition: Photons to Identity", Dr. Jim Matey, Senior Member Technical Staff, Sarnoff Corporation

"3D FACIAL Advances in Biometric Technologies", Mr. Grant Evans, CEO, A4Vision

Biometric Standards

Moderator: Mr. Fernando Podio, Computer Security Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Co-Chair, Biometric Consortium

"National and International Biometric Standards – Status and Adoption", Mr. Fernando Podio, Computer Security Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Co-Chair, Biometric Consortium

"Applications/Environments Standards Applicability", Mr. Wayne Kyle, Chief Technology Officer, BioCom International; Ms. Cathy Tilton, Vice President, Standards and Technology, SAFLINK Corporation and Mr. Fred Herr, IDTechnology Partners

"Interoperability and Conformance Testing", Dr. John Campbell, President, Bion Biometrics

"Standards in Support of Multi-Biometric Systems", Mr. Rick Lazarick, Chief Technologist, Identity Labs, Computer Sciences Corporation

"Standards for Performance Testing", Mr. Patrick Grother, Information Access Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Q & A

  30 Minute Break

Department of Homeland Security (con't)

Moderator: Mr. Brad Wing, Biometric Systems and Standards Coordinator, Department of Homeland Security

"The Myth of Goats - How Many People Have Fingerprints That are Hard to Match?", Mr. Austin Hicklin, Senior Principal, Mitretek Systems

"The TSA Iris Sensor Evaluation", Mrs. Valerie Lively, Access Control Technologist, DHS/TSA

"Multi-Biometric Fusion - From Research to Operations", Dr. Lawrence Nadel, Fellow, Mitretek Systems

Advances in Biometric Technologies (con't)

Moderator: Dr. Michael King, Technical Director, Authentication Research, National Security Agency

"Video Tracking with Biometric ID for Robust Access Control", Dr. Sadiye Guler, Chief Engineer, Manager, Advanced Video Solutions, Northrop Grumman Information Technology-TASC, Inc.

"Recent Advances in Biometric Face Recognition", Dr. Michael Miller, Chief Scientist, Animetrics, Inc.

"Extending the Imaging Volume of an Iris Recognition System", Dr. Ramkumar Narayanswany, Director of Product and Project Management, CDM Optics, Inc.

Security of Biometrics

Biometric Security Architectures

"Overview of Session"
Moderator: Dr. Colin Soutar, Chief Technology Officer, BioScrypt, Inc.

"Threats and Countermeasures", Bojan Cukic, Associate Professor/Co-Director, CiTER, West Virginia University

"Client Server Integration Security Issues", Ms. Mira LaCous, VP Technology and Development Biometrics, BIO-key International, Inc.

"Remote Authentication and Biometrics", Ms. Cathy Tilton, Vice President, Standards and Technology, SAFLINK Corporation

Adjourn

Keynote in Ballroom E

The Honorable Regina B. Schofield
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Justice Programs
"Fast Capture Finger and Palm Print Technology Initiative: A Tool for Crime Prevention and National Security"
Presentation not available

Department of Justice

Moderator: Dr. John Morgan, Assistant Director for Science and Technology, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

"Next Generation IAFIS (NGI)", Mr. Scott Swann, Supervisory IT Specialist, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division and Ms. Diane Casteel, Next Generation IAFIS Program Office, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division

"FBI Fingerprint Scanner Certification Program", Mr. Tom Hopper, Senior Computer Engineer, FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division

"Justice Biometrics Cooperative: Annual Report and Law Enforcement Needs", Mr. Duane Blackburn, Senior Research Engineer, FBI Engineering Research Facility

"Biometrics R&D Portfolio at the National Institute of Justice", Mr. Christopher Miles, Senior Program Manager, National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

Special Session on Biometrics and Physical Access Control

Moderators: Ms. Cathy Tilton, Vice President, Standards and Technology, SAFLINK Corporation and Mr. Wayne Kyle, Chief Technology Officer, BioCom International

"Combined Credentials for Physical and IT Security", Mr. Gary Klinefelter, VP of Technology, Fargo Electronics Inc.

