CONFERENCE THEME The objective of the 2018 2nd International Conference on Biometric Engineering and Applications (ICBEA 2018) is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities on Biometric Engineering and Applications. 2018 2nd International Conference on Biometric Engineering and Applications (ICBEA 2018) will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands during May 16-18, 2018. This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experience face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. Submitted conference papers will be reviewed by technical committees of the Conference. PUBLICATION ICBEA 2017 accepted and registered papers has been published in ACM conference proceedings (ISBN: 978-1-4503-4871-3) and indexed by Ei Compendex and Scopus. (Click) After a careful reviewing process by at least 2-3 experts, accepted papers for the ICBEA 2018 will be published in International Conference Proceedings Series by ACM (ISBN: 978-1-4503-6394-5), which will be archived in the ACM Digital Library, and indexed by Ei Compendex and submitted to be reviewed by Scopus and Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science). Good News! Authors of the best papers accepted at ICBEA 2018 will be invited to submit an updated, extended and enhanced revision (at least 25%) of their paper to be considered for publication in the IET Biometrics Journal (Online ISSN 2047-4946, Print ISSN 2047-4938), which will be indexed in IET Inspec, SCI-E, Ei Compendex, DBLP, Google Scholar and Scopus, Impact Factor: 1.382, 5-year Impact Factor: 1.639, CiteScore: 1.810, SNIP: 1.078, SJR: 0.285. Publication Ethics - Penalty against Plagiarism We firmly believe that ethical conduct is the most essential virtual of any academic. Hence any act of plagiarism is a totally unacceptable academic misconduct and cannot be tolerated. One Best Oral Presentations will be selected from each oral session. The Certificate for Best Oral Presentation will be awarded after each session of the conference on May 16-17, 2018. IMPORTANT DATES Paper Submission (Full Paper) Before March 05, 2018 Notification of Acceptance On March 25, 2018 Final Paper Submission Before April 15, 2018 Authors' Registration Before April 15, 2018 Conference Dates May 16-17, 2018 Academic Official Visit May 18, 2018 NEWS OF CONFERENCE November 21, 2017, News! ICBEA 2018 accepted and registered papers will be published in ACM conference proceedings (ISBN: 978-1-4503-6394-5). (Click) October 15, 2017, News! Prof. Carlos M. Travieso-González from Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain and so on has joined the conference committee. (Click) September 10, 2017, News! Senior Lecturer Richard Guest from University of Kent, UK will sit as Conference Chair for ICBEA 2018. (Click) August 20, 2017, News! The accepted papers of ICBEA 2017 has been indexed by EI Compendex. (Click) July 12, 2017, News! The accepted papers of ICBEA 2017 has been indexed by SCOPUS. (Click) July 1, 2017, News! Prof. Raymond Veldhuis from University of Twente, The Netherlands will sit as Conference Chair for ICBEA 2018. (Click) June 22, 2017, News! ICBEA 2018 official website is online and paper submission is opened now. (Click) May 31, 2017, News! ICBEA 2017 accepted and registered papers has been published in ACM conference proceedings (ISBN: 978-1-4503-4871-3). (Click) April 24, 2017, News! ICBEA 2017 has been held successfully in Hong Kong. (Click) COMMITTEES Prof. Raymond Veldhuis University of Twente, The Netherlands Prof. Carlos M. T. González Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Prof. Dimitrios Hatzinakos University of Toronto, Canada Prof. Guangming Lu Harbin Institute of Technolog, China Prof. Sonia GARCIA-SALICETTI Telecom SudParis, France SUBMISSION METHODS 1. Electronic Submission System; ( .pdf) 2. Email Address: icbea@cbees.net ( .pdf or .doc) Author with Publication: It means presentation with paper publication, full paper should be submitted. Presentation Only: It means presentation without paper publication, abstract only should be submitted.