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Biometric Vulnerability Assessment Expert Group (BVAEG)

In May 2010, the Biometrics Institute formed the Biometrics Vulnerability Assessment Expert Group (BVAEG). The Group was established to raise awareness about the importance of biometric vulnerability assessments and to exchange knowledge and experiences. Its overall mission is to reduce vulnerabilities in biometrics.

The BVAEG currently includes the following participants:

  • Isabelle Moeller, General Manager, Biometrics Institute* (Co-ordinator)
  • Ted Dunstone, Biometix*
  • Geoff Poulton, GP Research*
  • Tony Mansfield, National Physical Laboratory (NPL)*
  • Nigel Gordon, Communications Electronic Securities Group (CESG) - UK Biometrics Working Group (BWG)*
  • Raul Sanchez-Reillo, University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) - Electronic Technology Department*
  • Raph Breithaupt, Federal Office for Information Security, Germany (Bundesamt for Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik BSI)*
  • Elaine Newton, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
  • Patrick Grother, NIST 
  • Tsutomu Matsumoto, Yokohama National University, Japan
  • Christophe Champod, University of Lausanne - Institut de Police Scientifique, Switzerland 
  • Stephanie Caswell Schuckers, Associate Professor, Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clarkson University, USA  
  • Sébastien Marcel, Senior Researcher, Idiap Research Institute 
  • Fares Rahmun, Bundesverwaltungsamt, Germany 
  • Chris Algrove, CESG 
  • Andy Eagle, MoD UK 
  • Arun Ross, West Virginia University

* Founding participants

Aim:

  • Support development of a common standard and align to SC37
  • Having a basis for methodology and put experiences it has in practice together
  • Raising awareness about the importance of vulnerability assessments and that mitigation is available

Participation:

Participation is by invitation only and Members need to demonstrate their expertise in the field of biometric vulnerability assessments through publication or work in the field. The members are drawn from different countries to have a good balance of information.

Meeting Schedule for the BVAEG

June 2012 - London, UK (to be confirmed) following the Biometrics Institute Technology Showcase Europe event
5 March 2012 - Gaithersburg, USA
21 October 2011 - London: One-day by invitation-only Meeting including presentations from members and guests.
9 Sept 2011 - Tampa, Florida
15 July 2011 - following the Inaugural Biometrics Institute Singapore Meeting and the SC37 Meeting in Japan