Computer Vision News - September 2018

where you are living. You are actually living the same way you work… two different communities that you want to belong to and two different homes that you feel you belong to in a way. Is there any other complexity that we should know about? [ laughs ] I never thought of it like that! I think there must be more complexities in my life. [ both laugh ] What was one of the most complex things that you have done until now? I’m not sure if it’s complex, but it’s something that has been a big change. Coming from the architectural field into the AI field definitely creates some kind of difference in how your mind works. Still, I wanted to go back and do more math and science. I’m trying to keep both in balance. Both the creative side, which comes out in different ways inside the work I am doing now, and being able to do more math as well. What is your current work? I continue working on being able to understand semantics in 3D scenes. Semantics not only means specific objects, like walls, chairs and tables, but being able to expand them into understanding properties, relationships, how humans interact with these objects… Being able to understand the affordances within the buildings and the elements. I am also interested in the spatiotemporal understanding of buildings, from the moment they get constructed to the moment they get demolished. What will you be doing ten years from now? [ laughs ] I have no idea! I don’t know where I’ll be in terms of location. I know 26 Women in Computer Vision Computer Vision News Women in Science