Arun Vemury, Director, Apex Air Entry/Exit Re-engineering Program, Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology Directorate, USA
Speaker Biograghy:
Arun is the Director of the Apex Air Entry Exit Re-engineering (AEER) Project, a joint DHS Science & Technology and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initiative to re-engineer CBP traveller inspection processes at airports and develop a cost-effective approach to implement biometric exit.
He has managed a portfolio of S&T projects to develop biometrics technologies for integration into DHS operations. Projects have included a number of R&D activities to facilitate the future implementation of iris and face recognition technologies, and improving cutting-edge imaging techniques to develop the next generation of fingerprint scanner technologies.
Day 2 - 16 March
Session:
Aviation & Border Security, Control & Facilitation
14:50 - 15:15
- Concepts of operation for biometrics in the airport environment
Synopsis: DHS has spent the last two years surveying commercially available biometric technologies and testing them in a variety of operational conditions with consenting human subjects in a state-of-the-art facility. The observations and findings will help inform DHS's path forward for entry transformation and implementing a national biometric exit capability in US airports of entry. Arun Vemury will provide insight into the Apex AEER programme, its findings, and how it may shape the future of biometrics in the airport environment.
Audience will learn:
- What the Apex AEER programme is and is not
- What biometrics were tested and how
- High-level results from biometric testing
- Potential applications of findings to airport operations