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About IPMI

Information Processing in Medical Imaging (IPMI) is a conference held every two years focused on the fields of applied mathematics, computer science, image processing and image analysis (particularly of medical images); applied results in neuroscience, cardiology, and microscopy are also frequently considered. IPMI is the longest standing conference focused on medical images having first met, organized by Dr. Francois Erbsmann, in Brussels in 1969. The 30th IPMI is scheduled to be held in Lake Stukely, QC, Canada, from June 27 to July 02, 2027.

History of Quality

IPMI runs since 1969, gathering core lead researchers and young students in medical image analysis.

Quality Discussions

IPMI showcases presentations with unlimited-time questions and discussions within study groups

Quality Work

IPMI has a cap of 120 participants, ensuring quality of papers, reviews by community leaders, and work impact.

History

Established in 1969 by Francois Erbsmann, the biennial Information Processing in Medical Imaging (IPMI) conference, originally focused on nuclear medicine, now unites a broad community for medical image computing, alternating between North America and Europe. Characterized by a single track of in-depth presentations and unlimited discussion, IPMI is limited to 120 participants to foster rigorous debate and community building, often held in a remote location with communal housing and activities.

Past Editions

2027

30th IPMI: Lake Stukely, QC, Canada, 2027

https://2027.ipmi-conf.org

Organizer: Hervé Lombaert, Julia Schnabel

2025

29th IPMI: Kos, Greece, 2025

https://ipmi2025.org

Organizer: Ipek Oguz, Dimitris N. Metaxas

Erbsmann Prize: Vatsala Sharma (IIT Bombay)

51 paper, LNCS volume 15829-15830

2023

28th IPMI: Bariloche, Argentina, 2023

Organizers: Alejandro Frangi, Marleen de Bruijne

Erbsmann Prize: John Orlando Kalkhof (TU Darmstadt)

63 papers, LNCS volume 13939

2021

27th IPMI: Virtual, Bornholm, Denmark, 2021

Web: https://ipmi2021.org/

Organizer: Stefan Sommer, Aasa Feragen, Mads Nielsen, Julia Schnabel

Erbsmann Prize: Kristen Campbell (U.Utah)

59 papers, LNCS volume 12729

2019

26th IPMI: Hong Kong, 2019

Organizers: Albert C. S. Chung, James C. Gee 

Erbsmann Prize: Sara Garbarino (Inria)

68 papers, LNCS volume 11492

2017

25th IPMI: Boone, NC, USA, 2017

https://www.ipmi2017.org

Organizer:  Martin Styner

Erbsmann Prize: Thomas Schlegl (U.Vienna)

53 papers, LNCS volume 10265

2015

24th IPMI: Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK, 2015

Organizer: Sebastien Ourselin, Daniel C. Alexander, Carl-Fredrik Westin

Erbsmann Prize: Joseph Dagher (U.Arizona)

63 papers, LNCS volume 9123

IPMI 2027 Isle of Skye

2013

23th IPMI: Asilomar, CA, USA, 2013

Organizer: William M. Wells, Sarang Joshi, Kilian M. Pohl

Erbsmann Prize: Hervé Lombaert (McGill)

64 papers, LNCS volume 7917

2011

22th IPMI: Kloster Irsee, Germany, 2011

Organizer: Gábor Székely, Horst K. Hahn

Erbsmann Prize: Hubert Fonteijn (UCL)

64 papers, LNCS volume 6801,

2009

21th IPMI: Williamsburg, VA, USA, 2009

Erbsmann Prize: Maxime Descoteaux (NeuroSpin)

59 papers, LNCS volume 5636

2007

20th IPMI: Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 2007

Erbsmann Prize: Ben Glocker (TUM)

63 papers, LNCS volume 4584

2005

19th IPMI: Glenwood Springs, CO, USA, 2005

Erbsmann Prize: Duygu Tosun (Johns Hopkins)

63 papers, LNCS volume 3565

2003

18th IPMI: Ambleside, UK

Erbsmann Prize: Guillaume Marrelec (INSERM)

57 papers, LNCS volume 2732

2001

17th IPMI: Davis, CA, USA, 2001

Erbsmann Prize: Viktor K. Jirsa (Florida Atlantic U)

54 papers, LNCS volume 2082

1999

16th IPMI: Visegrad, Hungary, 1999

Erbsmann Prize: Liana M. Lorigo (MIT)

52 papers, LNCS volume 1613

1997

15th IPMI: Poultney, VT, USA, 1997

Erbsmann Prize: David Atkinson (KCL)

57 papers, LNCS volume 1230

1995

14th IPMI: Brest, France, 1995

Erbmann Prize: Maurits K. Konings (U.Utrecht)

1993

13th IPMI: Flagstaff, AZ, USA, 1993

Erbsmann Prize: Jeffrey A. Fessler (UM Ann Arbor)

35 papers, LNCS volume 687

1991

12th IPMI: Wye, Kent, UK, 1991

Erbsmann Prize: H. Isil Bozma (Yale)

40 papers, LNCS volume 511

1989

11th IPMI: Berkeley, CA, USA, 1989

Arthur G. Gmitro (U.Arizona)

1987

10th IPMI Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1987

Organizer: Cornelis de Graaf, Max Viergever

Erbsmann Prize: John M. Gauch (UNC Chapel Hill)

41 papers, book

1985

9th IPMI: Washington, DC, USA, 1985

38 papers, book

1983

8th IPMI: Brussels, Belgium, 1983

Organizer: F. Deconinck

32 papers, book

1981

7th IPMI: Stanford, CA, USA, 1981

Organizer: M.L. Goris

1979

6th IPMI: Paris, France, 1979

1977

5th IPMI: Nashville, TN, USA, 1977
Organizer: Randy Brill

1975

4th IPMI: Orsay, France, 1975

1973

3rd IPMI: Cambridge, MA, USA, 1973

1971

2nd IPMI: Chicago, IL, USA, 1971

Organizer: Eberhard Jahns

1969

1st IPMI: Sulzbury, Austria, 1969
Organizer: François Erbsmann

IPMI Board Members

Albert Chung

HKUST

Alejandro F. Frangi

University of Manchester

Alison Noble

University of Oxford

Chris Taylor

University of Manchester

Gary Christensen

University of Iowa

James Duncan

Yale

Richard Leahy

University of Southern California

Marleen de Bruijne

Erasmus MC Rotterdam

Stephen Pizer

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Polina Golland

MIT

Jerry L. Prince

Johns Hopkins University

Sebastien Ourselin

King's College London

Stefan Sommer

University of Copenhagen

William M. Wells III

Harvard University

Gábor J. Székely

ETH Zürich

Martin Styner

University of Basel

Ipek Oguz

Vanderbilt University