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The current funding for ATHENE (BMBF and HMWK) and further third party funded projects (e.g. from BMBF, BSI, industry) allows us to employ motivated and outstanding staff members to work on their PhD in the area of IT security. Ten good reasons for
The final of the 15th edition of the EAB European Biometrics Max Snijder, Research, and Industry Awards was held virtually on 15.09.2021. The awards are granted annually to individuals who have been judged by a panel of internationally respected experts
Pia Bauspieß defended her Master Thesis on Privacy-Preserving Preselection for Workload Reduction in Protected Biometric Identification Systems Biometric authentication has gained increasing popularity due to its usability and versatility, from smartphone access to border control. However, biometric data are sensitive
Cristian Botezatu defended his Master Thesis on Impact of Selfie Filters on Face Recognition Each individual has distinctive physiological and behavioural characteristics, making it possible for biometric systems to use this information for recognition purposes. Among other biometric systems, face
Jascha Kolberg defended his Ph.D. Thesis on Security Enhancement and Privacy Protection for Biometric Systems Jascha Kolberg successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis entitled “Security Enhancement and Privacy Protection for Biometric Systems” on July 8th 2021. The event itself was done
Jonas Olafsson defended his Master Thesis on Efficient Facial Identification using Homomorphically Encrypted Templates Biometric recognition systems are part of our daily lives. They provide a fast and convenient method of authentication as an alternative to the classical knowledge-
The large development of social networks has unveiled security concerns related to potential attacks on biometric systems. In particular, numerous examples have shown how a non-authorised subject can easily download a photo or video of a target individual, and use
Facial recognition has improved significantly in recent years. This opens up completely new possibilities and applications, but also carries the risk of misuse. People should therefore be able to protect their faces from unauthorised analysis and thus preserve their privacy.
In 2021 the FBTI (Fachbereichstag Informatik) Award is granted to a researcher, who expressed through his work a wider perspective to get a broader picture on biometric applications. The winner of this award is Andreas Nautsch, who conducted his PhD
EAB Virtual Events Series – Demographic Fairness in Biometric Systems Algorithmic decision systems have frequently been labelled as “biased”, “racist”, “sexist”, “unfair” by numerous media outlets, organisations, and researchers. Are such assessments justified? Should citizens and policymakers be concerned? What
Karina Knudsen defended her Master Thesis on Improving Fingerprint Presentation Attack Detection using Deep Learning and Computer Vision The purpose of this thesis is to explore different options that can help improve the performance of fingerprint presentation attack detection (FPAD)