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          Int.l Summer School
          for Advanced Studies on<br>
          Biometrics for Secure Authentication:</span></b><span
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            yes"> </span>ASSURING TRUSTWORTHINESS OF BIOMETRICS</span></b></p>
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          </span><span style="mso-tab-count:1">            </span>Alghero,
          Italy - June, 11-15 2018</span></b><span
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        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Technically
        co-sponsored by
        the IEEE Biometrics Council</span><span
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Contact:</span></b><span
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        IT"> </span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><a
          href="mailto:tista@uniss.it"><span
            style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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          href="http://biometrics.uniss.it"><span
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          href="http://biometrics.uniss.it"><span
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            font-family:Times;mso-fareast-language:IT">http://biometrics.uniss.it</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT"><br>
        <br>
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font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">APPLICATION
          DEADLINE:</span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> February 15<sup>th</sup> 2018<br>
        (download the application form at: </span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><a
          href="http://biometrics.uniss.it"><span
            style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
            Arial;mso-fareast-language:IT">http://biometrics.uniss.it</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">)</span><span
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        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
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        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
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        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">From the early
        days, when
        security was the driving force behind biometric research,
        today’s challenges go
        far beyond security. Machine learning, Image understanding,
        Signal analysis,
        Neuroscience, Forensic science, Digital forensics and other
        disciplines,
        converged in a truly multidisciplinary effort to devise and
        build advanced
        systems to facilitate the interpretation of signals recorded
        from individuals
        acting in a given environment. This is what we simply call today
        “Biometrics”.</span></p>
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      justify"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
        "Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;
          font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">For the last fifteen years, the
          International
          Summer School on Biometrics has been closely following the
          developments in
          science and technology to offer a cutting edge, intensive
          training course,
          always up to date with the current state-of-the-art.</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;text-align:
      justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
        "Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">What are the most up-to-date core
        biometric
        technologies developed in the field? What is the potential
        impact of biometrics
        in forensic investigation and crime prevention? How to detect
        impersonation
        attacks and disguise? What can we learn from human perception?
        What is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">biometric
          recognition system</i>?</span></p>
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        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
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        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">This school follows the
        successful track of the
        International Summer Schools on Biometrics held since 2003. In
        this 15<sup>th</sup>
        edition, the courses will mainly focus on new and emerging
        issues:</span></p>
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        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
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          style="font-size:11.0pt;
          font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
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          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">How Biometrics can deal with
          impersonation and
          disguise;</span></b><span
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        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">      
      </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;
          font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:
          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">How to exploit new biometric
          technologies in
          forensic and security applications;</span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-left:35.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
      -17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">·</span><span
        style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
        "Times New
        Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">      
      </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;
          font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:
          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Evaluation and assessment of
          biometric and
          forensic applications.</span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
        Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
        mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-left:35.7pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:
      -17.85pt;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;
mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">·</span><span
        style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:
        "Times New
        Roman";mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">      
      </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;
          font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:
          EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Biometrics, Forensic
          identification and advanced
          research: What is next?</span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
        Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
        mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">The courses will provide a clear
        and in-depth
        picture on the state-of-the-art in biometric
        verification/identification
        technology, both under the theoretical and scientific point of
        view as well as
        in diverse application domains. The lectures will be given by 18
        outstanding
        experts in the field, from both academia and industry.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
        normal"><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
          "Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">An
          advanced
          feature of this summer school will be some practical sessions
          to better
          understand, “hands on”, the real potential of today’s
          biometric technologies.</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
        normal"><span
          style="mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
          "Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">The
          school
          will be held in conjunction with the Int.l Worskshop on
          Biometrics and
          Forensics (IWBF 2018 – June 7,8 2017 –
          <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://iwbf2018.uniss.it">http://iwbf2018.uniss.it</a>)</span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="mso-bidi-font-size:
        10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;text-align:
      justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;
            font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-ansi-language:
            EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Participant application</span></u></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">The school will be open to about 50 highly qualified,
        motivated and
        pre-selected applicants. Phd students, post-docs, researchers,
        forensic
        examiners, police officers and professionals are encouraged to
        apply. The
        expected school fees will be in the order of 1,500 € for Phd
        students and 2,000
        € for others (subject to change). The fees will include full
        board
        accommodation, all courses and handling material. <b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
          normal">A limited number of scholarships, covering a portion
          of the fees, will
          be awarded to Phd students</b>, selected on the basis of their
        scientific
        background and on-going research work. Precedence will be given
        to members of
        the EU H2020 IDENTITY consortium, and active members of IAPR and
        IEEE. The
        scholarship request form can be downloaded from the school web
        site </span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><a
          href="http://biometrics.uniss.it"><b
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
              style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                Mincho";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-fareast-language:IT">http://biometrics.uniss.it</span></i></b></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Phd students, researchers and
        post-docs are
        encouraged to submit a short paper (6 pages maximum) for an oral
        presentation
        on their recent research activity. Poster boards will be also
        available to all
        participants to display their current research advances.</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Participants to
        the school
        will be entitled to a specially reduced fees to attend IWBF
        2018.</span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
      text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:
        "MS 明朝";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
        mso-fareast-language:IT">Send a filled application form </span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">(download from
      </span><span style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><a
          href="http://biometrics.uniss.it"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
            New Roman";mso-fareast-language:IT">http://biometrics.uniss.it</span></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
        明朝";
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">)<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
            style="color:red"> </span></i></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">together with a
        short
        curriculum vitae to:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
            style="mso-spacerun: yes">       </span></b></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
      text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
          明朝";
          mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
          IT">Prof. Massimo Tistarelli –</span></b><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> e-mail: </span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US"><a href="mailto:biometricsummerschool@gmail.com"><b
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
            normal"><span
              style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
              Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
              Roman";mso-fareast-language:IT">biometricsummerschool@gmail.com</span></b></a></span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;text-align:center" align="center"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
            New Roman \; color\:red";
            mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Advance
            pre-registration is
            strictly required by February 15<sup>th</sup> </span></u></b><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;
            font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-ansi-language:
            EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">2018</span></u></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:
        normal"><u><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
            "Times New
            Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">School
            location</span></u></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
      text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
        "Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">The
        school
        will be hosted by Hotel</span><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
        明朝";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> El Faro (</span><span
        style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US"><a
          href="http://www.elfarohotel.it/"><b
            style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><i
              style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                明朝";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-fareast-language:IT">http://www.elfarohotel.it/</span></i></b></a></span><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
        明朝";
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">) in the Capo Caccia bay, near Alghero, Sardinia. This is
        one of the most
        beautiful resorts in the Mediterranean sea. </span><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">The property is beautifully
        immersed into the
        Capo Caccia bay. The hotel El Faro has a recently renovated
        conference center,
        fully equipped for scientific events. The school venue, as well
        as the
        surroundings, proved to be a perfect environment for the school
        activities.</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
        style="font-size:11.0pt;
        font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
            New Roman";
            mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">School
            Committee:</span></u></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT"> </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
          Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
          mso-fareast-language:IT">Massimo Tistarelli</span></b><span
        style="font-size:
        10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">Computer Vision Laboratory – University of Sassari, Italy</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
          Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
          mso-fareast-language:IT">Josef Bigun </span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">Department of Computer Science – Halmstad University, Sweden</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
          Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
          mso-fareast-language:IT">Enrico Grosso</span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">Computer Vision Laboratory – University of Sassari, Italy</span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
          Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
          mso-fareast-language:IT">Anil K. Jain</span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:.1pt;
margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:
      .01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT">Biometrics laboratori – Michigan State University, USA </span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
        New Roman";
        mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-right:-57.65pt;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
          style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
          Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
          Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
          mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;
        font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:
        EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"
      style="margin-right:-57.65pt;text-align:justify"><b
        style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
            style="font-size:11.0pt;
            font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
            Roman";mso-ansi-language:
            EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Distinguished lecturers from
            past school
            editions</span></u></b><span
        style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;
        mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
        Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
        IT"></span></p>
    <table class="MsoNormalTable" style="width:488.0pt;
      mso-cellspacing:2.0pt;mso-padding-alt:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt"
      cellpadding="0" width="488" border="1">
      <tbody>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Josef </span></b><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:
                  "MS Mincho";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Bigun</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Halmstad
                University – Sweden</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Aldo
                  Mattei</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Arma
                dei Carabinieri – Italy</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Thirimachos
                  Bourlai</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:ZH-CN">West
                Virginia University – USA</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"> </span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">David Meuwly</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:-8.05pt;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:-8.05pt;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Netherlands
                Forensic Institute – NL</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;
                mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Vincent
                  Bouatou</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Safran
                Morpho – France</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Emilio
                  Mordini MD</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Responsible
                Technologies – Italy</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
                "Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Deepak Chandra </span></b><span
                style="font-size:
                10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT">Google Inc. – USA</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;
                mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
                  "Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Mark
                  Nixon</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">University
                of Southampton – UK</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
                "Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Rama Chellappa</span></b><span
                style="font-size:
                10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT">University of Maryland – USA</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
                  "Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Alice
                  O’Toole</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
                "Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">University
                of Texas – USA</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">John Daugman</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">University
                of Cambridge – UK</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Maja Pantic</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Imperial
                College – UK</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:6">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Farzin Deravi</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"><span
                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
                mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT">University of Kent – UK</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
                Times;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Jonhaton
                  Phillips</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">NIST –
                USA</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:7">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">James Haxby</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Dartmouth
                University – USA</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Arun
                  Ross</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT">Michigan State University </span><span
                style="font-size:11.0pt;
                font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">– USA</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:8">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:
                  "Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Anil
                  K. Jain</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
                "Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT">Michigan State University – USA</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Tieniu
                  Tan </span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">CASIA-NLPR
                – China</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:9">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Joseph Kittler</span></b><span
                style="font-size:
                10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">University
                of Surrey – UK</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Massimo Tistarelli</span></b><span
                style="font-size:
                10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Università
                di Sassari – Italy</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
                "Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:10">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Davide Maltoni</span></b><span
                style="font-size:
                10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Università
                di Bologna – Italy</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:
                "Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">Alessandro Verri</span></b><span
                style="font-size:
                10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Università
                di Genova – Italy</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:11;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes">
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
                  style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                  Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                  Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                  mso-fareast-language:IT">John Mason</span></b><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">Swansea
                University – UK</span><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
          </td>
          <td style="padding:2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt 2.0pt" valign="top">
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-bottom:.1pt;mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;
              text-autospace:ideograph-other"><b
                style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                  New Roman";
                  mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT">James
                  Wayman</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
                New Roman";
                mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
            <p class="MsoNormal"
              style="margin-top:.1pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:
.1pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-para-margin-top:.01gd;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;
              mso-para-margin-bottom:.01gd;mso-para-margin-left:0cm"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-fareast-font-family:"MS
                明朝"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:
                IT">University of San Josè </span><span
                style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
                Arial;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:EN-US;
                mso-fareast-language:IT">– USA</span><span
                style="font-size:10.0pt;
                font-family:Times;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New
                Roman";mso-ansi-language:
                EN-US;mso-fareast-language:IT"></span></p>
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