The IEEE International Joint Conference on Biometrics (IJCB 2026) is the premier international forum for cutting-edge research in biometrics and related areas. IJCB brings together two major conferences — the IEEE Biometrics Theory, Applications, and Systems (BTAS) and the IAPR International Conference on Biometrics (ICB) — and is sponsored by the IEEE Biometrics Council and the IAPR Technical Committee on Biometrics (TC-4).

We invite submissions of original and unpublished research papers addressing theoretical advances, applications, and interdisciplinary developments in biometrics.

Submissions under review elsewhere will not be considered.

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