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rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2025-03-23T14:39:16-04:00</span><span>March 23, 2025</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/awards/" rel="category tag">Awards</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>The 17th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (Information and Communication Technologies category) has gone to Anil K. 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Biometrics Council distinguished lecturers can be nominated by the following council members: fellow members, chapter chairs, TC chairs, EiCs, and [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-nominations-distinguished-lecturers/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Call For Nominations: Distinguished Lecturers"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-810" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-810 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-biometrics-council-news category-conferences category-ijcb"> <div class="fusion-date-and-formats"> <div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 11 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 02, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-papers-ieee-international-joint-conference-on-biometrics-ijcb-2025/">Call for Papers: IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) 2025</a></h2> <p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2025-02-11T15:54:11-05:00</span><span>February 11, 2025</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/conferences/" rel="category tag">Conferences</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/conferences/ijcb/" rel="category tag">IJCB</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>The IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) 2025 invites submissions of original research papers advancing biometric technologies. The conference will be held in Osaka, Japan, from September 8 to 11, 2025. Paper submission is possible through the following CMT link: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IJCB2025 Paper submision deadline: April 11, 2025 For more information, please visit the conference [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-papers-ieee-international-joint-conference-on-biometrics-ijcb-2025/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Call for Papers: IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) 2025"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-777" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-777 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-biometrics-council-news category-proposals-nominations-applications"> <div class="fusion-date-and-formats"> <div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 7 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 02, 2025 </span> </div> <div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-nominations-dlp-chair/">Call For Nominations: DLP Chair</a></h2> <p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2025-02-07T14:37:02-05:00</span><span>February 7, 2025</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/proposals-nominations-applications/" rel="category tag">Proposals, Nominations & Applications</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>DLP Chair Deadline: February 15, 2025 IEEE Biometrics Council has adopted a new charter for the Distinguished Lecturer Program (PDF) in 2021. We therefore seek nominations for the DLP Chair from the interested candidates, from the IEEE member societies of the biometrics council. Suitable candidates should be preferably an IEEE Fellow and with reputed standing in [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-nominations-dlp-chair/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Call For Nominations: DLP Chair"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-799" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-799 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-biometrics-council-news category-publications"> <div class="fusion-date-and-formats"> <div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 31 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 12, 2024 </span> </div> <div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/the-52nd-issue-of-the-the-ieee-biometrics-council-newsletter-is-out/">The 52nd issue of the the IEEE Biometrics Council Newsletter is out!</a></h2> <p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-12-31T03:59:20-05:00</span><span>December 31, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/publications/" rel="category tag">Publications</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>The latest edition of the IEEE Biometrics Council Newsletter (December, Volume 052) is now available here.</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/the-52nd-issue-of-the-the-ieee-biometrics-council-newsletter-is-out/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on The 52nd issue of the the IEEE Biometrics Council Newsletter is out!"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-782" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-782 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-awards category-biometrics-council-news"> <div class="fusion-date-and-formats"> <div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 30 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 12, 2024 </span> </div> <div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/2025-award-nominations-open/">2025 Award Nominations Open!</a></h2> <p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-12-30T07:04:15-05:00</span><span>December 30, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/awards/" rel="category tag">Awards</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award Deadline: March 1, 2025 Nominations are invited for the "IEEE Biometrics Council Meritorious Service Award" to honor outstanding service in the field of biometrics. The award is administered by the IEEE Biometrics Council Award Committee, which is responsible for reviewing and recommending candidates to the IEEE Biometrics Council Executive [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/2025-award-nominations-open/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on 2025 Award Nominations Open!"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-774" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-774 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-biometrics-council-news category-publications category-t-biom"> <div class="fusion-date-and-formats"> <div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 11 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 11, 2024 </span> </div> <div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-papers-ieee-tbiom-special-issue-on-generative-ai-and-large-vision-language-models-for-biometrics/">Call for Papers: IEEE TBIOM Special Issue on “Generative AI and Large Vision-Language Models for Biometrics”</a></h2> <p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-11-11T08:19:38-05:00</span><span>November 11, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/publications/" rel="category tag">Publications</a>, <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/publications/t-biom/" rel="category tag">T-BIOM</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>We invite submissions for the IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science (T-BIOM) Special Issue on Generative AI and Large Vision-Language Models for Biometrics. ****************************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science (T-BIOM) Special Issue on Generative AI and Large Vision-Language Models for Biometrics Submission Deadline: 31 May 2025 [...]</p> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-clearfix"></div> <div class="fusion-meta-info"> <div class="fusion-alignright"> <a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-papers-ieee-tbiom-special-issue-on-generative-ai-and-large-vision-language-models-for-biometrics/" class="fusion-read-more" aria-label="More on Call for Papers: IEEE TBIOM Special Issue on “Generative AI and Large Vision-Language Models for Biometrics”"> Read More </a> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-769" class="fusion-post-medium-alternate post fusion-clearfix post-769 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-biometrics-council-news"> <div class="fusion-date-and-formats"> <div class="fusion-date-box"> <span class="fusion-date"> 27 </span> <span class="fusion-month-year"> 10, 2024 </span> </div> <div class="fusion-format-box"> <i class="awb-icon-pen" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> </div> <div class="fusion-post-content post-content"> <h2 class="entry-title fusion-post-title"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/upcoming-webinar-power-papers-some-practical-pointers/">Upcoming Webinar: Power Papers – Some Practical Pointers</a></h2> <p class="fusion-single-line-meta"><span class="vcard rich-snippet-hidden"><span class="fn"><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/author/mivanovska/" title="Posts by Marija Ivanovska" rel="author">Marija Ivanovska</a></span></span><span class="updated rich-snippet-hidden">2024-10-29T05:44:44-04:00</span><span>October 27, 2024</span><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span><a href="https://ieee-biometrics.org/category/biometrics-council-news/" rel="category tag">Biometrics Council News</a><span class="fusion-inline-sep">|</span></p> <div class="fusion-post-content-container"> <p>Join us for an insightful webinar on “Power Papers: Some Practical Pointers” on December 4, 2024, at 4 pm Beijing Time (9:00 am CET, 3 am EST), via Zoom. Listen as Dr. Terence Sim, an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS), discusses the art of crafting compelling research papers. 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