IEEE Biometrics Council History
February 17, 2008 – Formed IEEE Biometrics Council. The IEEE BoD approved establishment of the IEEE Biometrics Council (TAB approved November 18, 2007).
The field of interest (FOI) of the Council is the theory, design, and application of biometric characterization of human beings, based on physiological and/or behavioral features and traits, in particular for identification, identity verification, authentication, encryption, recognition, and medical diagnosis.
CHAPTERS
IEEE Biometrics Council has six chapters worldwide and it is growing. The local biometrics chapters have proposed and organized a number of technical activities related to biometrics to serve local young researchers, academics as well as industrial professionals. They have also organized special sessions on new and specific biometrics areas in flagship conferences and international workshops. Details of the chapters are listed as follows:
| Region | Name | Status | Year Formed |
| R0 | Beijing Section Chapter | Active | 2016 |
| R5 | Galveston Bay Section Jt. Chapter | Active | 2018 |
| R7 | Toronto Section Chapter | Active | 1993 |
| R8 | Italy Section Chapter | Active | 2009 |
| R8 | Tunisia Section Chapter | Active | 2018 |
| R9 | Mexico Section Jt. Chapter | Active | 2017 |
COMMITTEES
Executive Committee (2019)
President: Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida, USA
Past-President: Mark S. Nixon, University at Southampton, UK
VP Conferences: Vishal Patel, Johns Hopkins University, USA
VP Education: Karthik Nandakumar, IBM Singapore Lab, Singapore
VP Finances: Damon Woodard, University of Florida, USA
VP Publications: Richa Singh, IIIT Delhi, India
VP Technical Activities: Pong-Chi Yuen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Previous Executive Committee Members
President:
Rama Chellappa, University of Maryland, USA - 2008-2010
Nalini Ratha, IBM Research, USA - 2011-2012
Tieniu Tan, CASIA, China - 2013-2014
Venu Govindaraju, SUNY Buffalo, USA - 2015-2016
Mark Nixon, University of Southampton UK - 2017-2018
Vice President (Conferences):
Patrick Flynn, University of Notre Dame, USA - 2008-2011
Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida, USA - 2012-2013
Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida, USA - 2014-2016
Sebastien Marcel, IDIAP, Switzerland - 2017-2018
Vice President (Education):
Terry Boult, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA - 2008-2010
Arun Ross, West Virginia University, USA - 2011-2012
Arun Ross, Michigan State University, USA - 2013-2014
Marios Savvides, Carnegie Mellon University, USA - 2015-2016
Vice President (Finance):
Salil Prabhakar, DigitalPersona, USA - 2009-2011
Stephanie Schuckers, Clarkson University, USA - 2012-2013
Stephanie Schuckers, Clarkson University, USA - 2014-2017
Vice President (Publications):
Larry Hall, University of South Florida, USA - 2008-2010
Ajay Kumar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - 2011-2012
Ajay Kumar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong - 2013-2014
Mayank Vatsa, IIIT-Delhi - 2015-2016
Mayank Vatsa, IIIT-Delhi - 2017-2018
Vice President (Technical Activities):
Joe Campbell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA - 2010-2011
Ioannis Kakadiaris, University of Houston, USA - 2012-2013
Ioannis Kakadiaris, University of Houston, USA - 2014-2016
Technical Committee
The IEEE Biometrics Council’s Technical Committee’s roles and responsibilities include supporting conference paper reviews; reviewing and creating expert web content; reviewing tutorials; supporting award nominations; cooperating with the publications, conferences and education committees; and actively shaping the technical future of biometrics within the IEEE.
Members (2019)
P C Yuen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (Chair)
Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Xiaoming Liu, Michigan State University, USA
Antitza Dantcheva, INRIA, France
Adams Kong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Publications Committee
The Publications Committee manages all the publications activities of IEEE Biometrics Council and interfaces with other entities to promote biometric publications.
Members (2019):
Richa Singh, IIIT Delhi, India (Chair)
Rama Chellappa, University of Maryland, USA
Mayank Vatsa, IIIT Delhi, India
Nalini Ratha, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA
Ajay Kumar, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Education Committee
The Education Committee manages the Distinguished Lecturers Program (DLP); organizes biometric seminars; evaluates scholarship requests from students; facilitates the development of biometric tutorials; and interfaces with other entities to promote biometric education across IEEE as well as society-at-large.
