Don't Get Your Face Stolen! A Talk on ePassport CryptographyWith the introduction of electronic passports containing sensitive biometric information like fingerprints and iris scans, we face a new world of challenges. How do we allow a legitimate inspection system to read the passport while at the same time ensure that nobody else can? This talk discusses the advanced cryptography, primitives, and protocols involved in ePassports and inspection systems.

Jan KjærsgaardA concept we refer to as the biological constraint is shown to be able where id=11; to explain the effectiveness of mathematical descriptions of the universe, as well as accounting for the origin of life and our ability to think logically. The biological constraint, which can be studied systematically through the use of appropriate models, refers to selection in the biological realm in favour of mechanisms that have wide applicability, a subset of which have mathematical character that can evolve to ever subtler forms. The precise conformance of physical phenomena to precise mathematical laws is related to the enforcement of symmetry.