Computer Vision News - February 2018

30 Computer Vision News Then we grew up in the same region. When did you discover that you wanted to dedicate your life to science? I think very, very early on, actually. My mom is a nurse. She had scientific training as well. I grew up with her, and as I was an only child, I would get bored at home. What can you do? As a child, I was very curious and would pick up my mom’s textbooks. They were actually chemistry textbooks: huge, old-school textbooks. I started reading, but understood absolutely nothing. I found that very fascinating. She was always very supportive of me getting a scientific education and so was my dad, of course. I discovered very early on that it was something I was interested in. I’ve always had a very rational mind. I had lots of questions, as every child does, and I thought that science could answer a lot of those questions. I found it very, very exciting. Then I enrolled in a scientific high school, in Italy we call it Liceo Scientifico. They provided me with all of the basis necessary to succeed in college. I knew right away what I wanted to do in college. I went to university in the States where it’s customary to be undeclared or undecided for some years of your schooling. In college, you can explore a lot of different subjects. It’s a brilliant Scuba diving in Bora Bora Michela Paganini Women in Science “ The only way to succeed is to really start believing in yourself… ”