We invite submissions for this special session, to be held in conjunction with the IEEE International Workshop on Information Forensics and Security (WIFS 2023) in Nürnberg, Germany (4-7 December 2023)

Special session on Trends and Challenges in Biometrics and Forensics

https://wifs2023.fau.de/specialsessions.html

This special session is supported by the EAB – European Association of Biometrics

www.eab.org

Paper submission: July 16, 2023

End paper reviews: August 28, 2023

Rebuttal deadline: September 8, 2023

Acceptance notification: September 15, 2023

Camera-ready submission: September 29, 2023

*************************

*** Call for papers

Biometrics and forensics are two fields that can benefit from each other in several ways. Biometric technologies can aid forensic investigations by providing reliable identification of individuals involved in criminal activities, which can help link suspects to crimes. On the other hand, forensic science can contribute to the development of biometric technologies by providing insights into the unique physiological and behavioural characteristics that can be used for identification. Additionally, forensic science can also provide valuable insights into the accuracy and reliability of biometric technologies, which can aid in their improvement. The aim of this special session is thus to facilitate synergies and bring together researchers working on the areas of forensic science and biometrics. Topics of interest of this special session include (but are not limited to):

• Biometric analysis of crime scenes
• Biometric-based cybercrime investigation
• Attacks to biometric systems
• Mobile, behavioural and soft-biometrics
• Biometric data anonymization/de-identification
• Multimedia Forensics
• Deep fakes detection
• Surveillance
• Multi-biometrics
• Explainable AI for Biometrics and Forensics
• Ethical, societal or privacy implications
• Case studies of the aforementioned topics

*** Paper formatting and submission

Paper submitted to the special session should follow the same instructions and templates provided for the main conference submissions, posted here:

https://wifs2023.fau.de/submission.html

Paper submissions can be up to 6 double-column pages including references.