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July 2026 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The July 2026 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available:

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In this issue you will find:

  • From the Editor’s Desk: The Women@ICPR 2026 Panel
  • CALLS for PAPERS
  • ICPR virtual Call for Papers
  • ICPR 2026 News: Keynotes, Tutorials and Workshops
  • Calls from IAPR Committees: Research Scholarship Applications, Internship Opportunities, Summer/Winter School Proposals
  • News from the ExCo: News and Essay Inaugural Distinguished Service Award Winners, PLUS…an IAPR Anniversary Book
  • EDI column: Can AI Support Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion?
  • Calls from Pattern Recognition Letters: Editorial Board Openings and Special Issue Proposals
  • “Getting to Know” IAPR Fellow: Ran He
  • Interview with an early career researcher (The Next Generation): Junxian Duan
  • Then & Now: A 25-year-old Wishlist: Is PR Research On Track?
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC1, TC2, TC4, TC5, TC6, TC9, TC11, TC15 and TC20
  • Meeting Reports from different conferences: ICPRAI 26, ICPRAM 26, VISAPP 26, ROBOVIS 26
  • 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 2026 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The April 2026 Issue of the IAPR Newsletter is now available:

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In this issue you will find:

  • CALLS for PAPERS
  • New ICPR virtual Announcement and Call for Papers
  • ICPR 2026: General Announcements, Keynotes, Tutorials, Workshops and Doctoral Consortium
  • Calls from IAPR Committees: Call for TC Award Nominations, Research Scholarship Applications, Internship Opportunities, Summer/Winter School Proposals
  • News from the ExCo and Essay Pattern Recognition: The Backbone of Modern AI
  • EDI column: The IAPR Diversity Projects
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • “Getting to Know” IAPR Fellow: Pranav Saha
  • Interview with an early career researcher (The Next Generation): Rohan Kumar
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News:TC4, TC5, TC6, TC9, TC11, TC12 and TC19
  • Meeting Reports from different conferences: DICTA25, ICPRS25, CIARP25, ICCPR25, MVA25, and Winter School on Biometrics
  • 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 2026 Newsletter

Dear IAPR Community Members,

The January 2026 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 Tutorial
  • Announcement of Selected ICPR 2026 Competitions
  • Calls from the IAPR Education Committee, Industrial Liaison Committee, and ExCo
  • Calls for Nominations for the IAPR 2026 Technical Committee Awards, 2026 Fellow Nominees and 2026 IAPR Prize Nominees
  • Call for Bids to Host ICPR 2030
  • News from the ExCo and the importance of IAPR Technical Committees
  • ICPR 2026 Doctoral Consortium Announcement
  • Calls for Special Issues from Pattern Recognition Letters
  • EDI column: The Dual Influence of Politics on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Science
  • Pattern Recognition Letters: Call for Special Issues Proposals
  • New Series 50 Years of Pattern Recognition Research: PR Lab at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) in Erlangen
  • IAPR Technical Committee (TC) News: TC1, TC2, TC9, TC12, TC18, TC19 and TC22
  • Meeting Reports from different conferences: ACPR25, DGMM25, CVMI25, ISPR25, GREC25, MMforWILD24, LATAM SSABT2025
  • 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 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