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European Association for Biometrics (EAB)
The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is the leading voice for digital ID and biometrics in Europe. We are a non-profit, nonpartisan association. The EAB’s mission is to tackle the complex challenges facing ID in Europe, ranging from migration to privacy rights. Our role is to promote the responsible use and adoption of modern digital identity systems that enhance people’s lives and drive economic growth.
European Association for Biometrics (EAB) Biometrics News
Face biometric image quality tool evolves with next ISO standard
A new and improved version of the face biometric data quality measurement tool that is the reference implementation for the…
| Jul 21, 2026 | UNHCR looks to face biometrics as QR code standard advancesFace biometrics are likely to play a growing role in the operations of the UNHCR, attendees of a workshop jointly… |
| Jul 20, 2026 | Standard biometrics vocabulary matters, ISO standard update comingThe constrained financial resources of organizations like UNHCR leave no room for misunderstanding during the procurement process for important but… |
| Jul 16, 2026 | EAB previews biometric injection attack detection standardization developmentsThe European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is shaping up formal standards for ways to detect and classify biometric injection attacks,… |
| May 28, 2026 | EU research projects target face morph attacks threatening border, identity systemsThe European Biometrics Association (EAB)’s recent morphing workshop highlighted two Horizon Europe research projects developing new defenses against face morph… |
| May 27, 2026 | NIST sees biometrics developers closing in on operational morph detectionBiometrics developers are getting better at detecting face morphs, even if facial recognition algorithms aren’t. Day 2 of the EAB’s… |
| May 26, 2026 | Biometric face morph attack detection breakthroughs offer border security hopeMorphing attack detection (MAD) was a major theme of the European Association for Biometrics’ (EAB’s) workshop on live enrollment last… |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Facial age estimation adoption puts pressure on ecosystemAs an area of technology that is being implemented even as legal mandates are taking force and the criteria for… |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Fraud, evolved: Ingenium spotlights biometric injection attacks and IAD assuranceBiometric injection attacks are emerging as the key vulnerability in biometric remote identity verification and user authentication systems, making assurance… |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Face biometrics image quality assessment tool maturing as eu-LISA plans integrationThe Open Source Face Image Quality software library is intended to support large-scale biometrics programs with information about the usefulness… |
| Nov 14, 2025 | EAB event goes deep on technical details of voice deepfake detectionThe latest online workshop from the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) covers the proliferation of voice deepfakes and adversarial attacks, which… |
| Oct 24, 2025 | Norway testing homomorphic encryption with Mobai for biometric template protectionNorwegian banks reported losses of 930 million Norwegian crowns (US$92.7 million) related to financial fraud in 2023 and the problem… |
| Oct 2, 2025 | EAB examines biometric enrollment integrity protections against face morphingGermany is taking a global lead with steps to prevent biometrics spoof attacks from making their way into breeder ID… |
| Aug 26, 2025 | EAB hosting 12th Research Projects Conference at Darmstadt Biometrics WeekA series of meetings, workshops and recognitions of achievements in the field of biometrics are coming up during Darmstadt Biometrics… |
| Jul 16, 2025 | OFIQ community reviews early results of biometric quality assessment toolThe standardization of image quality for face biometrics is a major step towards making population-scale biometric systems functional, and as… |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Facial age estimation raises technical, legal, interdisciplinary questionsThe latest Lunch Talk from the European Association of Biometrics focuses on facial age estimation (FAE) – specifically, a “roadmap… |
| May 30, 2025 | Hand biometrics experts discuss synthetic data, image quality standardsHand biometrics are like your favorite character actor: omnipresent, underappreciated, and typically outshined by the shinier faces in the room…. |
| Apr 17, 2025 | Super-recognizers can’t help with deepfakes, but deepfakes can help with algorithmsDeepfake faces are beyond even the ability of super-recognizers to identify consistently, with some sobering implications, but also a few… |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Mantra architect highlights biometric hardware design in securing ecosystemsThe latest European Association of Biometrics (EAB) Lunch Talk features Mahesh Patel, principal technical architect at Mantra Softech, one of… |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Biometric-bound credentials take stage at EAB talk from Trust Stamp’s CSOThe latest EAB Member Lunch Talk from the European Association for Biometrics features Dr. Norman Poh, chief science for Trust… |
European Association for Biometrics (EAB) Industry Insights
‘Biometrics in Banking’ seminar recap
This is a guest post by Max Snijder, secretary general of the European Association for Biometrics (EAB). On 24 October…
