King-Sun Fu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

King-Sun Fu

Computer researcher

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1985

Profession: computer scientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Dr.
King-Sun Fu (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Fù Jingsun; October 2, 1930 – April 29, 1985) was a Chinese-born American computer scientist.
He was a Goss Distinguished Professor at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
He was instrumental in the founding of International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR), served as its first president, and is widely recognized for his extensive contributions to- and a pioneer in- the field of pattern recognition (within computer image analysis) and machine intelligence.
In honor of the memory of Professor King-Sun Fu, IAPR gives the biennial King-Sun Fu Prize to a living person in the recognition of an outstanding technical contribution to the field of pattern recognition.
The first King-Sun Fu Prize was presented in 1988, to Azriel Rosenfeld.