Alghero, Italy - June 5 - 9 2006
Contact: tista@uniss.it
PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL DATES
In the last decade, several recognition and authentication systems based
on biometric measurements have been proposed. Many different biological features
have been utilized: fingerprint, face and facial features, retinal scan, iris
pattern, hand geometry, dna trace and gait, and others. Algorithms and sensors
have been developed to acquire and process all different biometric data sources.
Not only research tools have been developed, but a notable effort has been
made by many industrial companies, making biometrics a very challenging arena,
fostering many diverse approaches.
What are the most up-to-date core technologies developed in the field? How
well do these systems perform? What are the real and ultimate limitations
of biometric recognition/authentication systems? How to develop/integrate
a biometric recognition system?
This school follows the successful Summer Schools on Biometrics held in 2003
and 2005, but with a different target. In this third edition, the courses
will mainly focus on new and emerging issues in biometrics:
- the design and application of new biometric sensors and modalities;
- techniques for evaluating and assessment of biometric applications;
- the collection and management of large-scale databases.
The courses will provide a clear and in-depth picture on the state-of-the-art
in biometric verification/identification technology, both under the theoretical
and scientific point of view as well as in diverse application domains.
Emphasis will be given to evaluation, standardization and to define the maturity
of technology for deployment of biometrics in a wide range of applications.
the school will involve a five days, full immersin of lectures as wella as
practical exercise in the development and use of modules for Biometric systems.
Student application
The
school will be open to about 40 highly qualified, motivated and pre-selected
students. Phd students, post-docs, young researchers or industrial professionals
in the field are encouraged to apply. The lectures will be given by several
outstanding experts in the field, from both academia and industry.
The expected school
fees will be in the order of 1,000 € for Phd students and 1,500 € for others
(subject to change). The fees will include full board accommodation, all courses
and handling material.
Participating students
may submit a short paper (6 pages maximum, original and unpublished work)
on their recent research activity. A scholarship (supported by Motorola) will
be given to the best paper presented by the students and selected by the school
committee. A selected subset from the submitted paper will be published, together
with the lecturer’s contributions, in an edited book in the Springer Verlag
Lecture Notes Series in Computer Science.
School location
The
school will be hosted by hotel
Capo Caccia
in Tramariglio, near Alghero, Sardynia one of the most beautiful resorts in
the Mediterranean sea. Settled on the north-western coast of Sardinia,
Capo Caccia is the extreme point. At west of the enchanting Bay of Porto Conte,
which closes at east-side, with Punta Giglio, the bay engraves the coast for
more than 6 kmts, culminating, among wide beaches and wonderful small beach-natural
plat- forms, in the massif of Capo Caccia reef.
The hotel Capo Caccia is a recently renovated conference center, fully equipped for scientific events.
The structure is divided into three main blocks, beautifully immersed into
the Capo Caccia natural reserve. The central building, the
dépendence and the other structures of the village are joined each other by
a covered walk, which pleasantly crosses the park, reaching the swimming-pool
and the beach. The entire structure as well as the surroundings proved to
be a perfect environment for the school activities.
The Capo Caccia hotel is located close to Porto Conte Ricerche, a modern hi-tech center, part of the
University of Sassari, which hosts a variety of facilities for research and
training (computer laboratories, specialized equipment and lecture halls)
and hospitality (guest quarters and dining hall), as well as an auditorium
that is fully equipped for scientific events.
Submission of applications
Send a filled application
form to the school together with a short curriculum vitae, via e-mail
to:
Massimo Tistarelli - tista@uniss.it
Key Dates:
Submission of applications:
- Submission of applications: February 15, 2006
- Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2006
- Registration: April 1, 2005
Download: registration
form
School Committee
Director:
Massimo Tistarelli
Computer Vision Laboratory
DAP-Universtity of Sassari, Italy
Co-Directors:
Joseph Bigun
Department of Computer Science
Halmstad University, Sweden
Enrico Grosso
Computer Vision Laboratory
University of Sassari, Italy
List of speakers:
Charles Beumier
Ecole Royale Militaire - Belgium
Joseph Bigun
Halmstad University, Sweden
Farzin Deravi
University of Keny - UK
Jana Dittman
Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg, Germany
Patrick Flynn
University of Notre Dame - USA
Anil K. Jain
Michigan State University - USA
Joseph Kittler
University of Surrey - UK
Davide Maltoni
Università di Bologna - Italy
John Mason
Swansea University - UK
Mark Nixon
University of Southampton - UK
Javier Ortega - Garcia
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Spain
Alice O'Toole
University of Texas - USA
Giuseppe Parziale
TBS Holding AG - Switzerland
Nalini Ratha
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA
Ben Schouten
Euroepan Biometrics Forum, EU
Tieniu Tan
National Laboratory for Pattern Recognition (CASIA) - China
Alessandro Verri
Università di Genova - Italy
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