Exactly. Will you pick one of those? Good question. I think we have so many open problems in our world, from various political problems to climate change. I think climate change is a good one, maybe something medical. I find some of the companies that do research into longevity, not necessarily extending the length of human life but improving the quality of life at a later stage where I think there’s a lot of ML used there, I think these are the things that I find interesting. You are preparing for retirement. Yeah, exactly. I want to retire in a nice way! [both laugh] Still be able to go on hikes or something. Scuba diving? Yeah, perfect. Scuba dive at 90 or something like that! [Ivana laughs] We have spoken about the future; we did not speak much about the past. Why did you leave Croatia? Well, that was a very long time ago now. It was 12 years ago. Yeah, that’s when I left Croatia. I wanted to see what there is outside Croatia. I wanted to experience life outside Croatia, but I didn’t think I was going to stay. I initially thought it was going to be a couple of years, but then, here we are. What did you do for this couple of years? I did a Master’s in Berlin at first. Then, I was in California for a year doing an internship at a startup, and then I started doing my PhD in Edinburgh, Scotland. So, it was not the plan? No, not initially. It was kind of let’s go and see sort of thing. Is this the way you decide things? When I was young, for sure. Now, sometimes! Are you going to use the same criteria for things happening in the future? I mean, not so much. Now, I tend to overthink things a bit more than when I was 21. What is the thing that you did until now that you are the most satisfied with? 28 DAILY CVPR Women in Computer Vision Wednesday
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