Christian Rathgeb

Christian Rathgeb is a professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, affiliated with the da/sec Biometrics and Internet Security Research Group. His work focuses on biometric security, template protection, face recognition, and synthetic data applications.

Research interests include

• Privacy-Enhancing Technologies
• 3D-Aware Face Image Quality Assessment
• Morphing Attack Detection
• Demographic Bias Mitigation
• Contactless Biometric Modalities

His recent publications emphasize synthetic data generation, multi-biometric fusion, and forensic applications. Collaborations span institutions like TU Darmstadt, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, and University of Vigo. Key projects involve FRCSyn (Face Recognition with Synthetic Data) and MCLFIQ (Mobile Contactless Fingerprint Quality). No explicit awards or student advisement details are provided in available data.