Biometric recognition technologies are shaping passenger processing and the identification of travellers in the travel continuum. Enhanced biometric verification and identification tools are contributing to facilitation and security objectives across all ICAO TRIP elements. This session will highlight the latest innovations using facial recognition, including in relationship to aviation security and airline document checks, as well as raising awareness for risks such as morphing.

Moderator: Cyril Gout, Director, Operational Support and Analysis, INTERPOL

• United Nations Compendium on Biometrics
Name TBC, Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (UNCTED)
• Travel Innovations and Partnerships Involving Biometrics
Matthew Davies, Executive Director, Admissibility and Passenger Programs, Office of Field Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
• Morphing and Face Recognition Technologies
Patrick Grother, Scientist, National Institute of Standards in Technology (NIST), United States
• Facial Biometric System
Ute Barth, Product Development, Airport & Ground Experience, Lufthansa, Germany