Speaker Biograghy: Dr Branker has over 38 years' engineering and management experience in the aviation domain. His experience covers the development of policy and procedures used in the design of data and telecommunications systems, enterprise network security designs, enterprise architecture formulation and systems engineering. He has experience designing systems for airlines and airports throughout the world, and is a member of RTCA Special Committee 224 (SC-224) working on the development of guidelines for airport security access control systems. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and holds a BSc in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, an MSc in System Engineering and a PhD in Systems Engineering from The George Washington University. Dr Branker is a Management and Programme Analyst at the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, DC USA.


Day 2 - 21 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

14:30 - 15:00 - RTCA SC-224 DO-230H standards for airport security access control systems
Synopsis: The presentation will provide airport operators, airlines and security personnel with the latest guidelines and standards from the RTCA SC-224 Special Committee. This presentation will focus on emerging guidance for security access control systems, identity management systems, smart card technology and biometrics. The presentation will also focus on the subcommittee’s upcoming activities to develop operational guidance for airport operators.

Audience will learn:

• Guidance under development by RTCA SC-224
• Physical access control systems (PACS)
• Security operations centre (SOC)
• Video surveillance systems
• General acquisition-related considerations