AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Speaker Biograghy: Dr Markus Clabian is Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the Safety & Security Department of AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH. He received his MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering/Computer Vision from Vienna University of Technology and has been working in the field of computer vision and automated surveillance since 2000. He led the Video Surveillance Business Unit for three years and managed the competence centre Advanced Computer Vision programme with 15 scientific and industrial partners. He has successfully proposed several research projects in the fields of computer vision and border control. Currently he is the coordinator of the EU-FP7 Integrated Project 'FastPass' and is a speaker at major events in the fields of border control and document security.


Day 2 - 11 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

15:00 - 15:30 - FastPass – a reference system for next-generation ABC systems
Synopsis: FastPass will establish and demonstrate a harmonised, modular approach for automated border control (ABC) gates. Border control is a major challenge for security and mobility within the EU. Travellers demand minimum delay and a speedy border crossing, while border guards must fulfil their obligation to secure the EU's borders against illegal immigration and other threats. FastPass will serve both demands at the same time, keeping security at the highest level while increasing the speed and comfort for all legitimate travellers at all border control points, aiming at a minimum of privacy intrusion.

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Day 2 - 11 March
Session: Aviation Security, Border Control & Facilitation

16:50 - 17:20 - Panel Discussion: Is the road to ABC programs paved with good intentions?