A survey of six International Conferences on Pattern Recognition

In order to visualize the trends in pattern recognition during the past 10 years, the full papers contained in the Proceedings of the six International Conferences on Pattern Recognition held so far were categorized and indexed. In total, 40 index terms were used.The paper supplies information about participation by various countries. The continuous shift from pattern recognition towards image processing is substantiated. The general trends in emphasis are visualized in more detail on maps as obtained by the application of correspondence analysis. Some national differences are also indicated.