40 Years at SIPI: The Past, Present and Beyond

SIPI 40th Anniversary Symposium
Organizer: C.-C. Jay Kuo
Sponsored: December 2, 2012

The Signal and Image Processing Institute (SIPI) celebrated its 40th anniversary on December 2, 2012 at a one-day symposium. About 200 guests attended, including SIPI Founding Directors, Dr. William K. Pratt and Dr. Harry C. Andrews, former and current faculty, alumni and current Ph.D. students and friends.

Main objectives of this symposium:

1. Visibility: to promote SIPI’s outstanding research accomplishments over the last 40 years to the outside world and enhance SIPI’s visibility.
2. Networking: to build a network among past and current SIPI members, including faculty, alumni and current Ph.D. students.
3. Planning: to use this opportunity as a technology forum for strategic planning and obtain inputs for the future growth of SIPI.

The symposium consists of three parts:

• historical review
• current status
• future outlook