Computer Vision News - January 2023

18 Women in Computer Vision I used to like coding, but when the team starts to grow that much, and there are many more management activities, I cannot code anymore. I have to keep track of my student's research which is super time-consuming. I also teach a little, so I also have these obligations. Then I also have Masters students. When you have that many management responsibilities, there’s little time to focus on coding. You teach and work in Madrid. In Madrid, yeah. What does Madrid have that Zaragoza does not have? It's a much more vibrant city! It's much more fun. It's big, and it’s one of the capitals of the world. You can find people in the streets at 4 AM in the morning! I was there one day this summer on my way back fromCVPR, but it was the wrong day because there was the G7 conference. The citywas completely blocked by police! I chose the wrong day. Or maybe the G7 chose the wrong day… [ we laugh ] Everything was locked by the police. You went abroad to intern here and there, but you seem to spendmost of your young career in Spain. Is there a reason? mirror, I will look at myself on the computer? Exactly. Does it make it a longer process until it gets in the hands of the consumer? In theory it doesn’t, because you will pick your exact size, the size that fits you. There won't be any returns. The clothes will be built according to my size, after I order it. Whereas when I am in a shop, I take it and bring it home. It sounds fascinating. Maybe you want to give us a taste of what is your day-to-day work on these tasks. My days are full of meetings. I have three PhD students, so I meet with them to track their research. I also have meetings with my engineering team. We plan and review their work to check that everything is correct. Then we have other kinds of meetings to decide what to do next. That’s one part of my day, and then the other part, I do research myself. I read papers or write articles. I also teach a little bit. Do you also code? I code very little. Like, almost nothing. I thought that you liked coding!