Blazing Trails in Biometrics and Digital Identity

35th Annual International Biometrics Conference

September 13-15, 2021

Westin DFW, Irving, TX

Blazing Trails in Biometrics and Digital Identity

Message from Faith Contreras IBA Board Chairperson

Welcome to the 35th Annual IBA Conference in Irving, Texas! IBA, our host agency Irving Police Department and NEC have worked hard to provide you with a great program and safe conference. You will find gloves, masks and hand sanitizer available for your safety. May you have a wonderful successful week! Faith

Message from Raffie Beroukhim Senior Vice President and CXO, NEC

On behalf of NEC and the IBA Board, it’s with great pleasure to welcome you to the 35th Annual IBA User Conference in Irving, Texas. The theme of this year’s conference, “Blazing Trails in Biometrics and Digital Identity,” was inspired by the Mustangs of Las Colinas, a sculpture of nine bronze mustangs galloping across a granite prairie stream. The sculpture was created to capture the free spirt embodied in the heritage of Texas. Similarly, Irving is home to NEC’s North American headquarters. NEC is proud to be the premier provider of Multi-modal Biometrics Identification Solutions (MBIS) to the state and local law enforcement community in the United States. This week we will share our latest roadmap and technology advances that enable you to even better ‘serve and protect’ our communities with solutions such as, Rapid DNA collection with Livescan, Mobile WAY using the NEC Digital Platform, Integra-ID® and NeoFace® Reveal. Finally, I cannot emphasize enough, that your health and safety are important to us. Please take note that masks, hand sanitizer and gloves will be provided for all conference attendees. As we spend the next few days together, I ask that you please social distance in and around the conference. I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the IBA Board and our host agency and customer — Irving Police Department — for their tireless efforts in organizing the conference. NEC is proud to be your technology partner and our team is excited to spend the next couple of days together in-person with all of you! Enjoy the conference and welcome to Texas! Raffie

Agenda Highlights

Date Time Agenda Location

Sunday, September 12

10:00 am – 4:00 pm 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

Conference Registration Pre-Board Meeting (*Members Only) First-Time Attendee Orientation

Monday, September 13

7:00 am – 5:00 pm 7:00 am – 8:00 am 8:00 am – 8:30 am 8:30 am – 9:30 am 9:45 am – 12:30 pm 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm 2:45 pm – 4:15 pm 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm

Conference Registration Breakfast Opening Ceremony Keynote General Session Lunch Exhibits Open General Session Breakout Sessions Welcome Reception

@EXPO Hall / Trinity 4

Tuesday, September 14

7:00 am – 5:00 pm 7:00 am – 8:00 am 8:00 am – 12:30 pm 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 12:30 pm – 5:00 pm 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Conference Registration Breakfast General Session Lunch Exhibits Open General Session Breakout Sessions Night Out Event

@Billy Bob’s Texas

Wednesday, September 15

8:00 am – 3:00 pm 8:00 am – 9:00 am 9:00 am – 11:45 am 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Conference Registration Breakfast General Session Lunch Exhibits Open Breakout Sessions Post-Board Meeting (*Members Only) Cocktail Reception Awards Banquet

@Trinity 5-8

Networking Events

Welcome Reception @ EXPO Hall 4:15 pm – 6:00 pm Monday, September 13

Enjoy cocktails and snacks as we kick-off the conference. This is a great opportunity to re-connect and get to know other conference attendees and NEC team members.

NEC Hosted Event @ Billy Bob’s 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Tuesday, September 14 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth

*Transportation will be provided to and from the hotel at 6:00 pm. To be mindful of social distancing, we ask that you please wear a mask on the bus to-and-from the venue. *Plan to wear your conference t-shirt this evening with comfortable shoes, boots or other western attire. Check with Conference Registration for more details.

Agenda

Monday, September 13 General Sessions Presenter Location 7:00am – 5:00pm Conference Registration Registration Desk 7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast Trinity 4 8:00am – 8:30am Opening Ceremony IBA Board/Special Guests Trinity 5-8 8:30am – 9:30am Keynote Thriving in

Chaos – A Roadmap for Escaping Mental Captivity

CK Redlinger Trinity 5-8

9:30am – 9:45am BREAK 9:45am – 10:45am NEC Update Raffie Beroukhim Trinity 5-8

10:45am – 11:30am NEC Technology Update Kris Ranganath Trinity 5-8 11:30am – 12:00pm BREAK 12:00pm – 12:30pm Irving PD SWAT and

Drone Demonstration Registration Area

12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Trinity 4 12:30pm – 5:00pm EXPO OPEN

