IEEE Region 5

This is a volunteer-led, one-on-one session offered to support your professional and personal growth. Whether you're exploring career direction, enhancing your technical skills, or developing soft skills like communication, leadership, and time management — this session is designed around your unique goals. We’ll also discuss how IEEE resources, communities, and volunteering opportunities can support your development journey — from technical learning to building a strong professional network. These sessions are informal, private, and tailored to your interests. Hosted by an IEEE volunteer as part of our commitment to mentoring and professional development within the technical community. Note: Limited availability. Registration is required. Please do not forward this link publicly. Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/483987

Biometric technology was incepted in 1958 in a very non-scientific way while recording inked fingerprints of people on paper on a whim. Then biometric technology was practiced and a scientific basis was established during finding the identity of Afgan Girl Sharbat Gula by National Geographic photographer McCurry and Prof. John Daugman. The talk will introduce the basic concepts of biometric security, beginning with the history of the development of biometric technology and how it has become the backbone of security in several daily-used products like personal computers or mobile phones. Apart from such applications, the talk will emphasize how biometrics helps to find criminals in the FBI and how helps to recognize a person in India using the nationwide database AADHAAR. The latest usage of deep learning techniques for achieving superior performances from biometric systems will also be highlighted in this talk. Co-sponsored by: Clifton Reddy <[email protected]> Speaker(s): Dr SAMBIT, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/486305