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also sickle cell patients. How did you go from your PhD to your current work? After I finished my PhD, I was rebuilding automated software installed in a camera. It is used right now by Tampa General Hospital. They use it to monitor babies’ faces in incubators. After that, I started to apply to different places. I knew I wanted an academic career. I was always interested in academics. My mother was an academic so I knew in the future I would join academia. I got offers from Intel and from Amazon. But then I was focusing more on joining a research center or a faculty position. What field did your mother work in? My mother studies religion and culture. Maybe that’s a side-track, but I grew up really knowing about different religions. I know about all of them, and I have no problem with any religion, or any culture, or any idea. Did she ever tell you, “ Ghada, stay away from academia! You will have to work a lot! You won’t have time for yourself! ”? She said, “ If this is what you feel like doing, do that! ” But she warned me. She told me it’s going to be tough. It’s not easy. Next time I will interview her! [ both laugh ] I understand that you also want to teach. Yes, I have a passion for teaching. I’m not sure if this is true or not, but I think those who are interested in teaching want to do it because it allows us to rethink our understanding of ideas. I love teaching, the same way as I love research. I applied for an academic position. I actually got three positions. I got assistant professor at the University of New Orleans, assistant professor at University of South Carolina, and the third one at 22 DAILY CVPR Thursday Women in Computer Vision Stanford Friends