Members (2019):
Karthik Nandakumar, IBM Research - Singapore (Chair)
Brian Lovell, University of Queensland, Australia
Thirimachos Bourlai, West Virginia University, USA
Jianjiang Feng, Tsinghua University, China
Adam Czajka, University of Notre Dame, USA
Conference Committee
Members (2019):
Vishal Patel, Johns Hopkins University, USA (Chair)
Jiwen Lu, Tsinghua University, China
Olga Bellon, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil
Walter J. Scheirer, University of Notre Dame, USA
Sebastien Marcel, Idiap research institute, Switzerland
Newsletter Editorial Board
Members (2019):
Barra, Silvio University of Cagliari, Italy
Dhamecha, Tejas I. IBM IRL, India
Alonso-Fernandez, Fernando Halmstad University, Sweden
Marasco, Emanuela George Mason University, USA
Nagpal, Shruti IIIT-Delhi, India
Rathgeb, Christian Salzburg University, Austria
Rattani, Ajita Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, USA
Castrillón-Santana, Modestoón Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Tolosana, Ruben Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
Yanikoglu, Berrin Sabanci University, Türkiye
Maria De Marsico, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy (EiC)
Nomination Committee
Members (2019):
Venu Govindaraju, SUNY, University at Buffalo, USA (Chair)
Vijayakumar Bhagavatula, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
C. L. Philip Chen, Junior Past President, IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
Fellows Committee
Members (2019)
Tieniu Tan, CAS, China (Chair)
Xilin Chen, CAS Institute of Computing Technology, China
Venu Govindaraju, SUNY, University at Buffalo, USA
Anil Jain, Michigan State University, USA
Ajay Kumar, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Young Biometrics Research Committee
Members (2019):
Vishal Patel, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Walter J. Scheirer, UND, USA
Jiwen Lu, Tsinghua University, China
Vitomir Struc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ruben Vera, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain
William Schwartz, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Society Representatives (in alphabetical order by society)
Representatives (2019)
Ljiljana Trajkovic (Canada), IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
Joel J Rodrigues (Brazil), IEEE Communications Society
Mihail Popescu (USA), IEEE Computational Intelligence Society
Saurabh Bagchi (USA), IEEE Computer Society
Peter M Corcoran (Ireland), IEEE Consumer Electronics Society
Voicu Z Groza (Canada), IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society
Bruce Hecht (USA), IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society
Yong Xu (China), IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Society
IEEE CONFERENCES
Council's Flagship Conferences:
IEEE International Conference on Biometrics: Theory, Applications and Systems (BTAS)
IEEE International Conference on Identity, Security and Behavior Analysis (ISBA)
IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB)
Financially Co-Sponsored Conferences:
IEEE Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV)
IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (FG)
Supported Schools:
IAPR/IEEE Winter School on Biometrics
IAPR/IEEE Summer School on Biometrics
AWARDS
Best Doctoral Dissertation Award
IEEE Biometrics Council Best Doctoral Dissertation Award was established in 2019 to express recognition for and promote outstanding effort and contributions inDoctoral Dissertations in the field of interest to the IEEE Biometrics Council. The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Awards Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. The award will be presented at the BTAS or IJCB conference.
IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award
IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award is created to honor outstanding service in the field of biometrics. The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Awards Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. This award is presented at the BTAS or IJCB conference.
List of Recipients:
- Prof. Kevin Bowyer (2017)
IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award
IEEE Biometrics Council Leadership Award is designed to honor outstanding leadership in the field of biometrics. The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Awards Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive Committee. The award will be presented at the BTAS or IJCB conference.
List of Recipients:
- Prof. P. Jonathon Phillips (2018)
- Prof. Rama Chellappa (2016)
PUBLICATIONS
IEEE Biometrics Compendium is the first virtual journal of IEEE.
- A collection of previously published IEEE papers chosen by biometrics experts, highlighting various biometrics topics
- Value-added commentary from technology experts
- Created by the IEEE Biometrics Council, published quarterly
- Latest Issue of Biometrics Compendium: IEEE Xplore Link
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON BIOMETRICS, BEHAVIOR, AND IDENTITY SCIENCE
The IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science (T-BIOM) publishes original articles on all aspects of biometrics (i.e. recognizing people through their physiological or behavioral traits such as face, fingerprint, iris, and signature), including theory, applications, systems, and surveys. Biometrics are personal identity characteristics where people are recognized by who they are rather than by what they own; behavior is the typical movement of a person that is unique and identifiable; identity science underlies the application of biometrics. Papers focusing on ramifications of these areas will also be welcomed, such as security of such systems, standards for their deployment, and new architectures and systems are also welcomed. Broad topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Biometric modalities and their fusion
- Novel pattern classification and machine learning, including deep learning, algorithms for biometrics and identity science
- Behavior analysis related to biometrics and identity science
- Security of biometrics and identity systems
- Applications including forensics, healthcare, and law enforcement
