ATHENE has a strong presence at the world's leading biometrics conference IJCB in Osaka
ATHENE's biometrics experts are making a strong impression at the International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB) 2025 in Osaka, Japan, with nine scientific publications. Taking place from 8 to 11 September, the conference is considered the world's leading forum for biometric research and related technologies.
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ATHENE researchers support Hessian LKA with new biometric methods
The digital revolution is constantly presenting law enforcement agencies with new challenges - especially in the sensitive area of combating child pornography. A research team led by ATHENE scientist Prof. Christian Rathgeb from Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences has now achieved a major breakthrough: innovative artificial intelligence methods have significantly improved the reliability of biometric facial recognition in children. This development represents an important milestone for the forensic work of the Hessisches Landeskriminalamt (HLKA). The preparatory work for the project was carried out in the ATHENE research area Next Generation Biometrics Systems (NGBS).
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