About APSIPA

The Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association (APSIPA) is a non-profit organization with the following objectives as its mission:

The idea of APSIPA was born in Hawaii in 2007. It was formally incorporated as "Asia Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Limited" in Hong Kong on July 23, 2009. Dr. Sadaoki Furui was elected as the first President and all other BoG members were elected at the BoG meeting held on the first day of APSIPA ASC 2009, October 4, 2009. All BoG members were approved at the first Annual General Meeting held on October 5, 2009, and APSIPA was officially established.

The major events in APSIPA history are listed below.

Major Events in APSIPA Preparation Stage

  • April 19, 2007
    The initialization meeting was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
  • December 8, 2007
    The 1st APSIPA Steering Committee Meeting was held in Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
  • April 3, 2008
    The 2nd APSIPA Steering Committee Meeting was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
  • December 13, 2008
    The 3rd APSIPA Steering Committee Meeting was held in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
  • April 23, 2009
    The 4th APSIPA Steering Committee Meeting was held in Taiwan
Major Events of APSIPA

  • October 4-7, 2009
    2009 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Sapporo, Japan
    Dr. Sadaoki Furui was elected as the first President of APSIPA
    The first APSIPA Board of Governors was installed
  • 2009
    APSIPA Technical Committees were established
  • December 14-17, 2010
    2010 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Biopolis, Singapore
  • October 18-21, 2011
    2011 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Xi'an, China
  • December,2011
    The APSIPA Social Network Program was launched
  • January, 2012
    The APSIPA Distinguished Lecturer Program was launched
  • April, 2012
    The 1st issue of APSIPA Newsletters was published
  • May, 2012
    The open-access journal "APSIPA Transactions on Signal and Information Processing", published by the Cambridge University Press, was launched
  • December 3-6, 2012
    2012 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Los Angeles, California, USA
    Dr. C.-C. Jay Kuo succeeded Dr. Furui to become the 2nd President of APSIPA
  • September 1, 2013
    The APSIPA Friend Labs Program was launched
  • October 29-November 1, 2013
    2013 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • November, 2013
    The first APSIPA Advisory Board was established
  • December 9-12, 2014
    2014 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Siem Reap, city of Angkor Wat, Cambodia
    Dr. Haizhou Li succeeded Dr. C.-C. Jay Kuo to become the 3rd President of APSIPA
  • 2014
    The Industry Program was launched
  • December 16-19, 2015
    2015 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Hong Kong
  • December, 2016
    The first APSIPA Sadaoki Furui Prize Paper Award was launched
  • December 13-16, 2016
    2016 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Jeju, South Korea
    Dr. Wan-Chi Siu succeeded Dr. Haizhou Li to become the 4th President of APSIPA
  • December 12-15, 2017
    2017 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • November, 2018
    The APSIPA Grand Award was launched
  • November 12-15, 2018
    2018 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    Dr. Hitoshi Kiya succeeded Dr. Wan-Chi Siu to become the 5th President of APSIPA
  • November 18-21, 2019
    2019 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Lanzhou, China
  • December 7-10, 2020
    2020 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Auckland, New Zealand
    Dr. Anthony Kuh succeeded Dr. Hitoshi Kiyato become the 6th President of APSIPA
  • December 14-17, 2021
    2021 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Tokyo, Japan
  • November 7-10, 2022
    2022 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Chiangmai, Thailand
    Dr. Tatsuya Kawahara succeeded Dr. Anthony Kuh become the 7th President of APSIPA
  • October 31-November 3, 2023
    2023 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Taiwan
  • December 3-6, 2024
    2024 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Macau, China
    Dr. Woon-Seng Gan succeeded Dr. Tatsuya Kawahara become the 8th President of APSIPA
  • October 22-24, 2025
    2025 APSIPA Annual Summit and Conference was held in Singapore
  • January, 2026
    Mid-Career Excellence Award 2026 was launched
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