Ludmila Ilieva Kuncheva
Also known as Lucy Kuncheva, Ludmila Kuncheva
Ludmila (Lucy) Kuncheva is an emeritus professor at Bangor University, which she joined in 1997. She earned a master's degree in Sofia in 1983 and a PhD from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 1987. Her book Fuzzy Classifier Design appeared in 2000, and Combining Pattern Classifiers: Methods and Algorithms appeared in 2004, with a second edition in 2014. The International Association for Pattern Recognition named her a Fellow in 2012 for her contributions to multiple classifier systems. In 2025 she co-wrote an article on animal re-identification in video in Pattern Analysis and Applications.
Timeline
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1983–1987
Degrees from Sofia
She earns a master's degree from the Technical University of Sofia in 1983 and a PhD from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in 1987.
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1997
Joining Bangor University
She joins Bangor University in 1997.
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2000
Fuzzy classifier design
Her book Fuzzy Classifier Design appears in 2000.
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2004
Combining pattern classifiers
Combining Pattern Classifiers: Methods and Algorithms appears in 2004, and a second edition follows in 2014.
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2012
An IAPR fellowship
The International Association for Pattern Recognition names her a Fellow in 2012 for her contributions to multiple classifier systems.
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2025
Animal re-identification in video
She co-writes an article published in Pattern Analysis and Applications in 2025.
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Since 2025
Emeritus professor at Bangor
Bangor University confers the title of Emeritus Professor on her after her retirement in 2025.
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