1:30pm – 2:30pm Cultivate a Mindset for Adversity

CK Redlinger Trinity 5-8

2:30pm – 2:45pm BREAK Breakout Sessions Presenter Location 2:45pm – 3:30pm Lessons Learned:

Managing Multiple Replacement Projects

Ken Allen, Virginia State Police

Trinity 2

Introduction to Face Recognition

Mark Dolfi, LASD Trinity 3

3:30pm – 4:15pm Emergence of Rapid DNA

Collection During Booking

Jacki Gabriel, Thermo Fisher Mike Lesko, NEC

Trinity 2

Top Trends in Digital Identity and Technology Advances

Kris Ranganath, NEC Trinity 3

4:15pm – 6:00pm Welcome Reception EXPO Hall / Trinity 4

Agenda

Tuesday, September 14 General Sessions Presenter Location 7:00am – 5:00pm Conference Registration Registration Desk 7:00am – 8:00am Breakfast Trinity 4 8:00am – 9:30am What do NIST Results

Mean in a Real World Implementation?

Kris Ranganath, NEC Trinity 5-8

9:30am – 9:45am BREAK 9:45am – 10:45am OSAC and FISWIG

Update Mark Dolfi, LASD Trinity 5-8

10:45am – 11:15am BREAK 11:15am – 11:45am Face Recognition Policy

Updates Brent Bombach, NEC Trinity 5-8

11:45am – 12:30pm Panel Discussion: Implementing Face Recognition to Build Digital Trust

Moderator: Mike Lesko, NEC Sgt. Nathan Lipinski, ADOT Mark Dolfi, LASD Brent Bombach, NEC

Trinity 5-8

12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Trinity 4 12:30pm – 5:00pm EXPO OPEN

1:30pm – 2:15pm About the NEC Support Center (NEC BOSS)

Skyler Souza, NEC Trinity 5-8

2:15pm – 2:30pm BREAK Breakout Sessions Presenter Location 2:30pm – 3:15pm Deep Dive into RapidHit-

ID/SmartScan Rapid DNA Collection Ops & POC

Jacki Gabriel, Thermo Fisher John Dowden, NEC

Trinity 2

Face Recognition Legislation Q&A

Brent Bombach, NEC Gabrielle Shea, NEC

Trinity 3

3:15pm – 4:30pm Business Meeting IBA Members Only Trinity 2 6:30pm – 9:30pm Tuesday Night Out Billy Bob’s Texas

Agenda

Wednesday, September 15 General Sessions Presenter Location 8:00am – 3:00pm Conference Registration Registration Desk 8:00am – 9:00am Breakfast Trinity 4

9:00am – 10:00am Active Shooter Discussion

Sgt. Richie Miller & Carrie Edwards, Irving PD

Trinity 5-8

10:00am – 10:30am Personal Safety & Self Protection

Sgt. Richie Miller & Michael Cassata, Irving PD

Trinity 5-8

10:30am – 10:45am BREAK 10:45am – 11:45am Lesson Learned: MBIS

Cloud Implementations Moderator: Ross Haimson, NEC Ken Allen, Virginia State Police Avery Morris, ALEA

Trinity 5-8

11:45am – 12:00pm BREAK 12:00pm – 1:00pm Lunch Trinity 4 12:00pm – 3:00pm EXPO OPEN Breakout Sessions Presenter Location 1:15pm – 2:00pm Importance and Added

Value of RapBack to Background Checks

Mike Lesko, NEC Trinity 2

Leveraging Biometrics Fraud Discussion

David Jones, NEC Trinity 3

2:15pm – 3:00pm Mobile ID: Past, Present and Future

John Dowden, NEC Trinity 2

Unlocking the Benefits and Challenges of State Interoperability

Mike Lesko, NEC Trinity 3

3:00pm – 4:00pm Post IBA Board Meeting IBA Members Only Trinity 2 6:30pm – 7:00pm Cocktail Reception Reception Area 7:00pm – 9:00pm Awards Banquet Trinity 5-8

Keynote Speaker Mr. C.K. Redlinger Life Adventurer and Storyteller Monday, September 13 8:30 am – 9:30 am Keynote - Thriving in Chaos: A Roadmap for Escaping Mental Captivity

An inspirational, and often humorous, journey, CK extrapolates vital lessons and methods from 30+ years of adventures using his personal formula for enduring adversity, calamity and tragedy. He weaves those lessons into an easy to follow process for programming oneself to navigate the chaos of everyday life and escape mental captivity.

