Julian Fierrez

Julian Fierrez is a Full Professor at the School of Engineering, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid. With an h-index of 74 and over 20,000 citations, his work spans biometrics, signal/image processing, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction.

Key research areas include:

• Biometric anti-spoofing and DeepFakes detection
• Mobile and behavioral biometrics
• Bias/fairness in AI systems
• Biometric applications in e-health and education
• Security in multimodal biometric systems

His recent publications show strong focus on deep learning applications for biometric security, with specific subfields including fake detection, keystroke authentication, facial analysis for Parkinson detection, and privacy-preserving AI. He serves as Associate Editor for multiple IEEE and Elsevier journals.

Scientific distinctions include:

• IAPR Young Biometrics Investigator Award (2017)
• Miguel Catalan Award to Best Researcher under 40 (2017)
• EURASIP Best PhD Award (2012)
• EBF European Biometric Industry Award (2006)

Prof. Fierrez leads the BiDA Lab and supervises students like Ruben Tolosana and Aythami Morales. Current projects include BBforTAI (Biometrics and Behavior for Unbiased & Trustworthy AI) and PRIMA (Privacy Matters). He also contributes to standardization efforts in biometric evaluation.