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hologram manufacturers)
Uwe Seidel studied Experimental Physics and Optics at the University of Jena and the York University, Toronto.
After some years in industry with the AGFA-Gevaert company, he joined the Forensic Science Institute of the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt) as an ID document expert in 2000 and is now heading the BKA’s IT Forensics and Document section.
Uwe was actively involved in various projects dealing with the introduction of biometric technology into German travel documents, the development of the electronic ID card and recently, the new German EU passport. He is an active member of ICAO's New Technology Working Group and of the ICAO Technical Advisory Group TAG/TRIP.
As the pandemic causes a nearly 80% fall in international travel, governments, industry and travellers need to adapt - not only to a temporarily reduced demand in ID documents and travel, but also to strict social distancing measures affecting enrolment, production and delivery processes of ID documents and the way we travel. How were these challenges overcome, what is the role of vaccination certificates and which adaptations will endure beyond the pandemic?