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The"EuropeanAssociationforBiometrics"WantstoDrivetheUseofTechnologiesIdentifying
People.TheProtectionofPrivacyandPersonalityRightsIsthePriority
DARMSTADT,GERMANY--(Marketwire–February1,2012)Meantimewire-
Biometricsisgenerallyaboutmachinesidentifyingpeople.Forthispurpose,certainfeatures
ofapersonareusedinordertoidentifyhimorher.Themostwell-knownproceduresare
finger-print,irisandfacialrecognition.EspeciallyinEurope,biometricapplicationsare
frequently
thetopicofcontroversialdiscussions.
The"EuropeanAssociationforBiometrics"(EAB),newlyfoundedonNovember17,2011,
pursuesthegoalofdrivingtheresearchanddevelopmentofbiometrics.TheEABisabout
promotingtheappropriateandbeneficialapplicationofthetechnology.
"Despiteallpositiveforecasts,aglobalbiometricsboomhasnotsetinsofar",
saysAlexanderNouak,ChairmanofEABandheadofthe"IdentificationandBiometrics"
competencecenteratFraunhoferIGD,theworld'sleadingresearchinstituteforapplie
dVisualComputing.
Nouakdeemsitinsufficienttoputbiometricsonalevelwithsecurity.Inhisview,theprimetaskof
biometricsistoincreasethecomfortofsecuritysystems."BecauseIhavemybiometricfeatures
withmeatalltimes,thereisnoneedformetorememberanycodes,passwordsorPINsandto
takealongkeysorcards",saysNouak."Biometricscansimplifyourlivesifprivacyremain
sprotectedandtheapplicationcorrespondstotherequiredsecuritylevel."
Thenon-profitEABwantstobringtogetherindustry,regulatorsandusergroups.Forthispurpose,
itaimsatfoundingaEurope-widenetwork,whichwillalsodiscussitsexperienceswithrepresentativesfrompoliticsand
business.Moreover,theorganizationwantstobeanindependentcontactpointforinte
restedpartiesandpromotethetrainingofbiometricsexperts.Jointtrainingandresearch
activitiesofEABmembersaretobeonefocusofitswork.TheEABwillhaveitsfirstappearance
ontheEuropeanstageattheEuropeanBiometricsSymposiuminBrusselsonFebruary
17,2012.
ThefoundationoftheEABisafollow-upactivityoftheproject"BESTNetwork"promotedbytheEuropean
Commissionwithinthescopeofthe7thresearchframeworkprogram.
ThisthematicnetworkformedaEuropeanforumforrepresentativesfrombusiness,
politicsandresearchonbiometrics.The26BESTpartnersarealsothefoundingmember
softheEABandelectedasmembersoftheirboard:MichielKraak(UNHCR),
MaxSnijder(BiometricExpertsGroup),JohnForrester(Ancitel),ChristophBusch
(GjøvikUniversityCollege),FarzinDeravi(UniversityofKent),PeterHanel(FederalMinistryoftheInterior,Austria)aswellasAlexanderNouak(FraunhoferIGD)
aschairman.
Forfurtherinformation,pleasevisit:
FraunhoferIGD
TheFraunhoferIGDistheworld'sleadinginstituteforappliedresearchinVisualComputing.
VisualComputingisimage-andmodel-basedinformationtechnology.Itincludescomputergraphics,computervision,
aswellasvirtualandaugmentedreality.FraunhoferIGDdevelopsprototypesand
completesolutionspursuanttocustomer-specificrequirements.TheresearchersatFraunhoferIGDuse,
recordandprocessimagesandgraphicsforallconceivablecomputer-basedapplications.TheresearchanddevelopmentprojectsofFraunhoferIGD
directlyrelatetocurrentbusinessissues.Theapplicationspectrumoftheconcepts,
modelsandpracticalsolutionsisasdiverseasitisspecialized.Itrangesfromvirtualproduct
designviamedicalscience,transportationallthewaytomulti-medialearningandtraining.
Togetherwithitspartneruniversities,FraunhoferIGDresearchesvariouskeytechnologies
andcooperateswithcompaniesinmanydifferentindustrysectors.Inadditiontothehead
officeinDarmstadt,FraunhoferIGDhasfurthersitesinRostock,GrazandSingapore.
Ithasmorethan200(full-timeequivalent)employees.Thebudgetamountsover16millioneuros.
PressContact:
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CorporateCommunications
FraunhoferInstituteforComputerGraphicsResearchIGD
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64283Darmstadt
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Phone:+496151155-146
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