The King-Sun Fu Prize is given to a living person in recognition of an outstanding technical contribution to the field of pattern recognition. It honors the memory of Professor King-Sun Fu who was instrumental in the founding of IAPR, served as its first president, and is widely recognized for his extensive contributions to the field of pattern recognition.
Call for Nominations for the 2024 King-Sun Fu Prize
- Deadline: March 31, 2024; the nomination, endorsements and any other materials related to the nomination must be complete and final by this date.
A copy of the completed form is emailed to the person submitting it, the chair of the committee, the secretariat, and the webmaster (for redundancy and troubleshooting purposes). Revised submissions are accepted up until the final deadline. To make changes, resubmit the form with the new information. Only the most recent submission will be used to evaluate the nominee.
The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the King-Sun Fu Prize, given in honor of the memory of Professor King-Sun Fu, who was instrumental in the founding of IAPR, served as its first president, and is widely recognized for his extensive contributions to the field of pattern recognition.
This biennial prize is given to a living person in recognition of an outstanding technical contribution to the field of pattern recognition. The 2024 prize will be presented at the
27th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2024)
Kolkata, India
December 1-5, 2024
The prize recipient is expected to present an invited talk at the conference and to provide a contribution to the special issue of Pattern Recognition Letters that will include extended versions of all papers that received an IAPR award at the most recent ICPR.
The nomination must be made by a member of a national member society of IAPR and by endorsement of at least five members, representing at least two member societies different from that of the nominator. The prize recipient shall be selected by the K. S. Fu Prize Committee, subject to approval by the IAPR Governing Board. Members of the IAPR Executive Committee, as well as of the K. S. Fu Prize Committee, shall be ineligible for the prize and may not serve as nominators or endorsers.
Links to the nomination and endorsement forms can be found below. Only complete applications will be considered for the 2024 King-Sun Fu Prize.
Linda O’Gorman, IAPR Secretariat
secretariat@iapr.org
King-Sun Fu Prize Nomination Form (Google Form)
King-Sun Fu Prize Endorsement Form (Google Form)
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