The next edition of our Biometrics Institute Concepts and Solutions Report will focus on the future of responsible biometrics – what trends we are seeing and what solutions will be available, and Biometrics Institute members are invited to make a submission to this important report.

Our last three editions (COVID-19: Effective and responsible biometrics solutions and concepts in a time of pandemic – building a resilient response , COVID-19: Effective and responsible biometrics solutions and concepts – one year into the pandemic and Biometrics and digital identity solutions) have been downloaded over 16,000 times.

Biometrics now affects almost every aspect of our lives. The public demands transparency, to ensure impartiality and that its use is strictly defined and controlled. Proof of responsible biometrics in systems that interact with the public will only increase in scrutiny.  That’s why we are focusing on this theme for the 2024 report – and would like you to be part of it.

The submissions should be thought leadership pieces at an ‘industry level’ that provide insights, lessons learnt and solutions available and tested, addressing the use of ethical biometrics now and in the future.

These expert reports will be compiled into a document that we can share with our members and extensive wider network (including non-members) as well as on our social media channels.

The Biometrics Institute membership represents over 190 member organisations from more than 34 countries around the world with a network that is close to 800 individuals, many of them experts in their respective fields and key decision-makers in government and the private sector.

If you would like to promote any products, we are also offering the opportunity to place an advert at the end of the report or alongside your submitted paper.

It is important to note that we are only accepting report submissions which address critical questions you and your clients are facing at this time. The report will be an educational piece and your submission needs to explain how any available solution is effective for the future of responsible biometrics, perhaps drawing on case study examples. The papers you send are not a place for product advertising and such submissions will not be included.

THE REPORT

You are welcome to use existing material you own the copyright of, for example a blog post or article you have written, as long as it does not infringe on any exclusivity rights and fits within the required format of our report (see below).

Proposed themes for the report are:

• Challenges the world is facing and potential solutions for responsible biometrics
• How privacy is changing and how biometrics respond to it
• Governance and new legislation impacts
• Is AI outsmarting us: Deepfakes – how to detect them and prevent their use
• Communication biometrics: How to improve public education on biometrics.
• Responsible biometric data-sharing (e.g., for re-use, interoperability or specific use cases like counter-terrorism)
• Different use cases for the future of responsible biometrics (e.g., behavioural biometrics)
• Is multimodal the next wave and why? Mitigating risk with a multi technology approach
• Biometrics and AI – friend or foe?
• Remote identity verification – good practices and solutions
• Preventing and recovering from account takeover and the role of biometrics
• Digital passports – what is available and what will come next?
• Biometrics, borders, and travel – future trends and available solutions
• Migration challenges and the role of biometrics
• DNA – How we use it and what comes next
• Biometrics and vulnerable people – creating greater inclusion and safety
  
  

How to submit:

Papers should be submitted by downloading and completing our submission template (see below) and emailing it to the Biometrics Institute Member Engagement Manager, Shelley Bryen  – shelley@biometricsinstitute.org  by Monday 15 January 2025.

Advert copy should be sent to the same email address by that same deadline.

• Please note that although we highly encourage submissions from our international community, contributions must be submitted in English
• Font: Calibri Light
• Font size: 11
• The submission must be limited to two pages (approximately 1,000 words) – It can include graphics, charts, images (supplied by submitter) BUT must not be more than two pages total

Submissions in a different format will not be accepted.

Submissions should include:

• Proposed title of the paper
• Paper content – no more than 1000 words
• Your contact details for us to correspond with you
• Your contact details for publication

Acknowledgement will be provided on receipt. 

Cost:

GBP 150 for up to two pages in the report

Add-ons

ADVERT

It is not a requirement to submit a paper to place an advert. If you would like to place an advert for inclusion at the end of the report, please send a high quality .jpg or similar file for either a quarter or half-page advert to shelley@biometricsinstitute.org.

Specifications (actual size, no bleed required)

Quarter page portrait: 87mm wide x 130mm tall
Half page landscape: 180mm wide x 130mm tall

Cost

• GBP 250 for a quarter-page advert
• GBP 350 for a half-page advert

AUDIENCE

The report will be shared:

• With the Biometrics Institute membership which consists of over 190 organisations represented by close to 800 individuals
• With our non-member database which consists of close to 9,000 contacts from government, user and supplier organisations around the world
• On our social channels – we have more than 5,200 followers on LinkedIn and closing on 7,500 on X.

If you have any questions, please contact shelley@biometricsinstitute.org.