International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics Call for Papers

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IWBF 2026
International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics
April 23-24, 2026
Côte d'Azur, EURECOM, France
https://iwbf2026.github.io/
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About IWBF 2026
The 2026 International Workshop on Biometrics and Forensics (IWBF
2026) will be held on April 23-24, 2026 at EURECOM on the beautiful
Côte d'Azur (French Riviera). IWBF is an international forum
devoted to fostering collaboration in multimedia forensics, forensic
biometrics, and forensic science. Leading-edge research in biometrics,
surveillance, multimedia forensics, and related areas will be
presented. The 14th edition of IWBF brings together industry,
academia, research, and end-users exploring advanced biometric
technologies for forensic applications.

Topics of Interest (not limited to)
? Attacks to biometric recognition systems
? Presentation-attack & liveness detection
? Multimodal biometrics
? Soft biometrics
? Mobile & edge-device biometrics
? Biometric analysis of crime scenes
? Forensic science applications
? Multimedia forensics & deepfake detection
? Integrity verification & watermarking
? Anonymization & data privacy
? Data de-identification & secure template storage
? Surveillance technologies & video analytics
? Ethical, legal & societal implications
? Fairness, bias mitigation & accountability in biometrics
? Explainable AI & interpretability in forensic systems
? Information-theoretic & cryptographic security
? Privacy-preserving biometrics (homomorphic encryption, federated learning)
? Adversarial attacks on biometric systems
? New & emerging biometric technologies
? Large Language Models (LLMs) for multimodal biometric, fusion,
  analysis, and forensic applications
? Generative AI for synthetic biometric data generation
? AI-driven continuous authentication and behavioral biometrics
? Wearable and nano-scale biometric sensors
? Case studies on the above topics

Important Dates
? Paper Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026
? Notification of Acceptance: February 28, 2026
? Camera-Ready Submission: March 15, 2026
? Workshop Dates: April 23-24, 2026

Paper Submission
Submit original, unpublished work in English (max 6 pages, including
figures & references) via Microsoft CMT. Overlength submissions will
not be reviewed. Accepted papers must be presented by one author; at
least one author must register at the standard rate before the
camera-ready deadline. Use the IEEE conference templates.

Double-Blind Review Policy
? Remove author names, affiliations, and personal acknowledgments.
? Refer to your institution neutrally (e.g., "data acquired at Mars University").
? When citing your own work, avoid revealing identity.
? Simultaneous arXiv submissions are not allowed.
Camera-Ready Instructions
Prepare your final manuscript per reviewers’ comments, maintaining
the original format.  Deadline: March 15, 2026. Complete the IEEE
copyright form via IEEE eCF and upload it with your final PDF to
Microsoft CMT. Verify PDF compliance with IEEE PDF eXpress (Conference
ID: 68042) before submission.

Best regards,
Chiara Galdi, Massimiliano Todisco, Antitza Dantcheva, Maria De
Marsico, Gian Luca Marcialis, Antonio M. Peinado Herreros, Nélida
Mirabet-Herranz, Michele Panariello, Lise Cudin


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Maria De Marsico
Full Professor
Co-Editor-in-Chief of Pattern Recognition Letters 
Associate Editor of Pattern Recognition
Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science
Chair of IAPR Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee
IEEE Senior member

Sapienza University of Rome
Department of Computer Science
Via Salaria 113 - 00198 Rome - Italy
email: demarsico@di.uniroma1.it
tel: +39 06 49918312