ICCV Daily 2021 - Tuesday

I went once to visit friends, but I haven’t worked from there yet. During all these years in the States, have you ever thought about going back to China? For my professional life, I don’t have very high expectations. I think that is working well. I’m fine with that. Personally, during holidays, I miss my family and friends. I have very close friends in China, and they can get together frequently. I miss that. When my family goes through challenging situations, I think, “ Oh, I wish I was there. ” When I try to connect with friends and family, those are the times I think about whether I should go back to China. Professionally, I don’t experience much of that. After Covid, it will be easier to travel. But still, you are going to be far away. Is your love for science enough to bear this separation? Yes, for family and friends, we can just find ways to get together whenever possible. I try to keep a good balance. What’s your message to the community? I would like to mention two points. I have been thinking a lot about the role of women in the workplace. There are times when I interact with people who do not know me. If they do not do their homework, they assume and call me Mr. Yin, for example. In an anonymous discussion, if people don’t know the person behind the comments, they assume that it is a “he” or “him” . That makes me uncomfortable as a woman in this field. On the other hand, there are also more opportunities for women. For example, for this interview, we don’t have a Men in Science version. This counters the first point. For me, in my professional life, I don’t feel discriminated against. I work with people who know me, which I think is good. People in the research community are generally very nice. I consider myself a scientist, not a female scientist. I understand that we need to promote more women to join the workplace. I hope eventually, we will not use a phrase like “female scientist” or “female CEO” . That’s probably when we will have real gender equality. People should be defined by what they love and what they do, rather than their gender, race, age, and so on. 24 DAILY ICCV Tuesday “It has worked well for me so far!” Women in Computer Vision