ECCV 2020 Daily - Thursday

2 General co-Chair 14 opportunities for projects now that link research to the application. That does not mean there is always going to be a commercial product at the end of the project, but that it is heading in the right direction for something like that. It has bigger impact. Do you find it easier now to connect teams and promote projects than it was when you were a young researcher? There are certainly more opportunities for that now. The funding agencies recognized that there was too much silo-based research that did not make it much out of universities. There are more opportunities for projects now that link research to the application. That does not mean there is always going to be a commercial product at the end of the project, but that it is heading in the right direction for something like that. It has bigger impact. When I interview researchers, I often ask them what the application of their work will be in the real world. Some say that what happens afterwards is not up to them. Do you think something needs to be done to help facilitate this relationship between research and application? Certainly, at least in the UK, the government feels there is a gap there. There are several different funding schemes which help with that translation from the lab to commercial work. With the European Commission funding programmes, part of what your proposals are reviewed upon is potential impact. That does not necessarily mean commercial – it could be societal or healthcare impacts. I do not have a DAILY T h u r s d a y 3D reconstruction of a rose plant with cut points identified