Committees

International Biometric Society Committees

IBS is composed of standing committees and ad hoc committees. All committee members must be members of the Society. Prior to their appointments by the Executive Board, new committee Chairs and members must indicate in writing their willingness to serve and to adhere to the Society’s Conflict-of-Interest Policy. Further information regarding any committee may be obtained by contacting the International Biometric Office. Committee reports are available to current members upon request. 

Standing Committees

Awards Fund Committee

The primary purpose of the Awards Fund Committee is to promote biometric activity in those areas of the world approved by the council as “lower and middle-income countries.” The committee is encouraged to coordinate with the Education Committee in planning its work.

Name Region Term Start Term End
Grigorios Papageorgiou, Chair The Netherlands Region  01/01/2026  12/31/2027
Legesse Dubusho  South African Region  01/01/2024  12/31/2027
Rolando De La Cruz Chilean Region  01/01/2020  12/31/2027
Abdul Lateef Abukari Ghana Region  01/01/2024  12/31/2027
Vilda Purutcuoglu Eastern Mediterranean Region  01/01/2026 12/31/2027
Shu-Fang Hsu Schmitz Austro-Swiss Region  01/01/2026 12/31/2029
Pablo Paccioretti Argentinean Region  01/01/2026 12/31/2029
Irantzu Barrio Beraza Spanish Region  01/01/2026 12/31/2029
Girma Aweke Taye Ethiopian Region 01/01/2020  12/31/2027
Ruth Keogh, ex-officio Board Member
Guadalupe Gomez Melis, ex-officio Board Member
Sarah Ratcliffe, ex-officio IBS Treasurer 
Heidi Lapka Staff Liaison

Budget and Finance Committee

The Budget and Finance Committee is responsible for recommendations concerning all financial and related matters of the Society. The Finance Committee also has financial oversight responsibilities. The Members shall be from at least four different Regions of the Society where possible. In addition, the Treasurer serves as an ex-officio Member with the rights and responsibilities of a Committee Member. The Executive Director serves in an advisory but non-voting capacity.

Name Region Term Start Term End
Marc Henrion, Chair South African Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Julio Di Rienzo Argentinean Region 1/1/2022 12/31/2029
Brisa Sanchez Eastern North American Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Paola Rancoita Italian Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Reinhard Vonthein German Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Jupiter Simbeye Malawi Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Frank Bretz Austro-Swiss Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Wende Safari Tanzania Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Kevin Murray Australasian Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Thomas Achia, ex-officio Board Member
Sarah J. Ratcliffe, ex-officio IBS Treasurer
Peter Doherty Staff Liaison

Committee on Communications

The Committee on Communications identifies and prioritizes communication issues and opportunities in close cooperation with the International Business Office (IBO) and the Regions. The IBO is responsible for technical implementation, working with the Committee to make recommendations to the Executive Board. Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, web site functionality and content for IBS members and for the general public, social networking opportunities, determining the broad content themes and distribution method for the Biometric Bulletin, and on-line membership directory functionality and content. The IBS Executive Director and Secretary serve in ex-officio capacities.

Name Region Term Start Term End
Alex Kaizer, Chair Eastern North American Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Jessica Martha Vera Bermudez Ecuadorian Region 1/1/2018 12/31/2029
Brenda Yankam Mbouamba Cameroon Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Krista Fischer Nordic Baltic Region 1/1/2023 12/31/2027
Caroline Mugo Kenyan Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Theresa Keller German Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
María Xosé Rodríguez Álvarez Spanish Region 4/1/2025 12/31/2029
Aya Kuchiba Japanese Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Stefane Rossoni Brazilian Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Christel Faes Belgian Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Clelia DiSerio, ex-officio Italian Region
Garth Tarr, ex-officio Biometric Bulletin Editor
Leslie McClure, ex-officio Board Member
Ryan Dee Staff Liaison

