In 1957, Computing Center of National Academy of Science USSR was created in Kiev for research works in Computer Science, which started in Ukraine at the end of the 40’th.

In 1962, Institute of Cybernetics was founded on the base of the center. A matter of research involved practically all possible directions in a modern cybernetics and computer science. The laboratory of image processing and recognition was created as a part of the institution.

At the end of the 90’th Institute was restructured, and the International Research and Training Centre for Informational Technologies and Systems (link) was founded. The laboratory of image processing and recognition became a department of the Centre.