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October 2025 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The October 2025 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available:

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In this issue you will find:

  • CALLS for PAPERS
  • ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshop, Tutorial and Competition Proposals
  • Calls from the IAPR Education Committee, Industrial Liaison Committee, and ExCo
  • Calls for 2026 Fellow Nominees and 2026 IAPR Prize Nominees
  • Call for Bids to Host ICPR 2030
  • News from the ExCo and Analysis Results from Survey about possible ICPR(V)
  • ICPR 2026 Doctoral Consortium Announcement
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • EDI column: Reflections on a Broader Definition of Gender Diversity in Science
  • Interview with an IAPR Fellow plus an IAPR Her Story: Richa Singh
  • Reflections by two young researchers:
    • Giulia Bertazzini (IAPR Research Scholarship)
    • Artemis Llabrés (IAPR: The Next Generation)
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC3, TC4, TC8, TC11, TC12 and TC19
  • Meeting Reports from different conferences: ICDAR25, ICIAP25, FAPER25, IJCB25, IbPRIA25, GbR25, SCIA25, MMVPR24, XAIE24, DLG25 and 2nd Summer School on Deep Learning on Graphs
  • Bulletin Board
  • Meeting and Education Planner
  • Next Issue Submission Deadlines

Enjoy your reading,

Heydi Méndez Vázquez
IAPR Newsletter Editor
CENATAV, Cuba
hmendez@cenatav.co.cu

Calls for Nominations for 2026 Prizes

First Open Calls for Nominations for the 2026 King-Sun Fu, J.K. Aggarwal, and Maria Petrou Prizes to be presented at ICPR 2026 in Lyon, France.

Please send an email now to Executive IAPR Secretariat Linda O’Gorman (exec-secretariat@iapr.org) with the name(s) of potential nominees. NOTE that this is for informational purposes only and does not constitute the formal nomination nor endorsement of a candidate.

The King Sun Fu Prize, the highest honor bestowed by IAPR, is given to a living person in recognition of an outstanding technical contribution to the field of pattern recognition.

The J. K. Aggarwal Prize is given to an early career scientist (within ten years of completing their Ph.D. degree at the time of nomination) who has brought a substantial contribution to a field that is relevant to the IAPR community and whose research work has had a major impact on the field.

The Maria Petrou Prize is awarded to a living woman scientist/engineer who has made substantial contributions to the field of pattern recognition (or a closely related field) and whose past contributions, current research activity, and future potential may be regarded as a model to both aspiring and established researchers.

If you have qustions, please contact Linda O’Gorman exec-secretariat@iapr.org or Arun Ross treasurer@iapr.org, ExCo Liaison to the Prize Committees.

Thank you,

Arun Ross, IAPR Treasurer and ExCo Liaison to the Prize Committees

Call for Fellow Award Nominations

Dear Governing Board and National Societies,

At ICPR 2026, the IAPR will induct approximately 20 new IAPR Fellows. See:

https://iapr.org/fellows/fellow-nominations/

The Fellow award celebrates a combination of academic achievement and service to the community (and particularly to the IAPR and its national member societies). The Fellow Committee has worked hard to help rebalance the achievement and service criteria.

The nominations are made by members of the National Societies.

“Anyone who has been a member of an IAPR member society for at least 5 years and has sufficient scientific contribution as well as significant Contribution/Service/Involvement towards IAPR is eligible to be nominated.”

The deadline for nominations is 28 February 2026.

If you have questions, please contact: fc-chair@iapr.org, secretariat@iapr.org

Best wishes,

Umapada Pal, Chair
IAPR Fellow Committee

July 2025 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The July 2025 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available.

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In this issue you will find:

  • CALLS for PAPERS, including ICPR 2026 Preliminary CfP
  • Calls from the IAPR Education Committee, Industrial Liaison Committee, and ExCo
  • Calls for 2026 Fellow Nominees and 2026 IAPR Prize Nominees
  • Call for Bids to Host ICPR 2030
  • News from the ExCo and details about changes in the Fellow Criteria and a Possible Virtual ICPR
  • Then and Now column: From the Impact of Robotics to the Impact of AI: A 40-Year Journey
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • EDI column: Reflections on Diversity and the 10th Anniversary of IDWGS
  • Interview with a new IAPR Fellow: João Paulo Papa
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC2, TC4, TC6, TC7, TC9, TC11, TC12 and TC15
  • Meeting Reports from different conferences: MCPR25, ICPRAM25, ROBOVIS25, VISAPP25, IMUE24
  • Bulletin Board
  • Meeting and Education Planner
  • Next Issue Submission Deadlines

Enjoy your reading,

Heydi Méndez Vázquez
IAPR Newsletter Editor
CENATAV, Cuba
hmendez@cenatav.co.cu

April 2025 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The April 2025 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available:

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In this issue you will find an overview of everything that happened on ICPR 2024, besides:

  • CALLS for PAPERS
  • Calls from the IAPR Education, Industrial Liaison, and ExCo Committees
  • News from the IAPR Executive Committee and an essay about the evolution of IAPR Technical Committees
  • Interview with an early career researcher: Chenghao Qian, a phD student at the University of Leeds, who received the Piero Zamperoni Award at ICPR 2024
  • Essay from the IAPR Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC1, TC2, TC4, TC6, TC7, TC8, TC9, TC10, TC12, TC22
  • Meeting Reports from conferences: CVIP24, DICTA24, CIARP24, ICCPR24, CCIW24, DAS24, WSB Winter School on Biometrics, LATAM SSABT Summer School
  • Bulletin Board
  • Meeting and Education Planner
  • Next Issue Submission Deadlines

