ICPRAM 2027 — 16th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods
by INSTICC — Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication
Pattern recognition split into equal Theory and Applications tracks, with keynotes confirmed a year out.
About This Event
ICPRAM 2027, the 16th International Conference on Pattern Recognition Applications and Methods, runs 20–22 February 2027 in Valletta, Malta, and appears on the International Association for Pattern Recognition's official conference schedule. The programme is split into two areas of equal standing — Theory and Methods, and Applications — and the organisers explicitly solicit applications of pattern-recognition techniques to real-world problems, interdisciplinary research, and experimental or theoretical studies that advance the methods themselves. Two keynotes are already confirmed more than a year ahead: Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze of University College London and Marcus Liwicki of Luleå University of Technology. ICPRAM is held in conjunction with ICORES 2027, MODELSWARD 2027, ICISSP 2027 and BIOSTEC 2027, so the same week also covers operations research, model-driven engineering, information security and biomedical engineering. Regular papers close 15 September 2026 and second-stage papers 22 October 2026.
Key Dates & Deadlines
- Regular paper submission deadline (1st stage)
- Workshop proposal deadline
- Special session proposal deadline
- Tutorial proposal deadline
- Position/regular paper submission deadline (2nd stage)
- Notification to authors (1st stage)
- Camera-ready and registration (1st stage)
- Abstract submission deadline (abstracts track)
- Notification to authors (2nd stage)
- Camera-ready and registration (2nd stage)
- Notification to authors (abstracts track)
- Camera-ready and registration (abstracts track)
At a Glance
- Date
- February 20–22, 2027
- Location
- Valletta, Malta
- Format
- In-Person
- Event Type
- Conference
- Status
- Upcoming
- Pricing
- Paid
- Organizer
- INSTICC — Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication
- Added
- Sep 2, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 2, 2026
Topics & Focus Areas
Who Should Attend
- ✓Pattern recognition researchers
- ✓Machine learning practitioners
- ✓Data scientists
- ✓Applied AI engineers
- ✓Interdisciplinary research leads
- ✓Graduate students in machine learning
Why Attend
ICPRAM is one of the few pattern-recognition conferences that treats applied work as a first-class track rather than a poster afterthought, which makes it a practical venue for an enterprise data-science or ML team that wants its production work reviewed and cited rather than merely demoed. For a VP of engineering or head of data science, the co-location is the real draw: ICORES for optimisation, ICISSP for security, MODELSWARD for model-driven engineering and BIOSTEC for health — four adjacent decision areas covered in one week in Valletta on one travel budget. The two confirmed keynotes give a firm read on the programme's direction more than a year before the event, which is enough lead time to decide whether to submit or simply attend.
Event Features
- ✓Programme area: Theory and Methods
- ✓Programme area: Applications
- ✓Keynote by Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze, University College London
- ✓Keynote by Marcus Liwicki, Luleå University of Technology
- ✓Co-located with ICORES 2027, MODELSWARD 2027, ICISSP 2027 and BIOSTEC 2027
- ✓Satellite events: workshop, special session, tutorial, demo and panel proposals, all due 2 October 2026
- ✓Separate abstracts track with a December 2026 submission window
What Makes This Unique
- ★Deliberately two-sided: a Theory and Methods area and an Applications area, so methodological and real-world industrial work are reviewed on their own terms instead of competing for the same slots.
- ★Keynotes confirmed more than a year out — Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze (University College London) and Marcus Liwicki (Luleå University of Technology) — which is rare at this scale and gives a firm read on the programme's direction.
- ★Held in conjunction with ICORES, MODELSWARD, ICISSP and BIOSTEC 2027, covering operations research, model-driven engineering, information security and biomedical engineering in the same week.
- ★Explicitly welcomes interdisciplinary submissions, which makes it a realistic venue for applied industrial work that would be out of scope at a pure-methods conference.
- ★Carried on the IAPR conference schedule, placing it inside the international pattern-recognition community.
Featured Speakers From
Industries Represented
Pricing Details
Registration fees for ICPRAM 2027 are not published yet — the conference site carries a Registration Fees page but no rates. Camera-ready submission and registration are tied together: 27 November 2026 for first-stage papers, 18 December 2026 for second-stage papers, and 8 January 2027 for the abstracts track.
Organizer
INSTICC — Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication
icpram.scitevents.org/Frequently Asked
- When is ICPRAM 2027?
- ICPRAM 2027 takes place February 20–22, 2027 in Valletta, Malta.
- Where is ICPRAM 2027 held?
- ICPRAM 2027 is held in Valletta, Malta. The event format is in-person.
- What is the ICPRAM 2027 submission deadline?
- The next ICPRAM 2027 deadline is regular paper submission deadline (1st stage) on Sep 15, 2026. Remaining dates: Workshop proposal deadline — Oct 2, 2026; Special session proposal deadline — Oct 2, 2026; Tutorial proposal deadline — Oct 2, 2026; Position/regular paper submission deadline (2nd stage) — Oct 22, 2026; Notification to authors (1st stage) — Nov 13, 2026; Camera-ready and registration (1st stage) — Nov 27, 2026; Abstract submission deadline (abstracts track) — Dec 3, 2026; Notification to authors (2nd stage) — Dec 4, 2026; Camera-ready and registration (2nd stage) — Dec 18, 2026; Notification to authors (abstracts track) — Dec 21, 2026; Camera-ready and registration (abstracts track) — Jan 8, 2027.
- How much does ICPRAM 2027 cost?
- ICPRAM 2027 is paid. Registration fees for ICPRAM 2027 are not published yet — the conference site carries a Registration Fees page but no rates. Camera-ready submission and registration are tied together: 27 November 2026 for first-stage papers, 18 December 2026 for second-stage papers, and 8 January 2027 for the abstracts track.
- Who should attend ICPRAM 2027?
- ICPRAM 2027 is aimed at Pattern recognition researchers, Machine learning practitioners, Data scientists, Applied AI engineers, Interdisciplinary research leads, Graduate students in machine learning.
- What topics does ICPRAM 2027 cover?
- ICPRAM 2027 covers Pattern recognition, Machine learning methods, Applied machine learning, Real-world pattern recognition applications, Interdisciplinary AI research, Experimental machine learning studies, Theoretical foundations of pattern recognition.
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