PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Robert P.W. Duin

Also known as Robert Pieter Wilhelm Duin

Robert P.W. Duin is a researcher in statistical pattern recognition, the field that trains machines to sort objects into classes. He joined the pattern recognition group at Delft University of Technology in 1970, and after 2000 his research centered on dissimilarity representation. His 1978 doctoral thesis examined the accuracy of statistical pattern recognizers, and the IAPR made him a Fellow in 2002 and chose him for the Pierre Devijver Award in 2006. He officially retired in 2011, and a review article lists him at the Pattern Recognition Laboratory in Delft.

Works
298
Citations
24,904
h-index
62

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1970

    A Delft pattern recognition group

    He studies applied physics at Delft University of Technology and joins its pattern recognition group in 1970, where he stays for his entire professional career.

  2. 1978

    A thesis on classifier accuracy

    He completes a doctoral thesis on the accuracy of statistical pattern recognizers in 1978.

  3. 2002

    An IAPR Fellow

    In 2002 the IAPR names him a Fellow for contributions to statistical pattern recognition and for service to IAPR.

  4. 2004

    The PRTools toolbox

    In 2004 he co-authors PRTools, a MATLAB toolbox for pattern recognition, of which he is the main designer.

  5. 2005

    Book on dissimilarity representation

    After 2000 his research centers on dissimilarity representation, and in 2005 he co-writes a book on that topic.

  6. 2006

    The Pierre Devijver Award

    The IAPR names him the 2006 winner of the Pierre Devijver Award, which honors an outstanding scientist in statistical pattern recognition.

  7. 2008

    A program chair in Tampa

    He is one of the program chairs of the 19th ICPR in Tampa in 2008.

  8. Since 2011

    Retirement and the Delft lab

    He officially retires in 2011 and takes no new students. A review article lists him at the Pattern Recognition Laboratory in Delft.

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  1. Get to Know Duin iapr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Publications Robert P.W. Duin rduin.nl. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. ExCo old.iapr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Pierre Devijver Award – International Association for Pattern Recognition iapr.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. External Home Page Robert P.W. Duin rduin.nl. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Frontiers | The Origin of Patterns frontiersin.org. Checked 15 October 2026.