Computer Vision News - May 2018

Yes, I think so. [ Laughs ] Did you never have the need to cope with a failure? Yes, of course I had a lot of failures. Give us a tip. Yes, that’s a hard question. [ Laughs ] I’m here to ask you hard questions. I don’t know. A perfectionist is very often a dreamer. What is your dream? I think my dream is finding a good job, a job that I like, being able to move back to Spain in a few years, maybe have a scientist job there. What would you like to achieve with that? I would like to make an impact. Like, make something that people can use and make their lives easier. What kind of impact? To cure a disease, for instance? Yes, that would be great. Can you name one disease that you dream of curing? Well, everybody dreams of curing cancer. [ Laughs ] I certainly hope you will. So, you are imposing a very high burden on yourself, with a lot of pressure. What makes you run? What is the need that makes you run? I think it’s the same thing, I always try to push myself to make something that… Why do you need that? If you think about it, I don’t need it. But I just like it. You like to put yourself under pressure. Yes, I think I do. [ Laughs ] And to be able to succeed under that pressure. Yes. [ Laughs ] And to say I did it. Yes. [ Laughs ] So, this sweet taste of victory is your main drive. Yes, maybe. Tell me the sweetest taste of victory that you have tasted until this day. What was it? Maybe when I published my first journal paper for my research. Is there any time that you see somebody else doing something and you say, “ I want to be able to do that, too? ” Yes, of course. Give me one example that you say: “ Oh, I must do the same .” Well, I love dancing, and sometimes I see some people dancing, and I’m like: 38 Saturday ISBI DAILY Maria Sainz de Cea BEST OF