1:30pm – 2:30pm General Session - Cultivate a Mindset for Adversity

C.K. explores the rituals and programming associated with building mental strength. Case studies include the sinking of the U.S.S. Juneau, where his uncle was one of only 10 survivors after 8 days at sea, and his personal tales of adversity, like the Battle of Al Amarah, the Active Shooter attack on his training program and other deadly encounters. Hear about his experiences as a U.S. Marines Assault Team Leader, Homicide Detective, S.W.A.T. Sniper and Global Terrorism Contractor. C.K. has worked hundreds of murder cases to surviving deadly encounters, both in the U.S. and abroad and has accumulated a treasure chest of valuable lessons and experiences.

Session Abstracts & Speakers GENERAL SESSIONS – Monday, September 13th

Monday, September 13, 9:45 am – 10:45 am, Trinity 5-8

NEC Update Raffie Beroukhim

Sr. Vice President & CXO, NEC This session provides an overview of NEC’s core business strategies, biometric achievements and accolades, along with high-level presentation of ongoing technology investments in biometrics and digital ID and an update on NEC’s ongoing social value creation initiatives.

Monday, September 13, 10:45 am – 11:30 am, Trinity 5-8

NEC Technology Update Kris Ranganath

CTO, NEC This presentation explains the new advances in NEC core technologies, application of these technologies to enhance identification solutions for law enforcement and federal solutions. It will cover NEC Digital platform, new and forthcoming enhancements to NEC MBIS platform, and an overview of new NEC MBIS cloud service.

Monday, September 13, 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm, Reception Area

Irving Police Department SWAT and Drone Demonstration Be sure to stop by and see how the drones are used by the Irving Police UAS section. In addition, see the Irving SWAT armored vehicle, “BEAR”.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Monday, September 13th

Monday, September 13, 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm, Trinity 2 Lesson’s Learned: Managing Multiple Replacement Projects

Ken Allen

Virginia State Police In this session, learn about the technology available to improve law enforcement processes. Cloud-based computing helps to make complex solutions more cost-effective. But how do we get from where we are today to where we want to be? Session attendees will discuss the opportunities and challenges and share best practices. Monday, September 13, 2:45 pm – 3:30 pm, Trinity 3 Introduction to Face Recognition

Mark Dolfi

Los Angeles Sherriff Department This lecture provides a basic overview of the facial recognition and facial identification portions of a criminal investigation utilized by law enforcement. It will touch on algorithms, training, policies, standards, and best practices. Additionally, a few ‘real-life’ examples will be included to see the benefits of this valuable tool. Monday, September 13, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm, Trinity 2

Emergence of Rapid DNA Collection During Booking

Mike Lesko, NEC

Jacki Gabriel, Thermo Fisher Scientific This joint session with NEC and Thermo Fisher will address how rapid DNA can be integrated into the current booking process and look at how the process enables law enforcement to collect DNA, develop a profile and search the profile against the FBI’s CODIS and receive a response instantly, while a subject is in custody.

Monday, September 13, 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm, Trinity 3 Top Trends in Digital Identity and Technology Advances

Kris Ranganath

CTO, NEC Now, more than ever, government agencies are relying on digital ID to deliver services to Citizens. This presentation will introduce you to Digital ID, top trends using Digital ID for citizen experience and how digital interactions impel both streamlined systems for convenience and safeguards against identity fraud and misuse.


Kris Ranganath



Kris Ranganath


GENERAL SESSIONS – Tuesday, September 14th Tuesday, September 14, 8:00 am – 9:30 am, Trinity 5-8 What do NIST Results Mean in Real World Implementation?

Kris Ranganath

CTO, NEC NIST continues to evaluate technology and publish accuracy and error rates, what do these numbers mean, how do they impact your applications? This presentation gives insights into NIST fingerprint, face and Iris testing methods, data used for evaluation, results, and its effect on real-world production data.

Tuesday, September 14, 9:45 am – 10:45 am, Trinity 5-8 OSAC and FISWG Update

Mark Dolfi

Los Angeles Sherriff Department This presentation will provide a brief overview of recent activities of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) Subcommittee on Facial Identification. It will focus on the current work of both the OSAC Subcommittee and the Facial Identification Scientific Working Group (FISWG) and how they work together.

Tuesday, September 14, 11:15 am – 11:45 am, Trinity 5-8 Face Recognition Policy Updates

Brent Bombach NEC This session will provide an overview of the broader political and social dynamics animating face recognition technology policy discussions and legislative trends at the federal, state, and local levels.


Kris Ranganath



Mark Dolfi





Kris Ranganath



Mark Dolfi




Tuesday, September 14, 11:45 am – 12:30 pm, Trinity 5-8 Panel Discussion Implementing Face Recognition to Build Digital Trust Moderator: Mike Lesko, NEC

Sgt. Nathan Lipinski, Arizona Department of Transportation Mark Dolfi, Los Angeles Sherriff Department Brent Bombach, NEC This session will share perspectives on internal measures and public engagement approaches that technology providers, law enforcement agencies, and other end-users can adopt to help build public trust in the use of biometric technologies.

