Computer Vision News - May 2022

27 Vision Understanding and Machine Intelligence the challenge, the event has a mentorship program . Previously, the team identified that some people did not feel comfortable participating in the competition, so this year, attendees will be able to choose to work on small research problems with a mentor. Mentors have been selected from different backgrounds, including research and industry . “ We welcome people who don’t have a computer vision or machine learning background but want to learn and challenge themselves, ” Sara points out. “ Even if you’re a newbie, come along, and if you’re not comfortable enough to join the challenge, you can get started with the mentorship program instead. We also have basic sessions where we introduce all the fundamentals of computer vision. Everyone is welcome at VISUM, even if it’s not yet your area of expertise! ” Finally, we ask: what else should encourage people to come to Porto? “ The food is the best part! ” Wilson laughs. “ Not only inPortobut inPortugal ingeneral. And the good weather, especially in July! ” VISUM will take place in Porto, Portugal from 10-16 July. working with real-world problems, not just theoretical ones from the lab. I can get out of my box, join a team, prepare data, and discover new ways of solving things so that participants get a controlled version of a problem to work on during the week. In one week at VISUM, you will experience as much as you would across one or two years otherwise ! ” In this 10 th edition, running parallel to