• Understand the key biometric technologies – how they work, costs and benefits, strengths and weaknesses – through several real end user case study examples
• Explore the latest applications of biometrics in government, telecommunications, border control, law enforcement, healthcare, airport/seaport & motor vehicles departments
• Incorporate biometrics into an integrated solution for identity management
• Achieve cost savings and increase efficiency and security by implementing biometric applications
• Make the business case for biometrics and smart cards
• Learn what consumers think about biometrics and smart cards
• Test and evaluate the performance of a biometric system to ensure system security
• Apply the latest standards to your application
• Discover the ethical and privacy issues and how to avoid being perceived as "Big Brother"
• Integrate biometrics with other authentication technologies such as smart cards and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to improve security
• Implement multimodal biometrics - such as the fusion of fingerprint, iris recognition and face recognition
• Overcome common pitfalls during biometric deployment
• Learn about the vulnerabilities of biometric systems to spoofing

Port of Seattle

Bell Canada

Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Miami-Dade Police Department

U.S. General Services Administration

William Beaumont Hospital

Illinois Office of the Secretary of State

International Biometric Group

International Biometric Industry Association

National Biometric Security Project

L-1 Identity Solutions

Daon

Lockheed Martin Transportation & Security Solutions

Tascet Identity Network

Motorola

Biometric Digest

MTG Management Consultants

Featuring Keynote Presentation by
Dr. Joseph Atick

Dr. Joseph Atick is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategic Officer of L-1 Identity Solutions, where he sets overall strategic direction for product development, technology investment and support of merger and acquisition activities. Dr. Atick is known as one of the early pioneers of the biometrics industry, having seen through its early phases through the validation and commercialization growth phase we are witnessing now. Prior to joining L-1 Identity Solutions, Dr. Atick served as President and CEO of Identix, today an L-1 Identity Solutions Company. Prior to that, he had co-founded one of the original facial recognition companies, Visionics Corporation.

Over the years, Dr. Atick co-founded and managed several companies focused on technology transfer and development, and has served as a technical advisor to many high-tech enterprises and organizations, including NATO. He had also led the Computational Neuroscience Laboratory at Rockefeller University and the Neural Cybernetics Group at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. Atick is a highly sought after speaker at high level industry conferences and a frequent commentator in the media. He has also been asked to testify several times before congressional committees. Dr. Atick holds a Ph.D. in Mathematical Physics from Stanford University.