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Submit original, unpublished work in English (max 6 pages, including figures & references) via Microsoft CMT.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: ......) before submission.