Rubén Vera-Rodríguez

Rubén Vera-Rodríguez is a researcher at the Biometrics and Data Pattern Analytics (BiDA) Lab, part of the Escuela Politécnica Superior at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. His work focuses on biometrics, human-computer interaction, and privacy-enhancing technologies, with strong emphasis on mobile and wearable systems.

Research Interests: His primary research areas include behavioral biometrics (keystroke dynamics, gait recognition), face recognition, synthetic data generation, and privacy-preserving methods in biometric systems. He explores the use of deep learning and transformer models for mobile authentication and digital phenotyping.

The trends in his recent publications show increasing use of synthetic data, explainable AI, and transformer architectures in biometric systems. His work spans both technical innovation and privacy-aware design, contributing to benchmark datasets and open challenges.

Scientific Contributions:

• Co-organizer of the SVC-onGoing and WAMWB workshops.
• Contributor to major biometric databases including BehavePassDB and ChildCIdb.
• Active in privacy-focused biometric research, as seen in surveys on sensor vulnerabilities.

Advising and Collaborations: He collaborates extensively with researchers such as Ruben Tolosana, Aythami Morales, and Julian Fierrez. While no formal students are listed, he leads and contributes to team-based research projects and competitions.

Labs and Teams: He is a core member of the Biometrics and Data Pattern Analytics (BiDA) Lab at UAM, a research group focused on advancing biometric technologies with attention to real-world usability and ethical considerations.