Call for Papers

About IJCB 2025

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 through a special agreement between the IEEE Biometrics Council and the IAPR TC-4. IJCB 2025 is the 9th iteration of this major joint event and will be held in Osaka, Japan between 8-11 September 2025 as an in-person conference.

Call for Contributions

IJCB 2025 invites papers that advance biometric technologies, sensor design, feature extraction and matching algorithms, security and privacy, and the social impact of biometrics technology. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Face, Iris, Fingerprint, Palmprint
• Periocular, Ear, Vein, Speech
• Gait, Gesture and Action Recognition
• Multi-modal and Multi-Spectral Biometrics
• Mobile-based Biometrics
• Template Protection and Cryptosystems
• Privacy, Demographic Bias, Fairness
• Biometrics Explainability and Interpretability
• Template Design, Selection and Update
• Datasets, Evaluation, Benchmarking
• Performance Modelling and Prediction
• Large scale ID Management
• Anti-spoofing, Presentation Attack Detection
• Biometric DeepFakes, Digital Data Forensics
• Biometric-related Law Enforcement and Forensics
• Biometrics in Healthcare, Banking, IoT
• Biometric-related Synthetic Realities
• Ethical, Social and Legal Issues

Paper Submission

Submitted papers may not be accepted or under review elsewhere. Submissions may be up to eight pages, plus additional references, in conference format. Please visit the submission page for additional details on paper formatting.

Accepted papers will be submitted for inclusion into IEEE Xplore subject to meeting IEEE Xplore’s scope and quality requirements.

Submission is through CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/IJCB2025.

Awards and TBIOM Special Issue

Several awards will be given out to the best papers from IJCB 2025, including the best paper award, the best student paper award, and daily best poster awards. The awards will consist of a commemorative plaque as well as award money.

Additionally, the authors of the best-reviewed papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers to a special issue of the IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science (IEEE-TBIOM).

Important Dates

Conference Dates

• IJCB 2025 conference: September 8-11, 2025

Main Conference Papers

• Abstract and paper submission deadline: April 11, 2025 / May 5, 2025 (firm deadline)
• Review comments to authors: June 17, 2025
• Rebuttal deadline: June 20, 2025
• Decisions to authors: July 10, 2025
• Camera-ready submission: July 25, 2025

Competitions

• Deadline for submitting proposals: February 28, 2025
• Decisions to organizers: March 3, 2025
• Submission of summary papers: June 23, 2025 / June 30, 2025
• Notification to authors of summary papers: July 14, 2025
• Camera ready papers: July 23, 2025

Tutorials

• Tutorial proposals due: July 20, 2025
• Notification of acceptance of the proposed tutorial: July 30, 2025
• Tutorial date: September 8, 2025

Special Sessions

• Special Session Proposals due: April 12, 2025 / April 19, 2025
• Notification of acceptance of the Special Sessions: April 20, 2025 / April 27, 2025
• Special session paper submission deadline: July 15, 2025
• Decision notification: July 31, 2025
• Camera-ready: August 3, 2025
• Special Session Dates: September 8, 2025

Demos and Exhibitions

• Application deadline: July 25, 2025
• Notifications to authors: August 1, 2025

Doctoral Consortium

• Application submission deadline: July 17, 2025
• Notification of acceptance: July 24, 2025
• Doctoral consortium date: September 8, 2025

Registration

• Early Registration Deadline: TBA

Contact PC

For program related queries: ijcb2025pcs@googlegroups.com

For all other inquiries and questions including VISA and registration queries: