The Senior Biometrics Investigator Award honors an outstanding scholar and researcher in biometrics who has made a sustained technical contribution of far-reaching significance and impact on the field.
Coming in 2024, the next Call for Nominations for the
IAPR Senior Biometrics Investigator Award
Biometrics is an important area of interest to the Pattern Recognition and Computer Vision research communities. This is clearly evident by the large number of conferences and events that are being organized and sponsored by IAPR and/or by its Technical Committee 4 on Biometrics (TC4). Furthermore, there has been a rapid growth in the number of organizations worldwide that are deploying biometric technologies in diverse application scenarios. For this reason, IAPR TC4 has been very active in promoting biometrics at various scientific, technological, educational and policy events.
The 2012 edition of the TC4 flagship event, International Conference on Biometrics (ICB), held in New Delhi, India, facilitated the establishment of the “IAPR Senior Biometrics Investigator Award” (SBIA). The objectives and criteria of this award are similar to the prestigious IAPR KS Fu award, except that it will be given to outstanding scientists in the biometrics field. The Award will be presented once every two years. The first edition of this award was presented at the 2014 International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) in Clearwater Beach, Florida, USA.
Selection criteria and procedures
The recipient of the SBIA is expected to be an outstanding scholar and researcher in biometrics, who has made a sustained technical contribution of far-reaching significance and impact on the field. Demonstrable leadership in the professional activities promoted by IAPR and its member organizations will be a secondary criterion used in judging the merit of each nomination. The prize consists of a cash amount and a suitably inscribed certificate. The recipient of the award is expected to give a plenary talk at the International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) where the award will be presented.
Nomination procedure
The nomination must be made by a member of a national member society of IAPR and endorsed by at least four members, representing at least two IAPR member societies different from that of the nominator. Members of the Prize Committee are ineligible for the prize and may not serve as nominators or endorsers.
2016 Award Winner in Halmstad, Sweden
Professor John Daugman
2014 Award Winner in Clearwater, FL, USA
Professor Anil K. Jain