Dr. Chris Allgrove

Chris has been working in digital identity and biometrics for 25 years, having initially received his PhD in electronics, specializing in the application of biometrics, from the University of Kent where he was a researcher in the computer vision research group. He worked for the Home Office as a biometrics expert on the identity card programme, before moving to the National Cyber Security Centre, where he led the identity assurance team, providing consultancy and advice on the security of identity technology to the UK Government. Chris is presently an expert independent advisor to a range of UK and international clients on the use of biometrics in digital identity, as well as more widely around identity authentication. He is also a biometrics advisor to the ID4D programme at the World Bank.