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<div><b>IWBF 2026</b></div>
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<div><b>International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics</b></div>
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<div><b>April 23-24, 2026</b></div>
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<div><b>Côte d’Azur, EURECOM, France</b></div>
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<div><b><a href="https://iwbf2026.github.io/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://iwbf2026.github.io/</a> </b></div>
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<div><b>About IWBF 2026</b></div>
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<div>The 2026 International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics
(IWBF 2026) will be held on April 23-24, 2026 at EURECOM on the
beautiful Côte d’Azur (French Riviera). IWBF is an international
forum devoted to fostering collaboration in multimedia forensics,
forensic biometrics, and forensic science. Leading-edge research
in biometrics, surveillance, multimedia forensics, and related
areas will be presented. The 14th edition of IWBF brings together
industry, academia, research, and end-users exploring advanced
biometric technologies for forensic applications.</div>
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<div><b>Topics of Interest (not limited to)</b></div>
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<li>Attacks to biometric recognition systems</li>
<li>Presentation-attack & liveness detection</li>
<li>Multimodal biometrics</li>
<li>Soft biometrics</li>
<li>Mobile & edge-device biometrics</li>
<li>Biometric analysis of crime scenes</li>
<li>Forensic science applications</li>
<li>Multimedia forensics & deepfake detection</li>
<li>Integrity verification & watermarking</li>
<li>Anonymization & data privacy</li>
<li>Data de-identification & secure template storage</li>
<li>Surveillance technologies & video analytics</li>
<li>Ethical, legal & societal implications</li>
<li>Fairness, bias mitigation & accountability in biometrics</li>
<li>Explainable AI & interpretability in forensic systems</li>
<li>Information-theoretic & cryptographic security</li>
<li>Privacy-preserving biometrics (homomorphic encryption,
federated learning)</li>
<li>Adversarial attacks on biometric systems</li>
<li>New & emerging biometric technologies</li>
<li>Large Language Models (LLMs) for multimodal biometric,
fusion, analysis, and forensic applications</li>
<li>Generative AI for synthetic biometric data generation</li>
<li>AI-driven continuous authentication and behavioral
biometrics</li>
<li>Wearable and nano-scale biometric sensors</li>
<li>Benchmarking and real-world evaluation in biometrics and
forensics</li>
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<div><b>Important Dates</b></div>
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<div><font color="#ff2600"><b>Paper Submission Deadline: January 31,
2026</b></font></div>
<div>Notification of Acceptance: February 28, 2026</div>
<div>Camera-Ready Submission: March 15, 2026</div>
<div>Workshop Dates: April 23-24, 2026</div>
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<div><b>Paper Submission</b></div>
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<div>Submit original, unpublished work in English (max 6 pages,
including figures & references) via Microsoft CMT <a
href="https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IWBF2026"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IWBF2026</a>.</div>
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<div><b>Your Contribution Options</b></div>
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<li><b>Regular papers</b> present original research
contributions that advance the state of the art in biometrics,
forensics, and related areas. Submissions should include
comprehensive experimental validation, clear methodology, and
well-supported conclusions. Accepted papers will be presented
orally or as posters, depending on their content and review
outcomes.</li>
<li><b>Position papers</b> present well-reasoned arguments or
perspectives on current or emerging topics in biometrics and
forensics. They are analytical and thought-provoking, aiming
to influence how the community approaches specific challenges,
methods, or policies. These papers may not include extensive
experimental results but should be grounded in existing
research and provide clear justification for the authors’
stance or proposal. Their goal is to spark informed debate and
reflection on present issues and directions in the field.</li>
<li><b>Blue Sky papers</b> aim to inspire bold and imaginative
thinking about the long-term future of biometrics and
forensics. They present visionary, high-risk, or
unconventional ideas that may challenge current assumptions
and open entirely new research avenues. While speculative in
nature, Blue Sky papers should offer plausible reasoning and
conceptual soundness. Their purpose is not to argue a position
on current debates, but to propose transformative
possibilities that could shape the field in the coming years.</li>
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<div><b>Keynote speakers</b></div>
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<div><b>Prof. Didier Meuwly</b></div>
<div>The Netherlands Forensic Institute and the University of
Twente</div>
<div>Keynote title: AI in Forensic Biometrics: The Two Sides of
the Medal</div>
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<div><b>Dr. John J. Howard</b></div>
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<div>The Maryland Test Facility and the AT&T
Center, Southern Methodist University</div>
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<div>Keynote title: Fairness in Forensic Face Recognition: What
We Get Wrong, Why It Happens, and How to Fix It</div>
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<div>One additional keynote speaker will be announced soon.</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><i>Come for the science, stay for
the views.</i></div>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
<div>Chiara Galdi, Massimiliano Todisco, Antitza Dantcheva, Maria De
Marsico, Gian Luca Marcialis, Antonio M. Peinado Herreros, Nélida
Mirabet-Herranz, Michele Panariello</div>
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Cordiali saluti / Bien cordialement / Kind regards,
Chiara
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Chiara GALDI, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Digital Security
EURECOM Campus SophiaTech
450 Route des Chappes
06410 Biot Sophia Antipolis
FRANCE
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:galdi@eurecom.fr">galdi@eurecom.fr</a>
Phone : +33 (0)4 93.00.81.67
Fax : +33 (0)4 93.00.82.00
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.eurecom.fr/~galdi">http://www.eurecom.fr/~galdi</a></pre>
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