Enhancing Information Systems Security through Biometrics

With the ever-increasing concern for information security after the terrible events of September 11, governments and military officials are planning to use biometric system as a defensive weapon in the battle against hackers and terrorism. Currently, the most popular biometric technologies include fingerprint identification, iris scanning, retina scanning, facial recognition, and voice identification. With the rapid evolution of information technology, the ability to achieve a highly secured authentication is becoming more critical for protecting sensitive information.

The panel presentation will present the state of the art biometric research and technology, and the potential problems in implementations. The panel discussion aims to provide an interdisciplinary forum for research scientists, military experts, and application engineers on various issues of biometrics. The topics to be covered are as following:

—        Biometric-based solutions on information security

—        Testing, measurement and evaluation of commercial biometric products

—        Human factors and privacy issues on biometric applications

—        Risk assessment on biometrics defeated problems

—        Biometric standards

—        Architecture and integration of biometric systems

—        Research and development on multi-factor authentication and multiple biometrics 

Panel Members include: