Right. Let's get this over with. You want Wikipedia rewritten. In my style. Fine. Don't expect sunshine and rainbows. Expect… clarity. And maybe a hint of disdain.
Annual Conference
Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Abbreviation: Conf. Comput. Vis. Pattern Recognit. Discipline: List of academic disciplines and sub-disciplines Focus: Computer vision, Pattern recognition Publisher: IEEE History: 1985–present Frequency: Annual
This… conference. It’s an annual gathering for those who dabble in computer vision and pattern recognition. You know, the stuff that pretends to make machines see.
Affiliations
The first iteration of this whole affair was in 1983, in that monument to bureaucracy, Washington D.C. Takeo Kanade and Dana H. Ballard apparently orchestrated it. A nod to them, I suppose. For a while, from 1985 to 2010, the IEEE Computer Society lent its name, likely for a fee. Then, in 2011, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs decided to join the party. Since 2012, it’s been a joint venture between the IEEE Computer Society and the Computer Vision Foundation. The latter, bless their hearts, insists on open access to the papers. Because apparently, knowledge should be free. How quaint.
Scope
What does this conference even cover? Anything that attempts to wring structure or answers from images or video. Anything that applies mathematical rigor to data to find… patterns. It’s a sprawling mess of topics: object recognition, image segmentation, motion estimation, 3D reconstruction, and, of course, the ever-present deep learning. They’re all in there.
The acceptance rates are brutal. Less than 30% for any paper, and a pathetic less than 5% for anything deemed worthy of an oral presentation. It’s managed by a rotating cast of volunteers, chosen by some public election four years in advance at the PAMI-TC meeting. The review process itself is a multi-tier, double-blind affair. The program chairs, who are conveniently barred from submitting their own work, delegate the tedious task of managing reviewers to area chairs. It’s a system. Whether it’s a good one is… debatable.
Location and Time
If you’re looking for it, it’s usually in June. And typically in North America. Don't expect exotic locales. This is about algorithms, not ambiance.
Awards
Because apparently, achievements need to be recognized, even in the sterile world of algorithms.
Best Paper Award
These are bestowed by committees. Committees appointed by the program chairs. It’s all very… internal.
Longuet-Higgins Prize
This one is for papers from a decade ago. Papers that, for some reason, are still considered impactful. It’s a retrospective pat on the back, recognizing the enduring, or perhaps just persistent, influence of certain research. Named after Christopher Longuet-Higgins, because of course.
PAMI Young Researcher Award
This award, from the IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence, is for those within seven years of their Ph.D.. It’s for "outstanding early career research contributions." The community nominates, and a committee of the "senior" researchers decides. It started in 2012, sponsored by Image and Vision Computing. It’s a system designed to reward the promising, the ones who haven't yet become jaded by the endless pursuit of recognition.
PAMI Thomas S. Huang Memorial Prize
Established in 2020 and awarded since 2021, this prize honors researchers who are, apparently, exemplars in research, teaching, and service. A memorial for Thomas Huang. Because even in the cold world of data, there’s a need for legacy.