<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:lime">The results of the Second Intermediate Submission were published on our website!</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:lime"><br></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">However, we are still evaluating two methods and we will update them at any moment soon.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We remind you that the <b>final submission deadline</b> is<b> <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:aqua">10th of April</span>. </b>This will be a firm deadline considering that a report needs to be submitted to IJCB2017.<span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">If any doubt arises please feel free to contact us. We are looking forward to receiving your submissions!</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Best regards,</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The Cross-Eyed Competition organizers</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">James Ferryman, Lulu Chen and Ana Sequeira</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">2nd Cross-Spectrum Iris/Periocular Recognition COMPETITION</span></span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Cross-Eyed 2017</span></b><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Organized as part of IJCB 2017</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** <b>CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS</b> **</span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We invite researchers working in the field of cross-spectral iris and periocular recognition to participate in the second edition of the CROSS-EYED competition: </span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/crossspectrumcompetition/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">"Cross-Eyed 2017 – 2^nd Cross-Spectrum Iris/Periocular Recognition COMPETITION"</span></a>.</span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The second edition of the <b>CROSS-EYED competition </b>is embraced by <a href="http://www.ijcb2017.org/" target="_blank"><i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">IJCB 2017</span></i><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"> </span></a>-<b> </b>International Joint Conference on Biometrics, to be held in Denver, Colorado October 1^st  – 4^th, 2017<i>. </i> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">CROSS-EYED competition</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> aims to benchmark cross-spectral iris/periocular recognition algorithms. The benchmark dataset<b>, CROSS-EYED, </b>comprises images captured with a custom made dual spectrum imaging sensor, which acquires near infrared and colour images synchronously.</span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">We invite you to make a submission to be evaluated in the Second Intermediate Submissions Evaluation.</span></b><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">You can submit to any of the two intermediate submissions or to the final submission only. </span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">REGISTRATION</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">**</span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">The competition website with further information can be found at   </span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="http://www.crosseyed.eu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">www.crosseyed.eu</span></a></span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** </span><b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">IMPORTANT DATES</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">**</span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Registration</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">  -<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:lime"> open </span> </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Training dataset</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)"> –<span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> to be released soon to registered users</span></span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">First intermediate submission deadline</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> – 30th January 2017 </span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Second intermediate submission deadline</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> – 13th March 2017</span><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:aqua">Final submission deadline – 10th April 2017 </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;color:red;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;background-color:aqua">(Firm Deadline)</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt"><span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">** <b>Organizers </b>**</span><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="PT" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">James Ferryman</span></i><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Lulu Chen</span></i><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="PT" style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(31,73,125)">Ana F. Sequeira </span></i><span style="color:black"><span></span></span></p></div>