Call for Papers FUZZ-IEEE Special Session "Fuzzy Logic in Biometrics"

The SCOPE

The aim of this special session is to present interdisciplinary state-of-the-art results in the fields of Biometrics and Fuzzy Logic and to get together researchers that are active in these two areas.

The PERSPECTIVE

In short, since the partitioning of comparisons space in genuine, imposter (and eventually undecidable pairs) is f-granular, giving a biometric decision using today’s state-of-the-art biometric systems means, in fact, giving a fuzzy biometric decision. In a simplified view, the cumulatives of the imposter and genuine score distributions are the fuzzy indicators of the two (or three) f-granules, whereas the point of equal error define a defuzzification in which the security risks (expressed as False Accept Rate) and user comfort risks (expressed as False Reject Rate) are balanced. When speed-precision balance is at stake, regardless the biometric traits used in today’s state-of-the-art biometric systems, analyzing biometric decision with fuzzy instruments and processing the biometric data with illustrates the direct connection and causality between imprecision and speed in defining digital identity – on the one hand, and the security or comfort risks assumed in these systems – on the other. From this perspective, the special session aims to provide an opportunity for international researchers in the field of Biometrics and Fuzzy Logic to share their original work or/and review the recent advances in better defining the fuzzy biometric digital identity toward minimizing the security risks and comfort risks Submissions reflecting both new theoretical advances and new highly experimental works using the largest publicly available biometric databases are especially encouraged.

The TOPICS

Suggested topics of FLB special session include but are not limited to

• Fuzzy techniques for iris / palm / face / eye / ear / fingerprint / behavioral:
• detection;
• segmentation;
• understanding (essential features detection / definition);
• encoding;
• template matching;
• template classification;
• Fuzzy scoring schemes for
• multi-sample based biometric systems;
• multi-classifier fusion in biometrics;
• multi-biometrics fusion;
• Crisp/Fuzzy Biometric Theory and Practice:
• Aging,
• Verification,
• Identification,
• Fusion,
• Fuzzy Extractors,
• Fuzzy Vaults,

All of the above topics are considered for both online and offline biometric systems, as appropriate.

Short biography of the organizer(s) and contact information:

For any questions, please contact Nicolaie Popescu-Bodorin (bodorin@ieee.org) & Valentina E. Balas (balas@drbalas.ro).

Valentina E. Balas, PhD. Eng. in Automation,
IEEE Senior Member,
Professor of Engineering, Head of Intelligent Systems
Laboratory, University Aurel Vlaicu of Arad, ROMANIA,
Member of BISC, AMS, ACM, IEEE, EUSFLAT, IFSA
Member of EUSFLAT Board, Vice-President of IFSA (Awards)
http://ro.linkedin.com/pub/valentina-emilia-balas/
+0040-740-059151
http://drbalas.ro/

Nicolaie Popescu-Bodorin, PhD in Comp. Sci.,
IEEE Senior Member,
Technical Expert (Research & Development, Computer Science &
Engineering), Head of Applied Computer Science Testing
Laboratory, University of S-E Europe LUMINA, Bucharest,
ROMANIA, Member of BISC, AMS, ACM, IEEE and
IEEE Biometrics Council
http://ro.linkedin.com/in/bodorin/ 
+ 40 722882471 ,
http://lmrec.org/bodorin/

Important Dates

• Paper submission February 8, 2015
• Notification of acceptance for papers March 23, 2015
• Camera-ready paper submission April 21, 2015
• Early registration deadline April 23, 2015
• Conference August 2-5, 2015

Submission of the papers

Please submit your papers for this special session to both the organizers and conference online submission system (http://fuzzieee2015.org/) by indicating the title of the special session.