Conference Advisory Committee

The Conference Advisory Committee shall research locations and encourage Regions of interest to submit proposals to host an international conference. The Committee will recommend dates and locations for future international conferences and wherever possible co-ordinate these with meetings of other statistical societies. A recommendation for the site of the next International Biometric Conference (IBC) should be made at least four years in advance of the conference date. The Committee recommends to the Executive Board policies regarding IBCs which are to be included in the Manual for the Organization of International Biometric Conferences. The Conference Advisory Committee shall have not more than half its members drawn from the Representative Council. The Chair of the Local Organizing Committee of each of the immediate, past, and next International Biometric Conference serve as ex-officio Members of the Committee. The Executive Director and the Treasurer serve as non-voting ex-officio Members.

Florian Frommlet, Chair Austro-Swiss Region 1/1/2016 12/31/2027
Nicholas Illenberger Eastern North American Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
James Chirombo  Malawi Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Catherine Legrand Belgian Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Paul Albert Eastern North American Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Alison Kelly Australasian Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Thomas Neyens Belgian Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Silvia Sühring Argentinean Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Marcelo Andrade da Silva Central America- Caribbean Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Kate Crespi, ex-officio

Board Member
Peter Doherty Staff Liaison

Editorial Advisory Committee

The primary purpose of the Editorial Advisory Committee is to provide advice on the formulation of general editorial policy for all publications of the Society. The Editorial Advisory Committee shall consist of a Chair and nine members. This membership should be representative of the various scientific interests of the Society’s membership. In addition, the Editorial Advisory Committee includes all the Editors of each journal of the Society as ex-officio members with the full rights and duties of other Committee members.

Name Region Term Start Term End
Ronald Geskus, Chair The Netherlands Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Paulo Canas Rodrigues Brazilian Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Cecilia Bruno Argentinian Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Mar Rodriguez Girondo Spanish Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Andreas Mayr German Region 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Edmore Ranganai South African Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Rhian Daniel British and Irish Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Oscar Orlando Melo Martinez Central American/Caribbean Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Katja Ickstadt German Region 1/1/2022 12/31/2027
Ajit Sahai Indian Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Andrea Berghold, ex-officio Executive Board
Chris M. Triggs, ex-officio Executive Board
Mike Daniels, ex-officio Executive Board
Murali Haran, ex-officio Editor, JABES
Gabriela Cendoya, ex-officio Executive Board, IBS President
Geert Molenberghs, ex-officio Executive Editor, Biometrics
Andrew Spieker, ex-officio Book Review Editor, Biometrics
Jessica Kasza, ex-officio Co-Editor, Biometrics

Erica Moodie, ex-officio

 Co-Editor, Biometrics
Cécile Proust-Lima, ex-officio Co-Editor, Biometrics
Peter Doherty Staff Liaison

Education Committee

The Education Committee implements the educational vision of the Society, as identified by the Executive Board and with feedback from the Representative Council. The principal mission is to ensure proper educational measures are taken to foster the biometric profession in general and the International Biometric Society in particular. The Education Committee Chair assigns specific tasks to the various committee members. The Committee consists of ten members, including the Chair. The Executive Director and the Editorial Representative (staffed by the International Business Office) serve in an ex-officio role. Whereas other Committee Members may have specific duties, ex-officio members serve in a general liaison role.

Name Region Term Start Term End
Rafael De Andrade Moral, Chair British-Irish Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Renata Alcarde Sermarin Brazilian REgion 1/1/2026 12/31/2029
Stephanie Roll German Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Tarylee Reddy  South African Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Samuel Muller Australasian Region 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Gen Li Eastern North American Region 1/1/2022 12/31/2027
Luiz Ricardo Nakamura Brazilian Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Dimitris Rizopoulos The Netherlands 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Joshua M. Tebbs Eastern North American Region 1/1/2020 12/31/2027
Freedom Gumedze South African 1/1/2024 12/31/2027
Scarlett Bellamy, ex-officio Executive Board
Taesung Park, ex-officio Executive Board
Luiz Peternelli, ex-officio Executive Board
Heidi Lapka Staff Liaison

Ad Hoc Committees

Nominating Committee

The Representative Council Chair is responsible for forming a Nominating Committee from among the members of the Representative Council immediately after each election of new Representative Council members. The committee is responsible for selecting a slate of nominees for officers and directors for election by all members of the Society. Nominating Committee members serve a term of two years, and may be eligible to sit for a second term. 

