Computer Vision News - February 2019

21 Computer Vision News Serena Yeung Women in Science It’s been really evident that the first priority of doctors and nurses is trying to look at anything they can do to improve the care that they are able to give their patients. This sort of technology is very new. There’s no precedent for it. There are obviously a lot of questions that need to be answered, ranging from the technology, but also to the hospital and policy level about how this kind of technology will be used. It shows how much the nurses and clinicians really care about their patients. They are enthusiastic to be the guinea pigs trying out and shaping the future of this technology. We didn’t mention yet that in Stanford you were supervised by Fei Fei Li. Of all the positive aspects of working with Fei Fei, is there anyone that you would like to point out in particular? I think one thing that has stood out to me about Fei Fei is how much she genuinely cares about each of her students and their future. She really believes in her students and sees the best in each of them. She’s the kind of person that I’ve seen be extremely supportive and always believing in you. As a PhD student, sometimes you can go through tougher periods where you doubt yourself a little bit. I think having an advisor like Fei Fei has been amazing. Jessica Sieren once told me : “ If you are not having a crisis during your PhD, it means you are not doing it right! ” [ laughs ] I agree with that! It’s a rite of passage! “Fei Fei really taught me to believe in myself and not to get discouraged”