Technical Program

Third International Conference on Ethics and Policy of Biometrics and International Data Sharing

4 January 2010

08:00-      

 

Registration

09:00-09:30

 

Welcome and Opening Address

09:30-10:00

  Opening Lecture – Challenges posed by Biometric Technology on Data Privacy Protection in Hong Kong and the Way Forward - Roderick Woo

10:00-10:30

 

Opening Lecture – Privacy Protection in High Security Biometrics Applications - Nalini Ratha

10:30-11:00

 

Refreshments

11:00-12:45

 

Session A

12:45-14:00

 

LUNCH

 

 

 

14:00-15:40

 

Session B

15:40-16:00

 

Refreshments

16:00-17:00

 

Session C - Challenges in Human Identification using Biometrics

17:00-18:00

 

Session D - Concluding Remarks: Ethical Values for e-Society

18:00-19:30

 

Conference Banquet

 

 

 

5 January 2010

09:00-09:30

 

Keynote Talk – The Status Quo and Ethical Governance in Biometric in Mainland China - Xiaomei Zhai

09:30-10:00

 

Keynote Talk – The International Standards on the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy- Blair Stewart

10:00-10:30

 

Session E - Biometrics for Security and Forensics

10:30-11:00

 

Refreshments

11:00-12:40

 

Session F - Digital Identity and E-Governance

12:40-13:00

 

Concluding Session

 13:00-14:00   LUNCH

14:00-15:00

 

RISE Partners Meeting

 

 

Detailed Conference Schedule

Monday, January 4, 2010


 

08:00 - 09:00;   Registration (Venue: Reception Area M1607)  

  

09:00 - 09:30;   Opening Session  (Venue: M1603)

 

           Session Chair: David Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

 

        ·         09:00 - 09:10; Dr Hon Samson Tam, JP, Legislative Councillor (Information Technology Functional Constituency)

        ·         09:10 - 09:20; Emilio Mordini, RISE Project Coordinator, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Rome, Italy PDF

        ·         09:20 - 09:30; Alex Wai, Dean of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

 

09:30 - 10:30; Opening Lectures

 

           Session Chair: Alex Wai, Dean of Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

 

        ·        09:30 - 10:00; Roderick Woo, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong

                    Challenges posed by Biometric Technology on Data Privacy Protection in Hong Kong and the Way Forward,

                           

        ·        10:00 - 10:30; Nalini Ratha, IBM J. Watson Research Centre, New York, USA

              Privacy Protection in High Security Biometrics Applications

 

10:30 - 11:00; Refreshments (Venue: Reception Area M1607)

11:00 - 12:45; Session A

           Session Chair: René von Schomberg, European Commission, Brussels      

 

        ·         11:00 - 11:20; Nataša Pirc Musar, Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia

                    The Dangers of Electronic Traces: Data Protection Challenges Presented by New Technologies PDF

 

        ·         11:20 - 11:40; Benedicte Havelange, European Data Protection Supervisor

                    Data Protection in Post Lisbon EU PDF

 

        ·         11:40 - 12:00; John Kropf, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security, USA

                    The Crossroads of Privacy and Biometrics PDF

 

        ·         12:00 - 12:20; Stan Z. Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China

                    Biometrics in China: Trends, Opportunities, Challenges

 

        ·         12:20 - 12:45; GENERAL DEBATE

 

12:45 - 14: 00 LUNCH (Venue: Four Seas Restaurant, 14/F, Li Ka Shing Tower)

 

14:00 - 15:40; Session B

           Session Chair: Kush Wadhwa, Global Security Intelligence, USA      

 

        ·         14:00 - 14:20; Helen Chan, Hong Kong Immigration Department, Hong Kong

                     Deployment of Biometrics System and Challenges

 

        ·         14:20 - 14:40; Alessandro Acquisti, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

                     Of Frogs and Herds: Behavioral Economics, Malleable Privacy Valuations, and Context-dependent Willingness to Divulge Personal Information PDF

 

        ·         14:40 - 15:00; Tim Parker, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

                     Are We Protected? The Adequacy of Existing Legal Frameworks for Protecting Privacy in the Biometric Age PDF

 

       ·         15:00 - 15:20; H. Raghav Rao, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, USA

                     The Unique Identification Number Project: Challenges and Recommendations PDF

 

 

        ·         15:20 - 15:40; GENERAL DEBATE

 

15:40 - 16:00; Refreshments (Venue: Reception Area M1607)

 

16:00 - 17:00; Session C : Challenges in Human Identification using Biometrics

           Session Chair:  Helen Shen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong      

 

        ·         16:00 - 16:20; Massimo Tistarelli, Università di Sassari, Alghero, Italy    

                   Human Face Analysis: from Identity to Emotion and Intention Recognition        

  

        ·         16:20 - 16:40; Richa Singh, IIIT Delhi, New Delhi, India

                     Face Recognition and Plastic Surgery: Social, Ethical and Engineering Challenges

 

