Computer Vision News 28 You are not originally from Southampton, are you? No, I just moved here last month. You are Chinese-born and Chineseeducated. How did you end up in the UK? Good question. I’m educated in China. I grew up in China. As you may know, for a researcher, it’s always good to go to a different place, and the UK is my favorite one, so I came here because I watched a lot of UK dramas like Harry Potter and things like that! [she laughs] I always wanted to come to the UK, and I got an opportunity during my PhD to be a visiting student at King’s College London, supervised by Professor Julia Schnabel. You’ve also interviewed her. You came for the drama, but have you met any actors since you have been in the UK? [Lei laughs] No, I didn’t have that chance. I know that a lot of my friends met some actors in the subway, but I didn’t get that chance. Most actors live in London, but during the time I stayed in London, Covid happened, so I stayed the whole year at home! [she laughs] You should have worked at King’s, not at Southampton. In Southampton, there is no subway, right? Yeah! [she laughs] Maybe you can spend a weekend in London and find the actors! Who is the actor that you most wish to meet? Many choices. I can’t remember all their names, but Laura Carmichael in Downton Abbey and the actor in Harry Potter and Keira Knightley in Pride and Prejudice - I really like her! What will you say if you meet them? I might say, I really like you, and I watched a lot of movies and drama from you! When you arrived in the UK, did you find a good environment for your research? Yeah, it’s a very good question. I think the research atmosphere in the UK is quite different from China. In China, it’s too many people, so it’s quite competitive. People are always trying to publish a lot of papers, and some of them are maybe not useful, Women in Science
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