Computer Vision News - February 2017

16 Computer Vision News Women in Computer Vision Women in Science “ The lab I am in now was my dream four years ago ” A window to the sea - This image of Tali's lab was taken by Derya Akkaynak , a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat I have a trivial recommendation because she is the guru now for everyone. There is a book called Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg. I feel that I learned a lot from that book. She also has TED Talks and a website. What dream would you like to achieve? That’s a good question as well. I’m lucky that the lab I am in now was my dream four years ago. So you already have your dream job? Yes. The lab can keep you evolving and growing. Also, I would like to commercialize some of our ideas. I feel this is the way our ideas can be widespread in the world, if we manage to commercialize them and bring them to everyday use. Of all the places that you dived in, which one did you like the most? I don’t know if it’s for everyone because it’s a difficult dive, but the most exciting one was Rangiroa , an atoll in French Polynesia where you can do deep dives with many sharks. It’s not an easy dive though. What makes it difficult? It is deep. It has strong currents, and there are many sharks. What can be better than that? Yes! I agree with you! [ we laugh ]