It is getting easier and more and more common to install or use recognition systems in our daily lives and working environments, such as fingerprint recognition systems, face and iris recognition systems, car plate and vehicle recognition systems, industrial automation inspection systems, medical diagnosis and surgical planning systems, image search systems. This course aims to provide students with a sound background in the area of recognition systems. Tentative topics include various examples of recognition systems, and related techniques in image analysis, computer vision, and pattern recognition.