24th EURASIP · IAPR · IEEE International Summer School on Biometrics, Behavior and Vision

AI Agents for Biometrics, Behavior & Vision

Machine learning, Image understanding, Signal analysis, Neuroscience, Robotics, Forensic science, Digital forensics and other disciplines, converged in a truly multidisciplinary effort to devise and build advanced, automatic, intelligent systems to facilitate the interpretation of signals recorded from individuals acting in a given environment.

This is what we simply call today Biometrics.

this edition

Why this edition matters

The intersection of foundational AI with biometrics requires new, critical evaluations of trust, alignment, and physical signal veracity.

Special keynote lectures

Generative AI and Large Foundation Models are radically changing biometric security, synthetic human modeling, and perception research.

Explore these transitions with world-class peers under the guidance of keynote speakers Arun Ross (Michigan State University) and Tomaso Poggio (MIT).

01

Bias & Fairness

A rigorous look at training inequalities, demographic representation gaps, and mitigating algorithmic discrepancy within foundational human facial structures.

02

Privacy by Design

Understanding the vulnerabilities of synthetic biometric generations, reverse-engineering defenses, and protecting biometric signatures from non-consensual reuse.

03

Human Perception

Exploring the boundary where deep computer vision meets biological visual systems, inspired by modern insights from computational neuroscience.

About

23 Years of Biometrics Research

Established in 2003, the International Summer School on Biometrics in Alghero is the world’s most stable and recognized learning center dedicated to modern physiological and behavioral authentication sciences.

Our path

The evolution of the BSS

For the past 22 years this international Summer School has provided an active and dynamic forum to closely follow the most recent developments in science and technology to offer a cutting-edge, intensive training course, always up to date with the current state-of-the-art.

This year’s main topic will be the impact of agentic AI and vision foundation models on the development and deployment of biometrics and human recognition in different application domains to facilitate human interaction with artificial agents.

2003

Inaugural School

Founded by the University of Sassari to formalize biometric systems theory during the early growth of digital identity protocols.

2010s

Scale & Standardization

Standardized protocols across mobile fingerprints and iris scans. Became systematically backed by major regional associations.

Deep Learning Era

Neural Deep Dive

Integration of modern neural networks. Shifted focus to structural deep learning, facial synthesis, and anti-spoofing.

2026

Foundation Era

Evaluating Large Foundation Models and generative architectures, probing the limits of machine truth versus synthetic realities.

Summer school focus

Taught by 20 leading researchers

An immersive learning experience directly led by established pioneers in foundational machine learning, neuro-cognition, and biometric security.

Tomaso Poggio

MIT

Director, Center for Brains, Minds and Machines. Pioneer in computational learning theory.

Arun Ross

Michigan State University

Professor and a world authority on biometric fusion, privacy protection, and synthetic detection.

Anil K. Jain

Michigan State University

Highly-cited pioneer in automated fingerprint recognition and standard biometric systems.

Roberto Cipolla

University of Cambridge

Professor of Information Engineering. Expert in reconstruction and 3D human pose.

Editions
5

Since 2003

Lecturers
5 +

World-Class Faculty

Participants
50

Competitive Intake

Partners

Academic & Tech Alliances

Key Dates & Timeline

Applications Close

Feb 15th, 2027

Acceptance Notification

Feb 28th, 2027

Registration deadline

Mar 15th, 2027

Reduced fee payment deadline

Apr 2nd, 2027

Expected fees

These fees are preliminary and not final. Final fees will be confirmed at registration.

PhD & students

€1,950
  • If you participate remotely, the price is €400

Regular participants

€2,600
  • If you participate remotely, the price is €900

Admissions are highly selective

Join hand-picked researchers and practitioners in Alghero for five intensive days.

Partners

Affiliated Partners & Sponsors

Our research and structural integrity are continuously validated by major international computational networks.

Vision Lab

CVPL

IEEE

IAPR

EURASIP

Athena

Biosecure

EAB