(Darmstadt) From September 19 to 26, 2025, Darmstadt will once again become the central meeting place for the international biometrics community. Top international experts will gather at Darmstadt Biometrics Week, a hybrid event, to discuss the latest developments, research findings, and applications in biometric systems. The Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD will host and help organize the event.

Darmstadt Biometrics Week 2025 will focus on the security, robustness, and trustworthiness of biometric procedures; the interoperability of large-scale systems; and the application of biometric solutions in border management and public safety. “Biometrics Week highlights Darmstadt’s status as a European hub for application-oriented biometric technologies,” said Florian Kirchbuchner, Head of Department, Smart Living & Biometric Technologies at Fraunhofer IGD.

Program highlights

The week will kick off on September 19 with a meeting of the Biometrics Working Group of TeleTrusT – Bundesverband IT-Sicherheit e.V. (German IT Security Association). From September 22 to 24, the program will focus on European exchanges. Current research findings and practical requirements will be discussed in several formats organized by the European Association for Biometrics (EAB), which was founded at Fraunhofer IGD, and the European Commission (DG HOME, CERIS). The event will come to a close on September 25 and 26 with the BIOSIG scientific conference, an event that has historically drawn an array of global specialists.

The prestigious Max Snijder Awards ceremony will be a particular highlight of the event. Two Fraunhofer IGD employees, Marco Huber and Jan Niklas Kolf, will be honored this year for their outstanding contributions to European biometrics research.

Focus on technology transfer: On exhibit at it-sa 2025

During Darmstadt Biometrics Week, researchers will present their projects to an expert audience through lectures and live demonstrations. One month later, a broad public will gain practical insight in Nuremberg at it-sa 2025, Europe’s largest trade fair for IT security. Fraunhofer IGD will be presenting one of the technologies it has developed to the public—a novel security system for large crowds. The system combines real-time facial recognition with AR glasses. Security personnel can use it to identify suspects or suspicious individuals in a crowd without disrupting visitor traffic. This scalable, efficient solution exemplifies the successful transfer of research results into turnkey security solutions.