Follow-up visit of Prof. Ondřej Straka, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Plzeň, Czech Republic for joint research on data-driven Bayesian estimation.

Uwe D. Hanebeck was awarded the grade of ISIF Fellow. From the letter: In recognition of exceptional professional achievement and significant contributions to the field of information fusion, ISIF confers the distinction of Fellow upon a select group of Senior Members whose work has had a lasting impact on information fusion and on ISIF. Based on the recommendations of the Fellow Committee and approval by the ISIF Board of Directors, you have been elevated to the grade of ISIF Fellow. This distinction represents one of the highest honors bestowed by ISIF and acknowledges your sustained excellence, leadership, and influence within the information fusion community. Your elevation to Fellow reflects our deep appreciation for your contributions to the advancement of the field, as well as your dedication to ISIF’s mission and activities. We are grateful for your continued engagement and look forward to your ongoing leadership and participation within ISIF.

Uwe D. Hanebeck was elevated to the grade of ISIF Senior Member. (As this grade was officially introduced in 2026, it was bestowed retroactively.)

Tim Baur successfully defended his Ph.D. dissertation "Simultaneous Three-Dimensional Shape Estimation and Tracking in Maritime Environments". The thesis has been co-advised and co-examined by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Johannes Reuter (Hochschule Konstanz) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Marcus Baum (Universität Göttingen).

Julian Schreiber joins the ISAS lab.

Xiaozhu Luo joins the ISAS lab.