Computer Vision News - October 2016

CVN: Which teacher was particularly meaningful to you? Imama: My supervisor, Dr. Eddie Jacobs from the University of Memphis, was very helpful during my dissertation. He basically gave me the freedom to take any problem and figure out any improvements or other findings we can demonstrate. CVN: Do you plan to go back to Pakistan one day? Imama: After working more in the industry in the United States, I may go back to Pakistan. The work is more advanced in the United States, and there are a lot of problems in Pakistan which can be solved using this kind of technology. When I have the opportunity to spend time working on those problems then I will, but not right now. CVN: What are you passionate about? Imama: One thing I’m really passionate about in technology is understanding how the brain functions, to be able to model that kind of functionality, and help people with different disorders to recover. I think that would be really helpful. CVN: What if this technology ends up in the wrong hands? Imama: Everything has positive and negative forces. I think it’s the role of the law to make a policy to prevent this from happening. Computer Vision News Women in Computer Vision 19 Women Scientists “ Understand how the brain functions, be able to model that kind of functionality, and help people with disorders to recover ”