Alghero, Italy
- June 11-15 / 2007
Contact: tista@uniss.it
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 sensor and modalities;
- techniques for evaluation 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 immersion of lectures as well
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 1,100 € for Phd
students and 1,600 € for others (subject to change). The fees will
include full board accommodation, all courses and handling material.
All Phd students and post-doc 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original and unpublished work) on their recent research activity.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, 2007
- Notification of acceptance: March 1, 2007
- Registration: April 1, 2007
Download: registration
form
School Committee
Director:
Massimo Tistarelli
Computer Vision Laboratory
DAP-University of Sassari, Italy
Co-Directors:
Joseph Bigun
Department of Computer Science
Halmstad University, Sweden
Enrico Grosso
Computer Vision Laboratory
University of Sassari, Italy
Anil K. Jain
Michigan State University - USA
Preliminary list of speakers:
Behnam Bavarian
Motorola Corp. – USA
Rama Chellappa
Univerity of Maryland – USA
Josef Bigun
Halmstad University, Sweden
Farzin Deravi
University of Kent - UK
Jean-Christophe Fondeur
SAGEM Communication – France
Joseph Kittler
University of Surrey - UK
James R. Matey
Sarnoff Corp. – USA
Davide Maltoni
Università di Bologna - Italy
John Mason
Swansea University - UK
Mark Nixon
University of Southampton - UK
Alice O’Toole
University of Texas - USA
Rob Rowe
Lumidigm – USA
Massimo Tistarelli
Universtity of Sassari, Italy
Alessandro Verri
Università di Genova - Italy
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