        ·         16:40 - 17:00; Chi-Shing Chen, National ChengChi University, Taiwan

                     Biometrics Governance: H1N1 as a Case Study PDF

 

17:00 - 18:00; Session D : Concluding Remarks: Ethical Values in  e-Society

           Session Chair:  Alessandro Alessandroni, Italian Ministry of Public Administration and Technology Innovation, Rome, Italy     

 

        ·         17:00 - 17:20;  Stephen Mak, Deputy Government Chief Information Officer, Hong Kong

                   Information, Security and Privacy PDF        

 

        ·         17:20 - 17:40; Margit Sutrop, University of Tartu, Estonica

                     Ethical Issues in Governing Biometric Technologies - How to Maintain Public Trust? PDF

 

        ·         17:40 - 18:00; GENERAL DEBATE

 

18:00 - 19:30; Conference Banquet (Venue: Four Seas Restaurant, 14/F, Li Ka Shing Building)

 

 

Tuesday, January 5

 

            Session Chair: Emilio Mordini, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Rome, Italy

 

Key note delivered by:

           ·           09:00 - 09:30; Xiaomei Zhai, Center for Bioethics, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China

                  The Status Quo and Ethical Governance in Biometric in Mainland China PDF

 

           ·           09:30 - 10:00; Blair Stewart, Assistant Commissioner Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand

                  The International Standards on the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy PDF

 

10:00 - 11:00; Session E : Biometrics for Security and Forensics

           Session Chair: P. C. Yuen, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong      

 

        ·         10:00 - 10:20; Chan Wing On Francis, Superintendent of Police, Hong Kong Police Force, Hong Kong

                    Biometrics: The Hope or Gloom to Crime and Identity?

 

        ·         10:20 - 10:40; Kim Legg, General Secretariat, INTERPOL, Lyon, France

                    International Fingerprint and DNA exchange using INTERPOL

 

        ·         10:40 - 11:00; Elazar Zadok, Former Director, Identification and Forensic Science Division, Israel

                    Legislative and Ethical Questions Regarding Forensic 'Biometric' Databases PDF

 

11:00 - 11:20; Refreshments (Venue: Reception Area M1607)

 

11:20 - 12:40; Session F : Digital Identity and E-Governance

           Session Chair: Max Snijder, European Biometrics Forum, UK

     

        ·         11:20 - 11:40; Raymond Wong, Visiting Professor, Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China

                    ABCD of BI PDF

 

        ·         11:40 - 12:00; Ho Chang, BioID AG, Switzerland

                    Privacy and Data Protection for Social Networks PDF

 

        ·         12:00 - 12:20; Vinayak Godse, The Data Security Council of India, India

                    Building a New Ecosystem for Cyber Security and Data Protection PDF

 

        ·         12:20 - 12:40; Nicolas Delvaux, SAGEM SECURITE, France

                    Protected biometrics for Identity Trust PDF

 

12:40 - 13:00; Conclusion Session

           Session Chair: David Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

 

              René von Schomberg, European Commission, Brussels 

              John Kropf, Department of Homeland Security, USA

           Emilio Mordini, Rise Project Coordinator, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Rome, Italy  

 

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH (Venue: Four Seas Restaurant, 14/F, Li Ka Shing Building)

 

14:00 - 16:00 RISE Partners Meeting - Venue M1603         

     

            Session Chair: Emilio Mordini, Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship, Rome, Italy

 

        ·         14:00 - 14:05; Welcome, approval of the agenda and review of the minutes of the first board Meeting

 

        ·         14:05 - 14:40; Progress of the RISE project and review on the work plan and deliverables

 

                   WP1 – Establishing the technical framework for the project

 

           EBF: Reporting on the website (A1.3)

 

           WP2 – Preparing and convening the 3rd international conference

 

          BRC: First evaluation and comments on the 3rd International Conference (A2.2)

          BRC: Reporting on the Book of the Conference (A2.3)

 

          WP3 – Preparing and convening a Multi‐Stakeholder Conference

 

          ULANC: Reporting on the Stakeholder Workshop 1 (A3.1)

          UT: Reporting on the organization of the Stakeholder Workshop 2 (A3.2)

          AUTH: Reporting on the organization of the Stakeholder Workshop 3 (A3.3)

 

          WP5 – Dissemination and Communication

 

          CSSC: Reporting on the Press Communication Centre (A5.1)

          EBF: Reporting on Web Site for dissemination and communication (A5.2)

          UT: Reporting on Policy Briefs and Scientific Papers (A5.3)

          CSSC: Reporting International Networking (A5.4)

          GSI: Reporting on Public Awareness Campaign (A5.5)

 

        ·         14:40 - 14:50; Management and Reporting

 

        ·         14:50 - 15:00; Any other issues ‐ Adjourn

 

        ·         15:00 - 20:00; Post Conference Local Tour (Assembly at 14:45 in Reception Area M1607, 14/F, Li Ka Shing Building; Please register at iceb@comp.polyu.edu.hk separately for this tour)