The IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB 2026) is the
premier international forum for cutting-edge research in biometrics and
related areas. IJCB brings together two major conferences — the IEEE
Biometrics Theory, Applications, and Systems (BTAS) and the IAPR
International Conference on Biometrics (ICB) — and is sponsored by the
IEEE Biometrics Council and the IAPR Technical Committee on Biometrics
(TC-4).

We invite submissions of original and unpublished research papers
addressing theoretical advances, applications, and interdisciplinary
developments in biometrics. Submissions under review elsewhere will not
be considered.

Topics of Interest
Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
– Biometric modalities: face, fingerprint, iris, palmprint, vein,
periocular, ear, voice, gait, signature, touch dynamics, behavioral
biometrics
– Deepfake detection and AI-generated content verification
– Multimodal and multispectral biometric systems
– Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) and anti-spoofing techniques
– Template security and privacy protection: encryption, secure storage,
anonymization, differential privacy
– Bias, fairness, explainability, and transparency in biometric systems
– Machine learning for biometrics: deep learning, transfer learning,
continual learning, efficient/compact models, transformers
– Evaluation protocols and benchmarking, performance modeling, new
datasets and large-scale studies
– Biometrics in forensics and law enforcement, large-scale
identification, border control
– Emerging applications: IoT, wearable devices, mobile biometrics,
healthcare, human-computer interaction
– Ethical, legal, and societal implications: compliance with regulations
(GDPR, AI Act), human rights, societal acceptance

Submission Guidelines
– Manuscripts must be in English and formatted according to the IEEE
conference template.
– Maximum length: 8 pages (excluding references).
– The review process will be double-blind. Authors must remove all
personally identifying information, including names and affiliations.
– Submissions must be made electronically via the conference submission
portal, which will be available on the official IJCB 2026 website.
Accepted papers will be published in IEEE Xplore, provided they meet
IEEE’s publication and quality standards.

Important Dates
Full paper submission               April 10, 2026
Notification of paper acceptance    June  10, 2026
Camera-ready paper submission       July  10, 2026