"Smart Cards, Biometrics & Physical Access", Mr. Bob Merkert, Vice President, Sales, SCM Microsystems, Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council

"Contactless Biometrics for PACS", Mr. Steve Howard, Partner, ID Technology Partners, Member PAIIWG

"SIA Standards as they Relate to PACS and Biometrics", Mr. Mark Visbal, Director of Research and Technology, Security Industry Association

Security of Biometrics (con't)

Anti-Spoofing and Other Technology Countermeasures

"Software Countermeasures for Biometric Systems", Mr. Conor White, Daon

"Countermeasures Against Iris Spoofing With Contact Lenses", Dr. Ulf Cahn von Seelen, VP Research and Development, Chief Scientist, Iridian Technologies, Inc.

"Multispectral Fingerprint Sensors", Dr. Rob Rowe, Chief Technology Officer, Lumidigm, Inc.

"Anti-Spoofing Techniques for Voice", Dr. Judith Markowitz, President, J. Markowitz Consultants

Session on Privacy Policy and Cross Jurisdictional Issues of the Use for Biometrics

Moderator: Professor Lee Strickland, J.D., Director, Center for Information Policy, University of Maryland

"Overview of the European Approach to the Cross-Jurisdictional and Societal Aspects of Biometrics", Mr. Mario Savastano, Senior Researcher, National Research Council of Italy

“Privacy and Interoperability: An Inherent Tension?”, Mr. Barry Kefauver, U.S. Department of State

Mr. Kenneth P. Mortensen, Senior Privacy Advisor, The Privacy Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Special Session on Biometrics and Physical Access Control (con't)

"Solving Protocol Interoperability Issues Through Match on Secure Service", Mr. Wayne Kyle, CTO, BioCom International

"Lessons Learned Implementing Biometrics in Physical Access on the TWIC Program", Mr. Dave Muha, Project Manager, SAFLINK Corporation

Security of Biometrics (con't)

Biometric Security Evaluation Techniques

"Threat Analysis – How Can We Compare Different Authentication Methods?", Mr. Philip Statham, Biometrics Programme Manager, CESG-the UK Government Information Assurance Authority

"Common Criteria and the Protection Profile Process", Mr. David Rhude, Technical Director, Cryptographic Engines, Modules & Tokens

Adjourn

Research Symposium Poster Topics
Monday, September 19, 2005
Potomac I & II (3:40 pm)

• "Liveness Detection for Iris Recognition", Bori Toth, Deloitte & Touche LLP
• "Multi-modal Face Image Fusion Using Empirical Mode Decomposition", Besma Abidi, University of Tennessee
• "Projective Invariant Hand Geometry: An Overview", Terrance Boult, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• "Ultra-wide Field of View Face Recognition", Terrance Boult, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
• "Palm Vein Authentication Technology and the Applications", Masaki Watanabe, Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd.
• "Fingerprint Verification Testing Scenarios for Multi-impression Enrollment and Template Adaptation", Hakil Kim, INHA University, Republic of Korea
• "Self-Configuration of Fusion Rules for Multi-Biometric Systems"
• "Multispectral Fingerprint Sensing: Effects of Adverse Sample Conditions", Matthew Ennis, Lumidigm, Inc.
• "Iris Recognition Using Non Filter-based Technique", Gaurav Gupta, West Virginia University
• "Identification Model with Independent Matching Scores", Venu Govindaraju, State University of New York at Buffalo
• "A Genetic Algorithm Based Feature Selection Approach for 3D Face Recognition", Lijun Yin, State University of New York at Binghamton
• "Computational Anatomy for Generating 3D Avatars", Marc Vaillant, Animetrics, Inc.
• "Partial Fingerprint Recognition Based on Localized Features and Matching", Venu Govindaraju, State University of New York at Buffalo
• "Collection and Segmentation of Non-Orthogonal Irises for Recognition", Ruth Gaunt, U. S. Naval Academy
• "Image Quality Assessment for Iris Biometric", Nathan Kalka, West Virginia University
• "Fingerprint Mosaicking Using Thin Plate Splines", Samir Shah, West Virginia University
• "Fake Hands: Spoofing Hand Geometry Systems", Hong Chen, Michigan State University
• "Empirical Evaluation of Advanced 3D Ear Biometrics", Ping Yan, University of Notre Dame

Preliminary Schedule

Sunday September 18, 2005
Registration & Badge Pick-Up -
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm