Computer Vision News - April 2023

17 Seyran Khademi anywhere to basically do what you love, right? I think this is very common for people who are working in science to be away from home.  Let's go back to science. We spoke about the past. We spoke about the present, and now let’s speak about the future. What does your future hold? I hope that I will still be doing what I'm doing right now because I'm really loving it. That's basically what I hope for. And I also think the topic that I'm working on, which is AI, is very fascinating and really the topic of the day. I would say this is something that is disrupting both ways, good ways and bad ways, with our life as humans. This is really fascinating for me to understand what would be the future of humans with the presence of this kind of technology. I would like to work on the same topic in the future. Yes, my family still lives there, so my emotional source was still there.  Many of us have Iranian colleagues and friends. And we don't know exactly what to say because on the one hand, we are friends of Iran. On the other hand, some people in the country are protesting against their government. Which side should we be on? Can you give us your take on this? It's a very interesting question. Stand with the right side of history. There is enough evidence now with all the news that is coming from Iran. What is happening is not really a political matter. It's a more humanitarian issue. As I said, it's a feminist movement. It started with women trying to gain back their rights. I even wrote this as a tribute in my PhD thesis, to all the women in my country who were fighting for freedom. Because I think that's the battle, an unfair battle. It doesn't matter if you are a man or woman, but especially for women. They have been suppressed. They have not been treated absolutely equally, and they have fought for their rights now for many years. They are very brave. They are in the front line. I think the right side of this story is to support them to be their voice. It's also my mission to use any kind of platform, including this one, to be their voice. Even though I'm not there, I feel I have this responsibility. Let's talk now about Iranians outside Iran. How is it to be Iranian thousands of miles from your homeland? What is the feeling? There are many people actually who share the same experience as expats, especially in science, because you are seeking communities interested in the topic that you're working on. You're willing to travel