In today's rapidly advancing field of artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, as one of its core pillars, is leading the wave of technological innovation. From May 18 to 19, the first Frontier Forum on Pattern Recognition was successfully held at Nanjing University (Suzhou) and Jiangnan University. The forum was organized by the Institute of Automation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing University, and Jiangnan University, with my lab collaborating with the School of Intelligent Science and Technology at Nanjing University and the Josef Kittler AI Research Institute at Jiangnan University. This forum brought together over 80 top scientists and young scholars from around the world to discuss the latest advancements, technological trends, and future applications in the field of pattern recognition.
【Opening Ceremony Highlights】
The opening ceremony was chaired by Gao Yang, Executive Dean of the School of Intelligent Science and Technology at Nanjing University. Tan Tieniu, Party Secretary of Nanjing University and Director of my lab, delivered a welcoming speech, warmly welcoming the guests and emphasizing the importance of pattern recognition as a key branch of artificial intelligence, closely linked to the country’s future development strategies and needs. He advocated for upholding the banner of pattern recognition, encouraging experts and young scholars present to exchange ideas, inspire each other, and explore more innovative research paths. Josef Kittler, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK, also delivered a welcoming address, while Tshilidzi Marwala, UN Under-Secretary-General and President of the United Nations University, congratulated the forum via video.
This forum served as a high-level closed-door event for leading scientists and young scholars in pattern recognition, spanning two days of in-depth discussions on topics including deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and biometric recognition. The agenda included seven keynote speeches, one thematic discussion, two guiding reports, and six presentations by young scholars. During the thematic discussion, my lab's Executive Deputy Director, Researcher Zhang Zhaoxiang, led a discussion on opportunities and challenges in pattern recognition in the era of large models, as well as how to extend new business scenarios. In the session for young scholars, Professor He Ran from our lab presented a report titled "Visual Pattern Analysis and Recognition," sharing his insights and perspectives.
【Panel Discussion】
  
As one of the co-organizers of this forum, the Pattern Recognition Laboratory aims to focus on the international forefront of the discipline, emphasizing foundational theoretical innovation, key technological breakthroughs, and the development of systematic solutions. Centered on embodied intelligence research through binary space collaboration, we integrate disciplines like artificial intelligence, moving from virtual space perception to physical space behavior. Our goal is to build a versatile intelligent system for ubiquitous, diverse spaces, creating a general intelligent innovation platform capable of autonomous cognitive understanding, reasoning, decision-making, and planning across various scenarios and tasks. We hope this forum will inspire more innovative thinking, drive technological advancements in the field of pattern recognition, and contribute to the development of an intelligent society.
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