Tuesday, September 14, 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm, Trinity 5-8 Overview: About the NEC Support Center (NEC BOSS)

Skyler Souza

NEC

This presentation will summarize the available Service and Support offerings provided by NEC for biometric customers. This will include descriptions of modern monitoring practices as well as a strong focus on customer support and satisfaction. It will also cover the structure of the support group and explain how we adapt to new customers and industry changes.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Tuesday, September 14th Tuesday, September 14, 2:30 am – 3:15 pm, Trinity 2 Deep Dive into RapidHit-ID/SmartScan Rapid DNA Collection Ops & POC Jacki Gabriel, Thermo Fisher Scientific John Dowden, NEC

This is a follow-on joint session between NEC and Thermo Fisher to earlier joint session on “Emergence of Rapid DNA Collection during Booking”. It will focus upon the details on integrated livescan booking with rapid DNA collection with an emphasis on the workflow, specifications and standards for both AEF data exchange and CMF file submission between Livescan Stations, Rapid DNA Systems, State AFIS & CCH, and FBI NGI and CODIS. Customers are encouraged to ask both business and technical questions. Both NEC and Thermo Fisher would like to explore Rapid DNA POC Tests with interested agency customers.

Tuesday, September 14, 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm, Trinity 3 Face Recognition Legislation Q&A Brent Bombach & Gabrielle Shea, NEC

This session will provide a survey and opportunity for discussion about face recognition technology legislation and will focus particularly on legislation focused on law enforcement and broader public-sector use of face recognition technologies.

GENERAL SESSIONS – Wednesday, September 15th

Wednesday, September 15, 9:00 am – 10:00 am, Trinity 5-8 Active Shooter Presentation

Sgt. Richie Miller & Carrie Edwards, Irving Police Department The Civilian Response to Active Shooter / Attacker Events (CRASE) course is designed and built on the Avoid, Deny and Defend strategy developed by Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT). In this session, learn the proven strategies, guidance and plans for surviving an active shooter/attacker or other serious event.

Wednesday, September 15, 10:00 am – 10:30 am, Trinity 5-8 Personal Safety & Self Protection

Sgt. Richie Miller & Michael Cassata Irving Police Department In this session, we look discuss tips and be a partner for a safe community. Knowing how to protect yourself can reduce the opportunity for muggers, purse snatchers, and other street criminals to strike. THREE BASIC RULES - Do stay alert. Do communicate the message that you're calm, confident, and know where you're going. Do trust your instincts.

Wednesday, September 15, 10:45 am – 11:45 am, Trinity 5-8 Panel Discussion: Lessons Learned: MBIS Cloud Implementations Moderator: Ross Haimson, NEC Ken Allen, Virginia State Police Avery Morris, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency This session will focus on the cloud MBIS implementation journey from the law enforcement agency perspective. Through an open discussion format, topics will include the benefits a cloud architecture can bring, securing organizational buy-in, considerations and preparations for implementation, collaboration with IT partners, and general lessons learned.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Wednesday, September 15th Wednesday, September 15, 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm, Trinity 2 Importance and Added Value of RapBack to Background Checks Mike Lesko, NEC This presentation will address Federal Rap Back and explore what it is, how it is deployed and why it is an important tool for non-criminal justice and criminal justice agencies alike.

Wednesday, September 15, 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm, Trinity 3 Leveraging Biometrics Fraud Discussion David Jones, NEC In this session, learn how the NEC Digital Platform (NDP), can provide the technology, workflow, and interfaces to enable government agencies the ability to identify and authenticate enrollees at the beginning of the applicant process.

Wednesday, September 15, 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm, Trinity 2 Mobile ID: Past, Present & Future

John Dowden, NEC

This session will explore Mobile Identification as a ConOps and Solutions for Law Enforcement from applicable requirements, specifications and standards. A synopsis from prior Mobile ID hardware and software solutions to the very latest and future regarding multi-modal, smart phones and event contactless fingerprint capture! Customers are encouraged to ask both business and technical questions. NEC would like to explore potential Mobile WAY POC tests with interested agency customers.

Wednesday, September 15, 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm, Trinity 3 Unlocking the Benefits and Challenges of State Interoperability Mike Lesko, NEC This presentation will address benefits and challenges associated with implementing biometric interoperability. While the primary focus will be on the exchange of fingerprints, the interoperability issues addressed in the presentation are common across multiple biometric modalities.

Conference Notes:

Host Agency

Irving Police Department

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