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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: www.eab.org www.best-nw.eu 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: Dr.KonradBaier CorporateCommunications FraunhoferInstituteforComputerGraphicsResearchIGD Fraunhoferstr.5 64283Darmstadt Germany Phone:+496151155-146 Fax:+496151155-199 presse@igd.fraunhofer.de www.igd.fraunhofer.de |
