Mary Theofanos (NIST) Ross Micheals (NIST)
Co-chairs
As practitioners of biometric technologies we often overlook the most important system input --- that biometrics
starts with the *user*. That is, we should not forget that we are interacting humans --- and that our behavior,
cognition, anthropometric qualities impacts the system efficiency, effectiveness, and user satisfaction.
Join us for *Usability of Biometrics: It starts with the User*. This is the first track ever at the Biometrics
Consortium Conference that is dedicated to the growing field of research into understanding the unique overlap
between biometrics and usability. As evidenced by the variety of topics & speaker affiliations, biometrics
usability crosses industry, government, and academics.
Attendees seeking an introduction to usability and human factors are particularly well-suited to benefit from the
wide range of topics and perspectives that will be covered in these talks. Expect to learn why usability is not
guesswork; but an approach that can be just as rigorous and scientific as more traditional, pure technological,
approaches.
