The MBioID initiative has been set up to address the following germane question: What and
how biometric technologies could be deployed in identity documents in the foreseeable
future? This research effort proposes to look at current and future practices and systems of
establishing and using biometric identity documents (IDs) and evaluate their effectiveness in
large-scale developments. The first objective of the MBioID project is to present a review
document establishing the current state-of-the-art related to the use of multimodal biometrics …

With an increase in identity fraud and the emphasis on security, there is a growing and
urgent need to efficiently identify humans both locally and remotely on a routine basis. The
appearance of biometric identity documents such as passports, visas, national identity cards,
drivers' licences and health insurance cards, has triggered a real need for reliable, user-
friendly and widely acceptable automated reference mechanisms for checking the identity of
an individual. This paper presents key challenges in advancing biometrics development in …