Computer Vision News - September 2019

Doris Antensteiner 25 Doris Antensteiner is a scientist at the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), the country’s largest Research and Technology Organization. Doris, what’s your work at AIT? I work on computer vision problems for industrial applications. We focus on solving real-world problems, especially in production lines. We are working on different industrial applications, for example, solutions for inline industrial production lines. For this, we often use line scan sensors to get 3D reconstructions and analyze the surface properties, like the reflectance distribution functions from the surface… we are also working on industrial applications which are not inline, for which we are using full area scan sensors. We observe both objects in motion and objects which are not in motion. Is this what you expected to do when you started your studies as a scientist? Pretty much, yes. I was hoping that I would be applying computer vision technology in the industry. And that’s what I am doing! Tell me something about yourself. You are originally from Austria? Yes, I am originally from Austria. I spent most of my life in Austria, but I did some time abroad in Denmark in Copenhagen. Tell me about the higher scientific studies in Austria. What should we know about them? Most of the universities in Austria are public universities so it is not usual to go to a private university. A part of the universities are also research institutes, and these research institutes are usually more directed towards applications or applied sciences. The universities are more directed towards basic and theoretical sciences. Do you also teach? No, I am not teaching. While I was at the university, I was a tutor for a while, but since I did my PhD, I am no longer teaching. "You have a lot of opportunities to meet people from your research field " "I really like CVPR!"