ODDS Continues Big Debate

The programme for the third Optical and Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference – which takes place from 8-10 April 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal – is now available.

The conference – the successor to the renowned Optical Security Document event formerly held in San Francisco – will continue the debate around physical, digital and virtual security documents, notably in relation to the transition from physical identity and fiduciary documents to digital records and transactions. All against a backdrop of rapid advances in game- changing technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.

ODDS 2024 will feature two half-day seminars, 30 papers, and a panel discussion, presented by a range of organisations active in the optical and digital security field. These include security document producers, younger, specialist companies establishing their role, academic and other research organisations, and start-ups.

The conference opens with a keynote speech from Jordan Brough of the US Homeland Security Investigations Forensic Laboratory, who will explore how AI could be used to create convincing fakes, and what government issuers should be doing to fortify their products against AI- enabled fraud.

A selection of other topics covered during the conference include:

• ‘Artefactometry by artificial intelligence for marked objects’, by Advanced Track & Trace.

• ‘Optical variable devices on secure documents – where next?’, by Reconnaissance International.

• ‘Micro-optics in the fourth dimension’, by Rolling Optics.

• ‘A computer-generated holography solution’, by Kwangoon University, South Korea.

• ‘Development of innovative machine- readable luminescent features’, by SICPA.

• ‘Utilizing two-colour colourshifts for highest security’, by OVD Kinegram.

• ‘Protection through personalized watermark-like features’ by MOZAIQ Switzerland.

• ‘Particle-based colour change security feature’, by Diametryx.

The conference will be accompanied by a table-top exhibition, offering delegates a ‘show, tell and handle’ experience to complement the ‘tell’ experience in the presentations.

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