Enjoy your reading,

Heydi Méndez Vázquez
IAPR Newsletter Editor
CENATAV, Cuba
hmendez@cenatav.co.cu

January 2025 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The January 2025 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available:

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In this issue you will find:

  • Message from the New IAPR President, Bob Fisher
  • CALLS for PAPERS
  • Announcement of Special ICPR 2024 Issue and New Meeting Reports Format
  • Calls from the IAPR Education, Industrial Liaison, and ExCo Committees
  • Introduction to the new IAPR Executive Committee
  • Interview with an early career researcher: Yuxiang Guo, a phD student at Johns Hopkins University, who received the IAPR Best Biometrics Student Paper Award at IJCB 2024
  • “Getting to Know” Professor Elisa Ricci, a recently elected IAPR Fellow for her contributions to Multimodal Human Behaviour Analysis and Adaptation Methods for Visual Recognition Models
  • Calls for PAPERS
  • Essay from the IAPR Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC2, TC7, TC12, TC15 and TC18
  • Meeting Reports from conferences: ICPRS24, ICDAR24, MANPU, ANNPR24, CVMI24, Biometrics Summer School and GRAPHADON
  • Bulletin Board
  • Meeting and Education Planner
  • Next Issue Submission Deadlines

Enjoy your reading,

Heydi Méndez Vázquez
IAPR Newsletter Editor
CENATAV, Cuba
hmendez@cenatav.co.cu

October 2024 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The October 2024 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available:

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In this issue you will find:

  • Introduction to the new IAPR’s Assistant Secretariat
  • A list of ICPR2024 workshops, tutorials and competitions with direct links to them, as well as information about keynote speakers and registration
  • Announcement of IAPR Prize Winners for 2024
  • Interview with an early career researcher: Chiara Camerota, a phD student at University of Florence, who received an IAPR Research Scholarship
  • “Getting to Know” Professor Mayank Vatsa, an IAPR Fellow for contributions in Secure Biometrics Recognition
  • Calls for PAPERS
  • Calls from the IAPR Education, Industrial Liaison, and ExCo Committees
  • News and information from the IAPR Executive Committee
  • Essay from the IAPR Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC1&TC2, TC11
  • Meeting Reports from conferences: ROBOVIS24, VISAPP24, ISPR24, DeLTA24, ICPRAI24, S+SSPR24
  • Bulletin Board
  • Meeting and Education Planner
  • New: Production schedule for the next IAPR Newsletter, including deadlines for content

Enjoy your reading,

Heydi Méndez Vázquez
IAPR Newsletter Editor
CENATAV, Cuba
hmendez@cenatav.co.cu

New IAPR Secretariat Email Addresses

The email changes mentioned below came into effect on Monday, October 21, 2024. Please make a note and update your Contacts accordingly.

IAPR is thrilled to welcome Rosemary Green as the Assistant IAPR Secretariat, managing day-to-day administration of the Office of the Secretariat. Email:  secretariat@iapr.org

Linda O’Gorman will continue to run the Office of the Secretariat, providing higher-level support to the Governing Board, ExCo, and other committees. Email:  exec-secretariat@iapr.org

Read more about Rosemary and her background in the October issue of the IAPR Newsletter, which will be published at the end of the month.

IAPR Major Prize Winners Announced

The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Announces the Winners of Its Major Prizes

The King-Sun Fu, J. K. Aggarwal and Maria Petrou Prizes will be presented formally at the 27th International Conference on Pattern Recognition that will take place December 1-5, 2024, in Kolkata, India.

Honoring King-Sun Fu, J. K. Aggarwal and Maria Petrou, three pioneers in the field of Pattern Recognition, these awards are presented every two years.

The King-Sun Fu Prize is the highest honor bestowed by IAPR. The award was established to honor the memory of Professor Fu, instrumental in founding IAPR and its first President, who is widely recognized for his extensive and pioneering contributions to the fields of pattern recognition and machine intelligence.

The 2024 King-Sun Fu Prize recipient is Tin Kam Ho (IBM Research, USA) “For pioneering contributions to multi-classifier systems, random decision forests, and data complexity analysis.”

The J. K. Aggarwal Prize is given to a young scientist who has brought substantial contributions to a field that is relevant to the IAPR Community and whose research work has had a major impact on the field. Professor Aggarwal is widely recognized for his extensive contributions to the field of pattern recognition and for his many contributions to IAPR’s activities.

The 2024 J. K. Aggarwal Prize recipient is Xiaolong Wang (UC San Diego, USA) “For his groundbreaking contributions to advancing visual representation learning, utilizing self-supervised and attention-based models to establish fundamental frameworks for creating versatile, general-purpose pattern recognition systems”

The Maria Petrou Prize honors the memory of Professor Maria Petrou as a scientist of the first rank and particularly her role as a pioneer for women researchers. The prize is given to a living woman scientist/engineer who has made substantial contributions to the field of Pattern Recognition and whose activities may be regarded as a model to both established and aspiring researchers.

The 2024 Maria Petrou Prize recipient is Guoying Zhao (University of Oulu, Finland) “For contributions to video analysis for facial micro-behavior recognition and remote bio-signal reading (RPPG) for heart rate analysis and face anti-spoofing”