The 2024 Fifth International Symposium on Signal and Image Processing (ISSIP 2024), hosted by The Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo (A.U.K) in Kosovo, Europe, on March 25-26, 2024, marked a significant milestone in the field of technological advancement. This report aims to provide an overview of the symposium, its objectives, outcomes, and impact on the field of signal and image processing.

Sponsored by esteemed organizations including the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Kolkata Chapter, IEEE CIS Kolkata Chapter, and the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), Kolkata Branch, ISSIP 2024 aimed to foster the field of signal and image processing. Initiated in May 2023 by Dr. Debabrata Samanta, Program Head & Assistant Professor, Dept. of Computing and Information Technologies, RITK, ISSIP 2024 sought to bridge the gap between theory and practice in algorithms and hardware transforming signals for specific purposes.

The selected papers are planned to be published by Springer in their prestigious “Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering” series, indexed by EI Compendex and Scopus databases.

The symposium commenced with an inaugural session featuring esteemed speakers and keynote addresses. Over the course of two days, ISSIP 2024 featured technical sessions chaired by experts in the field, facilitating lively discussions and presentations. The Valedictory session marked the culmination of ISSIP 2024, honoring outstanding contributions and offering valuable feedback from delegates.

The symposium attracted a wealth of research contributions, receiving 67 abstracts, 94 full papers, 81 short papers, and 41 posters. Out of these, 34 full papers were accepted, indicating the high caliber of submissions. Thirty-one were accepted for oral presentations and included in the Conference Proceedings.