Speaker Biograghy: Abbas is currently Chief Technical Officer of Matiran – the largest Iranian identity document producer and large-scale digital identity management project integrator. He began his career at EMAD Semiconductor Company in 1997, first as Mixed-Signal Chip Design Technical Manager and later as Telecommunication Chip Design Department Manager. During his career at ESC, several high-tech and novel chips were designed and fabricated. He joined to Scientific Green Company (SGC) as an Information Technology Project Manager in 2003, and worked there until 2010. During this time he conducted many smartcard projects, especially in governmental applications such as e-passport and Iranian Fuel Card Assessment. He joined Matiran in 2010. During his time there he has managed the Iranian Electronic National ID Card programme called IRAN ID. He has been given the Khwarizmi International Award for managing the IRAN ID programme.


Day 2 - 26 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

14:15 - 14:40 - Crossing the borders electronically – a case study of e-passport
Synopsis: Digital identity management is an increasingly demanding issue these days. Usage of the digital identity (DID) is becoming broader and broader, not only in cyberspace but also in conventional analogue life. One of the best examples of using digital identity is the international trend for binding DID in the conventional passport. This mixture makes a very secure and unique digital document that results in a much more secure MRTD while easing and facilitating the border crossing. This presentation will offer a success story of implementing a huge e-passport project.

Audience will learn:

• E-passport integration
• Digital identity management
• Key public infrastructure
• Biometrics