3 Computer Vision News engage and collaborate. “NTIRE targets quite a large spectrum of users because everybody is working with image and video,” Radu points out. “Our workshop stays closer to topics related to low-level vision, but even researchers who work on mid-level or high-level vision would enjoy seeing what happens after the processing steps are conducted to enhance the quality of an image or video and bring it to a level of usefulness.” NTIRE’s journey began in Taipei at ACCV 2016, but it has been a core part of CVPR since 2017, with notable professors like Luc Van Gool from ETH Zurich being part of its organization from the start. Diverse teams from different universities and the industry have been coming together annually ever since to tackle new and challenging topics and problems and compete in the workshop’s associated challenges. This year, 17 challenges have been organized, each addressing different facets of low-level vision, restoration, and enhancement, attracting hundreds of solutions that gauge the state-of-the-art. “It’s been a fruitful and interesting journey,” Radu recalls. “I’m very grateful to my co-organizers and PC members. This year, we have around 30 organizers and 80 PC members, and they all have special duties, either in charge of the challenges or the reviewing process or just bringing interested industry or distinguished speakers to the workshop.” The team plans to invite five illustrious speakers, hoping to inspire new research directions, although their identities and topics will be confirmed in due course. Reflecting on NTIRE’s significance within the CVPR landscape, Radu highlights its history as one of the most extensive workshops in terms of participation and paper presentations. Each person attending will find something that aligns with their interests or curiosities. Participants can expect a NTIRE2024
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