Top biometrics students invited to contend for industry awards
The European Biometrics Forum holds its annual competition for budding biometric enthusiasts; the award aims to encourage on-going essential research in biometrics
Budding biometrics enthusiasts have been invited to contend for the annual European Biometrics Award. Run by the European Biometrics Forum, (EBF), the award aims to encourage on-going essential research in biometrics.
Would-be applicants have been given a deadline of 20 August for paper submission. A shortlist will be drawn up by a panel of industry experts and candidates will be asked to present their papers at the finals, which are to take place during the EBF Research Seminar in Brussels in autumn 2010.
The winner of the EBF European Biometric Research Award 2010 will receive a commemorative medal and €2,000.
Info4security reports that a separate jury, this time comprising business and public sector specialists, is to judge on the business potential of proposed papers. This will be known as the EBF European Biometric Industry Research Award 2010, where the winner can expect to receive a €750 honorarium.
Chairman of the Awards, Gustav Kalbe, who is the acting head of Unit Trust & Security in ICT Research, at the European Commission, said: “This unique dedicated biometrics award run by the EBF is an excellent method of encouraging and recognizing the achievements of young researchers in biometrics in Europe. This promotes high level research in biometrics which positions Europe as a key innovator with regards to research in this flourishing technology.”
