Computer Vision News - November 2018

view. My first project is using omnidirectional images - 360⁰ images. How did you get to this point? Actually, it’s funny because I did industrial engineering both in my master’s and bachelor’s. It’s not really, really related to computer science. My interests grew out of when I had to decide on my master’s thesis. I saw this proposal from a professor who is now my supervisor, José Guerrero. I thought: “ Oh, it’s cool! But I don’t know what it is! ” I sent him an email, and it said: “ Hello, I am really curious about this topic of computer vision, but I don’t know anything about it. ” He told me: “ Okay, Clara, it’s not a problem. If you are so motivated, for me, it’s the most important thing. ” I was about to leave for Erasmus to Italy, to Polytechnic of Torino. He told me that we can see which subjects I could do there in order to start with some notions of computer vision. He proposed that I start with scene understanding. What we are doing is the recovery of indoor scenes. I started with this in my master’s thesis. I really enjoyed it, and in the end, he proposed that I start a PhD I said: “ Yes, okay! ” Where are you from in Spain? Zaragoza. I did Erasmus in Italy. In Trieste and Torino, right? I’m Italian. Tell me something nice about Italy. It’s a country where I feel very comfortable. To be in Spain, for me, it’s home. When I arrived there, I didn’t even know how to speak Italian, but in the end, I went out with Italians and tried to have an Italian life. I felt really, really comfortable. I love the language. I think that in the future, I could live in both countries. I love the food. I love the people. Italians are fun. Yes, I agree. Thank you for the advertising! [ both laugh ] How long did you stay there? The first year, when I was in Trieste, I stayed for the whole academic year. Then, in Torino, I stayed from September until March. You probably know that the most popular Erasmus destination for Italian students is Spain. Yeah, yeah, I know! [ both laugh ] I think that what you said about Italy is exactly what they say about Spain. Yes, I guess we have very similar countries, Pauline Luc 25 Computer Vision News Clara Fernández Women in Science “I can’t imagine working on anything else!”

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