Workshop on Biometrics Workshop on Biometrics at the Third International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies (EST-2012) September 6, 2012 Lisbon, Portugal Chairs: Charlie Frowd, University of Central Lancashire, UK Svetlana Yanushkevich, University of Calgary, Canada  CALL FOR PAPERS This workshop has a broad focus relating to identification system design and techniques using different aspects of human appearance or behavior.  This includes the use of a person’s fingerprints, iris, ears, face, fully body information, gait, voice, and other traits within biometric systems for security and general applications.  Emerging techniques, such as situational awareness, soft biometrics, fusion techniques, as well as single-modality techniques are welcomed, along with data that is real (e.g., photographic) or has been constructed in some way (e.g., from human memory).  The workshop will be organized into a set of oral presentations, followed by a general discussion.  Papers in any of these (or associated) areas are welcome. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for paper submission: April 30, 2012 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2012 Final manuscript submission: June 31, 2012 Papers are due on April 25, 2012, and should be 4 pages long in the CPS two-column styled format. Publication templates are available for LaTeX and MS Word. For paper instructions and submission, please visit the conference website at http://www.est- 2012.info/submissions.htm. Workshop papers will be submitted, reviewed, and published in the same way as regular conference papers. VENUE The workshop will take place at Hotel Sofitel Lisbon Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal, on September 6, in association with the Third International Conference on Emerging Security Technologies, which will take place at the same venue, from September 5th to the 7th, 2012.