[Imageworld] Announcement - Int.l Summer School on Biometrics 2009

[Massimo Tistarelli]

6th IAPR-TC4/IEEE Int.l Summer School for Advanced Studies on
*Biometrics for Secure Authentication:
MULTIMODAL SYSTEMS AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT*

Alghero,  Italy - June, 8--12  2009
Contact: tista at uniss.it
http://biometrics.uniss.it
    
*APPLICATION DEADLINE:* February 15th  2009
(download the application form at: http://biometrics.uniss.it)

*Advance pre-registration is strictly required by all applicants by 
February 15th 2009.

*In the last decade, several recognition and authentication systems 
based on biometric measurements have been proposed. Algorithms and 
sensors have been developed to acquire and process many different
biometric data sources. The recent introduction of biometric data in 
electronic documents, such as passports, has increased the relevance of 
the secure storage and processing of personal biometric data.
As more security is required, multimodality has also come to the fore.
This school follows the successful International Summer Schools on 
Biometrics held since 2003, but with a different target. In this sixth 
edition, the courses will mainly focus on new and emerging issues
in biometrics:
. How to enforce security and privacy in multimodal biometric systems;
. Identity management in new and emerging multimodal biometric technologies;
. Standardization, evaluation and assessment of biometric applications.

The courses will provide a clear and in-depth picture on the 
state-of-the-art in biometric verification/ identification technology, 
both under the theoretical and scientific point of view as well as in 
diverse application domains. The lectures will be given by 18 
outstanding experts in the field, from both academia and industry. 
Emphasis will be given to evaluation, standardization and to define the 
maturity of technology for the deployment of biometrics in a wide range 
of applications.

The Int.l Summer School for Advanced Studies on Biometrics will be held 
in conjunction with the 3rd Int.l Conference on Biometrics (ICB 2009) to 
be held in Alghero on June 2 to 5, 2009.
The school is endorsed by the International Association for Pattern 
Recognition (IAPR), under the Technical Committee 4 on Biometrics and by 
the IEEE Biometrics Council.

*STUDENT APPLICATION*
The school will be open to about 50 highly qualified, motivated and 
pre-selected applicants. Phd students, post-docs, researchers or 
industrial professionals in the field are encouraged to apply.
The lectures will be given by several (about 18) outstanding experts in 
the field, from both academia and industry.

The expected school fees will be in the order of 1,200 € for Phd 
students and 1,800 € for others (subject to change). The fees will 
include full board accommodation, all courses and handling material. 
Some scholarships will be awarded to the best Phd students selected on 
the basis of their scientific background and on-going research work. The 
scholarship request form is available on the web site.
Phd students and post-docs applicants are encouraged to submit a short 
paper (6 pages maximum, original and unpublished work) on their recent 
research activity. An award will be given to the best paper presented by 
the students. Selected papers may be published, either in an edited 
book, or in a journal special issue.

*SCHOLARSHIPS*
A limited number (around 5) scholarships will be available for selected 
students to cover the school fees. Applicants holding a Phd student 
status may requst a scholarship support clearly stating their request in 
the application and also providing a valid proof of their student 
status. The scholarships are offered by the COST Action 2101 and by 
GIRPR (the Italian branch of IAPR).

Send a filled application form (download from 
http://biometrics.uniss.it) together with a short  curriculum vitae to:  
Massimo Tistarelli - tista at uniss.it

*Advance pre-registration is strictly required by all applicants by 
February 15th 2009.*

*SCHOOL LOCATION*
The school will be hosted by Hotel Capo Caccia in Tramariglio 
(http://www.hotelcapocaccia.it) near Alghero, Sardinia, one of the most 
beautiful resorts in the Mediterranean sea.
The hotel Capo Caccia is a recently renovated conference center, fully 
equipped for scientific events. The structure is divided into three main 
blocks, beautifully immersed into the Capo Caccia natural reserve. The 
central building, the dépendence and the other structures of the village 
are joined each other by a covered walk, which pleasantly crosses the 
park, reaching the swimming-pool and the beach. The entire structure as 
well as the surroundings proved to be a perfect environment for the 
school activities.


*SCHOOL COMMITTEE*

*School director:*
Massimo Tistarelli
Computer Vision Laboratory
University of Sassari, Italy

*Co-directors:*
Josef Bigun
Department of Computer Science
Halmstad University, Sweden

Enrico Grosso
Computer Vision Laboratory
University of Sassari, Italy

Anil K. Jain
Biometrics laboratory
Michigan State University, USA

*Preliminary list of lecturers:*
Josef Bigun
Halmstad University -- Sweden

Rama Chellappa
Univerity of Maryland -- USA

Farzin Deravi
University of Kent -- UK

Jean-Christophe Fondeur
Sagem Security - France

Anil K. Jain
Michigan State University -- USA

Joseph Kittler
University of Surrey -- UK

Davide Maltoni
Università di Bologna -- Italy

John Mason
Swansea University -- UK

Martin Meints
ULD SH -- Germany

Mark Nixon
University of Southampton -- UK

Alice O'Toole
University of Texas -- USA

Jonhaton Phillips
NIST -- USA

Arun Ross
West Virginia University -- USA

Emilio Mordini MD
Center for Science, Society and Citizenship - Italy

Ben Schouten
Fontys University

Tieniu Tan
CASIA-NLPR -- China

Massimo Tistarelli
Università di Sassari -- Italy

Alessandro Verri
Università di Genova -- Italy

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