Computer Vision News - February 2023

22 Deep Learning Conference deliberate decision to coincide with the wintertime in Northern Norway, which can be rough but also beautiful, with its glorious mountains, fjords, and plenty of snow. Social events in the evenings offer the opportunity to witness one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena, the Northern Lights. “ Of course, people want to come here and talk science for a week, but we have to be honest, they also really want the Northern Lights chase! ” Robert laughs. “ This year, we went to a small mountain near the city center, Tromsø. You need to take a cable car to get there. In the evening, 250-300 people went up there. They didn’t get the full jackpot, but they got some Northern Lights and even caught it on camera. People come here because it’s maybe a bit out of the ordinary and has this added Northern Lights dimension. The New York Times recently ranked Tromsø in the top 10 list of destinations that you should visit. ” Michael smiles: “ The main reason being the conference, of course! ” The organizers hope to have a bigger venue next year, as registration had to be closed bottom-up initiative from young students and researchers, which Srishti and Stine were involved in organizing. “ We had two amazing male speakers working towards increasing diversity in their institutions and companies, ” Srishti recalls. “ What was common in both of their talks was that we should never see diversity as a limitation, but instead, it’s an added competence. ” Stine adds: “ We had the Women in AI event last year but wanted to be broader this time. We’re planning to hold this event again next year. ” The conference did not host traditional Best Paper awards. Instead, organizers recognized reviewers’ work by awarding Best Review awards to those who provided high-quality feedback on submissions. “ Much work goes on behind the scenes reviewing all the papers, so we wanted to show some gratitude for that, ” Michael explains. Holding the conference in January is a Robert Jenssen