Computer Vision News - July 2020

Johanna Wald 61 you think “Never again” because it’s so painful. In the end, you do it, and you are proud of it. You always have to think about that moment. I think every PhD student does that at one point. They get frustrated, especially if you get rejected on different occasions. That’s normal for a PhD student. You just have to stay positive. Do you ever recur to sleep deprivation? Of course I do! [ laughs ] When there’s a deadline, thenthere’snothingelse inyour life except this one project or this one paper. It’s all about balance. When you really push your body or your mind to the limit, you have to take a break. It really is about making the best out of it. I would say that conferences are a good example for this. Youget upearly. You tryandget as much content as you can. Then there are the social activities. You don’t sleep a lot. What is the thing you will miss the most in this virtual CVPR? I will miss the most meeting the people that I actually started to become friends with at other conferences or summer schools or other events. It’s also about traveling with my fellow PhD students, other people who got papers accepted. Usually, you try to explore the area where the conference is together. I will miss the social aspect the most. Face to face is really something that you cannot replace. I was lucky to get an oral at ICCV last year, which was also very exciting for me. At ICCV and ECCV, did you read the Daily? I did read them! Yes! After attending so many conferences, can you share some advice to people participating in CVPR for the first time? I have no idea how it’s going to be because it’s virtual. We should still try to interact with each other as much as possible. We should try to get involved with people that we have not talked to before because for PhD students who haven’t been to any other conference, this is an important part: to get involved, to meet other researchers, Best of CVPR 2020