Name Region Term Start Term End
Jose Pinheiro, Chair ENAR Region 1/1/2025 12/31/2026
Paulo Rodrigues Brazilian Region 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Raul Macchiavelli RCAC Region 7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Atinuke Olusola Adebanji Ghana Region  7/1/2024 6/30/2025
Xavier Barber Valles Spanish Region 7/1/2024 6/30/2027
Caroline Wanja Mugo Kenyan Region 7/1/2024 6/30/2027
Sohee Park Korean Region 7/1/2024 6/30/2027
Peter Doherty Executive Director, ex-officio

International Program Committee

The International Program Committee is charged with the planning and direction of the scientific facets of the International Biometric Conference. The Members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Organizing President for that Conference, in consultation with the International Program Committee Chair, and shall include Member representative of the overall scientific interests and geographical spread of the Society. It shall also include a representative from the Local Organizing Committee.

Name Region Start Term End Term
Frank Bretz, Chair Austro-Swiss  01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Alison Kelly Australasian 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
David Warton Australasian 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Francesca Little South Africa 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Vester Gunsaru Malawi 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Abukari Alhassan Ghana 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Nora Bello Argentinean 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Renato Assunção Brazilian 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
José Pinheiro ENAR 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Joel Greenhouse ENAR 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Elizabeth Stuart ENAR 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Shirin Golchi ENAR 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Toshimitsu Hamasaki Japan 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Ho Kim  Korean 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Sohee Park Korean 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Xiao-Hua Zhou China 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Jiawei Wei China 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Dimitris Rizopoulos Netherlands 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Marta Bofill Roig Spain 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Marvin Wright Germany 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Antonia Zapf Germany 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Helene Jacqmin-Gadda France 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Peter Doherty, IBS Executive Director Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Iris Pigeot, IBC Organizing President 2026 Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Alexander Iula, IBS Meetings Manager Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Becca Anderson, IBS Program Manager Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026

Local Organizing Committee

The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is charged with finalizing plans for the social programme for every International Biometric Conference, including an evening welcome reception, a fun reception for students and early career researchers, exciting tours and excursions, and a Gala Dinner. The LOC's primary goal is to bring a memorable local flavor to each IBC. 

Name Committee Role Term Start Term End
Ho Kim Co-Chair 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Sohee Park Co-Chair 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Sangwook Kang Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Woojoo Lee Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Sangbum Choi Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Il-Youp Kwak Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Eunkyung Lee Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Jaehee Kim Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Taerim Lee Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Taesung Park Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Dong-Uk Kim Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Seungyeon Lee Committee Member 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Peter Doherty, IBS Executive Director Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Iris Pigeot, IBC Organizing President 2026 Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Heidi Lapka, IBS Director of Special Projects Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Alexander Iula, IBS Meetings Manager Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026
Becca Anderson, IBS Program Manager Ex-Officio 01/01/2025 12/31/2026

IBS/ISI Committee

Name Term Start Term End
Geert Molenberghs  Chair
Freedom Nkululeko Gumedze IBS Ambassador to ISI 1/1/2020 12/31/2023
Alice Richardson IBS Ambassador to ISI 1/1/2020 12/31/2023
Peter Doherty Staff Liaison

Mentorship Oversight Task Force

Name Term Start Term End
Louise Ryan 
Tarylee Reddy
Ryan Dee Staff Liaison