The IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) is the premier international forum for research in biometrics and related technologies. It combines two major biometrics conferences, the IEEE Biometrics Theory, Applications, and Systems (BTAS) conference and the International Conference on Biometrics (ICB), and is made possible by the IEEE Biometrics Council. IJCB 2026 is the 10th iteration of this major joint event and will be held in Rome, Italy, between 1-4 September 2026. The conference is financially sponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council.

The organizing committee of IJCB 2026 invites submissions of original and unpublished research papers addressing theoretical advances, applications, and interdisciplinary developments in biometrics.

Topics of Interest

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

  • Biometric modalities: face, fingerprint, iris, palmprint, vein, periocular, ear, voice, gait, signature, touch dynamics, behavioral biometrics
  • Deepfake detection and AI-generated content verification
  • Multimodal and multispectral biometric systems
  • Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) and anti-spoofing techniques
  • Template security and privacy protection: encryption, secure storage, anonymization, differential privacy
  • Bias, fairness, explainability, and transparency in biometric systems
  • Machine learning for biometrics: deep learning, transfer learning, continual learning, efficient/compact models, transformers
  • Evaluation protocols and benchmarking, performance modeling, new datasets and large-scale studies
  • Biometrics in forensics and law enforcement, large-scale identification, border control
  • Emerging applications: IoT, wearable devices, mobile biometrics, healthcare, human-computer interaction
  • Ethical, legal, and societal implications: compliance with regulations (GDPR, AI Act), human rights, societal acceptance

Important Dates

Full paper submission: April 10, 2026
Notification of paper acceptance: June 10, 2026
Camera-ready paper submission: July 10, 2026

For more information, visit: https://ijcb2026.ieee-biometrics.org/call-for-papers