Invitation to submit a paper at IEEE WCCI 2014 – FUZZ-IEEE 2014

SS FZ 26 – Fuzzy Techniques in Biometrics

The aim of this special session is to present the state-of-the-art results in the area of Biometrics and Fuzzy Logic and to get together researchers that are active in the two areas. In short, since the partitioning of comparisons space in  genuine,  imposter(and eventually  undecidable pairs) is f-granular, giving a biometric decision using today’s state-of-the-art biometric systems means, in fact, giving a  fuzzy biometric decision. In a simplified view, the cumulative of the imposter and genuine score distributions are the fuzzy indicators of the two (or three) f-granules, whereas the point of equal error define a defuzzification in which the security risks (expressed as False Accept Rate) and user comfort risks (expressed as False Reject Rate) are balanced. Regardless the  biometric  traits  used  in  today’s  state-of-the-art  biometric  systems,  analyzing  biometric

decision  with  fuzzy  instruments  reveals  the  direct  connection  and  causality  between  the imprecision  in  defining  digital  identity  and  the  security  or  comfort  risks  assumed  in  these systems.  From  this  perspective,  the  special  session aims  to  provide  an  opportunity  for international researchers in the field of Biometrics to share and review recent advances in better defining the fuzzy biometric digital identity toward minimizing the security and comfort risks. Submissions reflecting both new theoretical advances and new highly experimental works that use  the  largest  biometric  databases  are  especially  encouraged.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

•  Fuzzy techniques for face / eye / ear / palm-vein detection;

•  Fuzzy techniques for iris segmentation (pupil detection, limbic boundary detection);

•  Fuzzy techniques for face / iris / ear / fingerprint / palm understanding (essential points

and features detection or definition);

•  Fuzzy techniques for face / iris / ear / palm / fingerprint encoding;

•  Fuzzy techniques for face / iris / ear / palm / fingerprint template matching;

•  Fuzzy techniques for face / iris / ear / palm / fingerprint template classification;

•  Fuzzy scoring schemes for multi-sample based biometric systems;

•  Fuzzy scoring schemes for multi-classifier fusion in biometrics;

•  Fuzzy scoring schemes for multi-biometrics fusion;

•  Crisp/Fuzzy biometric theories. Verification vs. Identification.

Full details of the special session can be found at http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/accepted-ss.htm
Important Deadlines
• Paper submission deadline: December 20, 2013
• Paper acceptance notification date: March 15, 2014
• Final paper submission deadline: April 15, 2014
• Early registration: April 15, 2014
• Conference Date: July 6 – 11 2014