Sponsors

	COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level.
	IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.
	The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) is an international association of non-profit, scientific or professional organizations (being national, multi-national, or international in scope) concerned with pattern recognition, computer vision, and image processing in a broad sense.
	Sharing and advancing knowledge, the IET and its members seek to enhance people's lives around the world.
	The European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP) was founded on 1 September 1978 to: "improve communication between groups and individuals that work within the multidisciplinary, fast growing field of Signal Processing in Europe and elsewhere, and to exchange and disseminate information in the field all over the world." The association exists to further the efforts of researchers by providing a learned and professional platform for dissemination and discussion of all aspects of signal processing.

Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) - IST is the engineering school of the Technical University of Lisbon.
IST mission is to contribute to the development of society by promoting a higher education of outstanding quality in the areas of Engineering, Science & Technology, at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and by developing the Research & Development activities essential to ensure the highest standard of education.

Instituto de Telecomunicações (it) - it is a research institute whose mission is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge in the field of telecommunications.
it is actively involved in fundamental and applied research in telecommunications both at national and international level. Simultaneously it is committed to foster higher education and training, by hosting and tutoring graduate and postgraduate students.