Computer Vision News - December 2019

Georgia Gkioxari 33 parents actually reside on an island, Paros, which I find very beautiful. One of my favorite islands, if I didn’t pick this one, is Folegandros. It’s one that’s not on the radar. Tourists have not picked up on it, so I like that. It’s mostly Greek tourists that go there in the summer. It’s wonderful scenery, beautiful beaches, and the food is great. Greece is underrated. How good it is to go and see the beauty of Greece… Definitely, but the last couple of summers that I’ve been there, I’ve seen more and more tourists. A lot of people want to go. It’s also very far. Well, not for me. I live very close to there so every few months, I visit one of the islands. I hate you! [ laughs ] Oh! You’re so lucky! Tell us about Greece. What does Greece need to do now to succeed? You mean in science? Yes. What I would like for the Greek leadership and government to do is to try to attract a lot of the talent that has left the country. There is actually a term for this. It’s called brain drain. It means that a lot of people who are successful in science leave the country because there is no opportunity for them there. What is the nicest thing that you found in the US that you didn’t have in Greece? I think my friends! "Judy Hoffman (brilliant, funny and very talented, now faculty at Georgia Tech) and I in one of the most fun CVPR conferences in Portland. You can't see the empty margarita glasses!" “How would Kaiming react? How would Kaiming present it? How would Kaiming feel afterwards?” Best of ICCV 2019