Dear Colleagues,

The 26th edition of the Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition (CIARP) will be taking place in the beautiful city of Coimbra, on 27-30 November 2023.

Due to several requests the submission deadline was extended to the 23rd of July. Please check all dates on the conference webpage (https://ciarp2023.isec.pt/index.php/important-dates/)

Some quick facts about CIARP:

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CIARP Quick Facts:
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[1] Extended submission deadline: 23 July 2023.
Submit your paper now at:
https://www.conftool.pro/ciarp2023/

[2] The proceedings of CIARP 2023 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.

[3] Keynote Speakers lineup:
- João Paulo Papa, São Paulo State University, Brazil
- Petia Radeva, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
- João Manuel R. S. Tavares, University of Porto, Portugal

All details at:
https://ciarp2023.isec.pt/index.php/keynote-speakers/

[4] Best Paper, Best Student Paper and the winner of the Aurora Pons-Porrata award will all have the opportunity to submit an extended version for a Special Section of Pattern Recognition Letters Journal.

[5] CIARP 2023 will have three tutorials running on the afternoon of 27th November.
All details at: https://ciarp2023.isec.pt/index.php/tutorials/

Please read below for further details and help us spread the word on CIARP by forwarding the call to your colleagues.

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* CIARP 2023
* Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition
* Coimbra, Portugal, 27-30 November
* https://ciarp2023.isec.pt/
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Call for papers
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The Iberoamerican Congress on Pattern Recognition - CIARP 2023 - invites submissions reporting original, unpublished research and recent developments in theoretical and/or applied aspects of Pattern Recognition by 1 July 2023. Submit your paper at:
https://www.conftool.pro/ciarp2023/

All papers will be reviewed according to the “double blind” model, by two members of the CIARP Scientific Committee.

CIARP 2023 aims to promote collaboration among the Iberoamerican scientific community in the fields of Pattern Recognition, Image Analysis and Processing, Soft Computing, and related areas, including, but not limited to:

* Biometrics
* Character recognition
* Classification clustering ensembles and multi-classifiers
* Data mining and big data
* Feature extraction, discretization and selection
* Fuzzy logic and fuzzy image processing
* Gesture recognition
* Hybrid methods
* Image description and registration
* Image enhancement, restoration and segmentation
* Image understanding
* Image fusion
* Information theory
* Intelligent systems
* Machine vision
* Neural network architectures
* Object recognition
* Pattern recognition applications
* Sensors and sensor fusion
* Soft computing techniques
* Statistical methods
* Syntactical methods
* Deep learning
* Transfer learning
* Natural language processing

All accepted papers will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series.


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Conference Format
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CIARP is a three-day event featuring three invited talks, oral and poster presentations, and several networking opportunities throughout all three days. The conference will also be hosting several tutorials, on the day before the conference starts (26 November).
The conference presents a great opportunity for young and senior researchers to socialize, share their experiences, showcase their work, and set future trends.


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Important Dates
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Paper submission: 23 July 2023
Notification of acceptance: 6 September 2023
Camera-ready papers and registration: 22 September 2023


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Keynote Speakers
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Keynote Speakers lineup:
* João Paulo Papa, São Paulo State University, Brazil
* Petia Radeva, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
* João Manuel R. S. Tavares, University of Porto, Portugal

All details at:
https://ciarp2023.isec.pt/index.php/keynote-speakers/


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Organizers and Partners
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CIARP 2023 is hosted and organized by the Coimbra Institute of Engineering (ISEC) and the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra (IPC), supported by the Portuguese Association for Pattern Recognition (APRP), and endorsed by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR).


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Organizing Committees
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Conference Chairs
* Inês Domingues, ISEC, Portugal
* Verónica Vasconcelos, ISEC, Portugal

Program Chair
* Simão Paredes, ISEC, Portugal

Local Organizing Committee @ ISEC:
* Cristiana Areias
* Cristina Caridade
* Fernando Lopes
* Frederico Santos
* Luís Marques
* Nuno Lavado
* Nuno Martins
* Teresa Rocha

Technical Support
* António Godinho, ISEC, Portugal


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Contacts
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email: ciarp2023@isec.pt


We look forward to meeting you in Coimbra!