eu-LISA

Speaker Biograghy: Ciarán’s role involves monitoring relevant technological developments to ensure that the Agency’s systems, including those for border control, are continuously developed in line with advancements in the field. Ciarán is involved in several technical working groups in the fields of border control technologies and large-scale IT systems. He has been heavily involved in the Smart Borders pilot, leading Agency coordination of operational testing in four EU countries, and desk research on electronic reading of documents and document security as well as biometrics and spoofing. Ciarán has BSc and PhD qualifications from Trinity College Dublin. Prior to joining eu-LISA, he worked on software design and development and IT system administration at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany.


Day 2 - 16 March
Session:
Aviation & Border Security, Control & Facilitation


16:10 - 16:35 - Towards a Smart Borders reality
Synopsis: Looking towards the borders of the future, the European Commission has proposed the Smart Borders package, which outlines plans for development of entry-exit and registered traveller systems to increase security at Europe's external borders while facilitating expedited border crossing. In 2015, eu-LISA delivered a pilot project testing various biometric technologies and process accelerators in operational settings. Lessons learned from testing are relevant when planning future biometrics-led border checks in different locations with variable demands and capabilities. The presentation will introduce and discuss the importance of the most relevant results of this pilot.

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Day 2 - 16 March
Session:
Aviation & Border Security, Control & Facilitation


11:50 - 12:35 - PANEL DISCUSSION: Border crossing in emergency situations