Conference Day Two: WEDNESDAY, 17 March 2010

7:30 Registration And Coffee

8:00 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

8:10 Morning Opening Remarks

Dr. Mario Savvides
Associate Professor from Carnegie Mellon University
and the Director of the CMU CyLab Biometrics Center

8:40 Keynote: Keynote Speaker From The US Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Paul Zukunft
USCG, Director of Response Policy
US Coast Guard

9:20 US-VISIT Program: US-VISIT: Tactical Program Developments

  • Creating efficient and effective biometrics systems
  • Latest developments for biometrics processing and capture
  • Integration of Identity Management with departments and agencies

Shonnie Lyon
Deputy Director, US-VISIT Program
Department of Homeland Security

10:00 NGID Focus: Next Generation Identification

  • Operating of Next Generation Identification systems
  • What is currently being offered?
  • Plans looking ahead to the future

Nick Megna
Supervisory Management and Program Analyst
Criminal Justice Information Division Federal Bureau of Investigation

10:40 Networking And Refreshment Break

11:10 Transportation Worker Identification Credential

  • Deployment of smartcard and biometric technologies based on the latest and most advanced federal government standards
  • Implementing secure data sharing across multiple agencies and departments
  • Addressing the complexities of rolling out a sophisticated credentialing program nationwide

Rex Lovelady
Program Manager, TWIC Program
Transportation Security Administration

11:50 Securing Our Ports And Facilities

  • TWIC implementations – one year later
  • Implementing TWIC reader requirements
  • Deployment of readers in all environments

Commander David Murk
Chief, Cargo and Facilities Division
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters

12:30 Luncheon

1:30 Biometrics As An Intelligence Tool

  • Standoff and night Identity
  • Biometrics and persistent ISR
  • Biometrics and Multi-INT fusion

Martin Kruger
ISR Thrust Area Manager, Expeditionary Warfare and Combating Terrorism S&T Department
Office of Naval Research

2:05 Building Smarter Soldier Biometric Sensor Systems

  • Next Generation of biometric sensors and systems for the war fighter
  • Rugged environments, miniaturization, and power advances
  • Full interoperability with high capacity data networks
  • Utility to the war fighter through fusion of biometrics and nonbiometric data

LTC(R) Jerry D. Jackson Jr.
USA
Defense Biometric Systems Analyst

2:40 Networking And Refreshment Break

3:20 Naval Intelligence Focus: The Coast Guard And Biometrics At Sea System: Status Update And Future Plans

  • Structure for the proof of concept
  • Operational results
  • Program development and opportunities for future partnerships

Dr. Thomas L. Amerson
Project Lead
USCG Research & Development Center

4:00 Development And Creation Of Higher Biometric Standards

  • IREX: Interoperable image based iris recognition
  • Learn what was gained from the IREX test
  • MBTE: multiple biometrics in a variety of scenarios

Patrick Grother
Staff Scientist
National Institute of Standards

4:40 End Of Main Conference