Introduction to IUPRAI and its mission in pattern recognition and AI.

The Indian Unit for Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IUPRAI) is the country affiliate of International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) since 1982.

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IUPRAI

The Indian Unit for Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (IUPRAI) is the country affiliate of International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) since 1982. In India there are a 300 strong close knit research community dedicated for developing algorithms and systems related to Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Soft Computing, Knowledge based Computing, Graphics and Vision Systems. The community is active in publishing numerous articles in international journals and conferences. IUPRAI is associated with a number of conferences in areas related to PR. The International Conference on Advances in Pattern Recognition and Digital Techniques (ICAPRDT) is the flagship conference of IUPRAI and is being held in the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta almost every four years for the last 17 years.

History of IUPRAI

IUPRAI was formally affilitated to IAPR during the ICAPRDT of 1982 in presence of Prof. King Sun Fu (former president of IAPR), Prof. Azriel Rosenfeld (president, IAPR) and Dr. Piere Devijver (secretary, IAPR). As the Indian unit of IAPR, IUPRAI formally represents the Pattern Recognition and AI community of India in the international forum. It regularly organises various conferences, workshops and summer/winter schools to help the yound researchers. The premier conferences that are organized under IUPRAI are ICVGIP, NCVPRIPG and PReMI. These events are organized by various academic and research organizations under the guidance of IUPRAI.

There shall be two types of members of IUPRAI.

  • Type A: Any person of Indian origin who subsc ribes to the objectives of IUPRAI and fulfils the qualifications as prescribed in the by-laws.

  • Type B: Indian Organization / Institution / Company who is engaged in teaching / training / research and development / product development / advancement in the field relevant to IUPRAI and subscribe to the objectives of IUPRAI and fulfils the qualifications as prescribed in the by-laws. Details of Type B memberships are yet to be finalized by IUPRAI.


Admission Fee :


Personal Memberships (Type A) Amount
Life Membership (15 years) Rs. 5000 /-
Annual membership Rs. 1000 /-
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