Publications

This volume of Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences (LNCS) constitutes the final publication of the EU COST 2101 Action “Biometrics for Identity Documents and Smart Cards,” which has been successfully running during the years 2006-2010. One of the many valuable outputs of this initiative is the realization of a new scientific workshop series, dedicated to the project’s goals: the “European Workshop on Biometrics and Identity Management (BioID).” This series started in 2008 with the first workshop at Roskilde University, Denmark (BioID 2008) and continued with a second event, hosted by the Biometrics Recognition Group (ATVS) of the Escuela Polit´ecnica Superior, Universidad Aut´onoma de Madrid, Spain in 2009 (BioID MultiComm 2009). From the very beginning, the research papers of BioID workshops have been published as Springer LNCS volumes; vol. 5372 (2008) and vol. 5707 (2009).

Nanomaterials promise a revolution in many areas of life, from electronics, to sensors and healthcare, industrial materials, food, security and transport. By reducing power consumption, device size or air pollution, or increasing the velocity of data transfer.

This publication is the result of research activities of COST Action A10. The analyses are based on the multinational survey, carried out in Belgium, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland, using common questionnaires for military cadets, senior officers and defence studies students.