Demographic fairness in biometric systems

2021-03-09 (12:30-13:30) - Location: Virtual Conference

Organizer: European Association for Biometrics (EAB)
Organizing Committee: Dinusha Frings, Pawel Drozdowski (Hochschule Darmstadt), Christian Rathgeb (Hochschule Darmstadt), Naser Damer (Fraunhofer IGD)
By registering for the March 15, 2021 event you will gain access to both conference days.
Registration for the Lunch Talk on March 9, 2021 is separate.

Virtual events series schedule:

• 2021-03-09 Lunch Talk (FREE, but registration required)
• 2021-03-15 Virtual Conference - day 1
• 2021-03-30 Virtual Conference - day 2

 Dowload the News Release : Virtual Events demographic fairness.pdf

Fees are non-refundable as from 7 days before the start of the event.
Note: 50% Early bird discount only available for EAB members, and until January 31, 2021.
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Program | Registration

Virtual events series schedule:

• 2021-03-09 Lunch Talk (FREE, but registration required)
• 2021-03-15 Virtual Conference – day 1
• 2021-03-30 Virtual Conference – day 2

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 is the current state of the research? How can variation across demographic groups be quantified in evaluations of such systems? These and other related matters have recently become a hot topic in the context of biometric technologies, which are ubiquitous in personal, commercial, and governmental applications. Biometrics represent an integral component of many surveillance, access control and operational identity management systems, thus directly or indirectly affecting billions of people all around the world.

The EAB organizes a series of virtual events with “Demographic fairness in biometric systems” as an overarching theme. The events will feature presentations by experts from academic, industry, and governmental organisations and will facilitate interactions and discussions between the experts and the audience.

The goal of the events is to raise awareness, define the problem and propose solutions and possible next steps.

A white paper will be published based on the outcomes of the virtual events.

Our confirmed speakers:

• Aythami Morales – Universidad Autónoma Madrid (UAM)
• Jacob A. Hasselgren - Maryland Test Facility (MdTF)
• John Howard – Maryland Test Facility (MdTF)
• Margherita Natali - United Nations Office on Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
• Patrick Grother – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Tiago Pereira – IDIAP
• Vincent Despiegel - IDEMIA
• Yevgeniy Sirotin – Maryland Test Facility (MdTF)

Our confirmed panellists:

• Arun Vemury - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
• Irina Orssich – European Commission (EC)
• Patrick Grother – National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• Pierre Gacon – IDEMIA
• Ramon Blanco – eu-LISA
• Silke Bargstädt-Franke – Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)
• Yevgeniy Sirotin – Maryland Test Facility (MdTF)

We thank our event sponsors:

Entrance fees: normal: 200,00 € (excl. VAT) / EAB members: 100,00 € (excl. VAT) / EAB members (Early Bird): 50,00 € (excl. VAT)

Monday, 15 March 2021

Tuesday, 30 March 2021