June 17th, 2025 
Daniela Lopez de Luise Registrations for the 12th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis are open!
Coimbra, Portugal • June 30 – July 03, 2025
We are delighted to announce that registrations for IbPRIA 2025, the 12th Iberian Conference on Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis, is now open! Co-organized by the Portuguese APRP and Spanish AERFAI chapters of the IAPR and technically endorsed by the IAPR, IbPRIA is your forum to share and discuss cutting-edge research in pattern recognition and image analysis.
Why Attend IbPRIA 2025?
1. High-Quality, Original Research
IbPRIA brings together 67 previously unpublished papers to be presented at seven oral sessions and two poster sessions. The work is from leading research groups, engineers, and practitioners. Discover the latest algorithmic improvements and promising future directions in our field!
2. Doctoral Consortium
PhD students will present the extended abstracts of their work in progress in a dynamic poster session alongside professionals, fellow PhD students, faculty, and researchers. It’s the perfect opportunity to receive feedback, network, and showcase your work. Submissions are still open!
3. Keynote Speakers
We are honored to host four distinguished keynote presentations:
“Challenges for Automated Face Recognition Systems”
Prof. Christoph Busch (NTNU, Norway & HDA, Germany)
Face recognition challenges: image quality impacts accuracy, vulnerability to presentation attacks (masks) and enrollment morphing attacks, need for biometric template security, and ensuring algorithmic fairness across demographics.
“Inner Thoughts: Interpreting Deep Networks with Causality and Tuning Contributions”
Prof. João Henriques (University of Oxford, UK)
This talk presents two approaches to interpret neural networks: 1) Constraining CNNs via causal learning to represent real physical variables (e.g., object positions), enabling direct interpretability and error prediction. 2) Analyzing how LLM pretraining vs. fine-tuning affects responses, allowing safety control, behavior steering, and understanding jailbreaks.
“Vision-based Autonomous Driving by Imitation Learning”
Prof. António M. López (Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain)
CVC/UAB reduces labeled data need for autonomous vehicles using sensorimotor models & imitation learning. Leveraging 7 years’ experience (CARLA sim to Pyrenees/UAB deployments), their research includes human/AI attention comparison. Talk covers journey, achievements, and open challenges.
“Building Innovative AI-Driven Capabilities for Law Enforcement: From R&I to Compliance”
Dr. Luísa Proença & Dr. Filipe Rodrigues (Law Enforcement – Polícia Judiciária, Portugal)
Talk about how the Portuguese Law Enforcement combats tech-evolving crime via AI R&D: strategic innovation approach, operational tool development, and addressing legal challenges under the EU AI Act.
4. Hands-On Tutorials
Deepen your skills with four tutorials, each chaired by a senior expert:
“Data-Efficient Strategies for Object Detection” organized by a team from the Center for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra.
“On the Turning Away: Enhancing Stroke Survivors Rehabilitation with Virtual Reality” organized by a team from University of Aveiro.
“pyMDMA: An Open-Source Multimodal Framework for Enhanced Auditing of Real and Synthetic Data” organized by a team from Fraunhofer-AICOS.
“Error Estimation in Pattern Recognition” organized by a team from Polytechnic University of Valencia.
The conference will be held at:
Quinta das Lágrimas Hotel
Rua António Augusto Gonçalves
3041-901 Coimbra, Portugal
View the schedule and session details at https://www.ibpria.org/2025/?page=program
Register Today at https://ibpria.org/2025/?page=registration
We look forward to welcoming you to Coimbra this summer!
Best regards,
Nuno Gonçalves.
Local Chair
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