EST Workshops Biometrics Hardware Security Autonomous Systems Computer Vision More to be added - please submit proposal Extended Deadlines July 20:  Full-length papers July 30: Author notification August 25: Camera-ready papers Organizers and Sponsors: University of Alcalá, Spain University of Essex, UK University of Edinburgh, UK University of Kent, UK ADEVO, USA European Center for Secure Information and Systems, Technical Committee on Biometrics (BioX), IEICE Contact email:  organizers@est-conf.org September 10-12, 2014  University of Alcalá,  Alcalá de Henares, Spain Welcome  Accommodation information is now open. Registration information is open. (early registration deadline is August 25th, 2014) About the Conference The Emerging Security Technologies (EST) Conference is a leading Euro-Asia technology forum dedicated to the presentation and discussion of new ideas and concepts in  emerging technologies that span applications from personal biometrics to national security. Previous EST Conferences were organized in Canterbury, UK, in 2010 and Preston, UK, in 2011, and Lisbon, Portugal, in 2012, Cambridge, Uk, in 2013, while precursor meetings, the International Symposium on Defense and Security, ISDS-2006, was held in Iasi, Romania, and the Bio-inspired Learning and Intelligent Systems for Security Symposia, BLISS 2007-2009, were held in Edinburgh, UK Topics The conference invites security-oriented contributions in information technologies, robotics, cognitive systems, biotechnologies, and nanotechnologies. Concepts, hardware and software implementations are equally welcomed.  Previous editions included papers in biometrics and forensics, personal mobile/wireless security, robotic and unmanned vehicles' system security, perimeter, border, and homeland security, Internet and cyber-security (i.e., detection and prevention of cyber-crimes and identity theft), security of critical infrastructure systems (e.g., financial, public utilities, transportation, etc.), emergency response systems (e.g., combining space-based systems with geographical information systems), and hybrid security systems.. CONFERENCE VENUE:  the Rectorade of the University, the main building. Colegio de San Ildefonso, Plaza de San Diego, s/n                                                      click to see MAP 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain  link (in Spanish):                                                                           PROGRAM Call for papers (PDF)