• Detailed ICVSS 2024 Programme
• Posters Submitted to ICVSS 2024

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MOTIVATION AND DESCRIPTION

Computer vision is the science and technology of making machines that see. It is concerned with the theory, design and implementation of algorithms that can automatically process visual data to recognize objects, track and recover their shape and spatial layout.

The eighteenth edition of the International Computer Vision Summer School aims to provide both an objective and clear overview and an in-depth analysis of the state-of-the-art research in Computer Vision. The last decade has seen a revolution in the theory and application of computer vision and machine learning. The next decade will see machine perception in embodied systems which learn representations for and from action and interaction.

The courses will be delivered by world renowned experts in the field, from both academia and industry, and will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of real Computer Vision problems as well as examples of their successful commercialisation.

The school aims to provide a stimulating opportunity for young researchers and Ph.D. students. The participants will benefit from direct interaction and discussions with world leaders in Computer Vision. Participants will also have the possibility to present the results of their research, and to interact with their scientific peers, in a friendly and constructive environment.

ICVSS was awarded the IEEE PAMI Mark Everingham Prize (2017).

LIST OF SPEAKERS

• Vijay Badrinarayanan, Wayve, USA
• Michael J. Black, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and Meshcapade GmbH, DEU
• Andreas Geiger, University of Tübingen, DEU
• Georgia Gkioxari, California Institute of Technology, USA
• Abhishek Gupta, University of Washington, USA
• Aaron Hertzmann, Adobe Research, USA
• Derek Hoiem, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
• Diane Larlus, Naver Labs Europe, FRA
• Richard Newcombe, Meta Reality Labs Research, USA
• Pietro Perona, California Institute of Technology, USA
• Bobby Rao, Microsoft, USA
• Stefano Soatto, Amazon and University of California Los Angeles, USA
• Andrea Tagliasacchi, Simon Fraser University, CAN
• Antonio Torralba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
• Lior Wolf, Tel Aviv University & Mentee Robotics, ISR

SPECIAL SESSION - Industry meets Student

In addition to the academic programme, we are organizing a special session to allow students to meet and learn about the opportunities and activities at the world leading research laboratories and companies which are exploiting computer vision.

Industrial Panel

• Amazon Science, USA
• Ambarella-VISLAB, USA
• Google, USA
• Onfido, GBR
• Panasonic, USA
• Qualcomm, USA
• Meta - Reality Labs Research, USA
• Siemens, DEU
• Toyota Europe Motor, BEL
• Wayve, GBR

SCHOOL DIRECTORS

• Roberto Cipolla, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Sebastiano Battiato, University of Catania, Italy
• Giovanni Maria Farinella, University of Catania, Italy

SCHOOL APPLICATION

The school will be open to about 100 qualified, motivated and pre-selected candidates.

Master Students, Ph. D. students, Post-Docs, young researchers (both academic and industrial), senior researchers (both academic and industrial) or academic/industrial professionals are encouraged to apply (a confirmation email will be sent to you). Each student is strongly encouraged to submit also a reference letter (Reference letter Module) by email (icvss@dmi.unict.it) to the attention of Prof. Giovanni Maria Farinella.

The expected school fee will be in the order of €575 for Master and Phd students granted by academia, €800 for other academic positions and €1000 for all the others. The fee will include all course materials, coffee breaks, bus service from Catania Airport to School Location and viceversa, WiFi Internet Connection, a guided tour, a social dinner, a party on the beach, a folkloristic exhibition and bus service from School Location to Catania, Siracusa and Taormina at the end of the school.

Applications to attend ICVSS 2024 should be received before 31 March 2024. Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by 15 April 2024.

Applications can be done through the online module.

POSTER SUBMISSION

Accepted students may submit a poster to present their research activity. The poster should be submitted before 7 June 2024. Suitable space will be reserved to students for showing their posters. The electronic version of the posters will also be available from the ICVSS web site.

More information about the submission procedure is available here.

To recover your group fill the form

ESSAY COMPETITION - The Social Impact of Computer Vision

Writing and Networking

Writing is an integral part of your PhD and networking is one of the finalities of the school. For the essay competition, you will be entered into groups of international students, formed to maximize diversity, to provide you with a unique experience. You will cooperatively write a brief essay (1500 words) with your team on the essay title before the school, which will also be the chance to get to know some of your fellow schoolmates before the school. All essays will be published on this page. The winners would be invited to present their essays at the award ceremony at the school.

Social Impact

The essay competition wishes to grow your awareness of the societal impact of your research, and how it may improve the life of many and our society. Positive examples are assistive technologies, powered by computer vision, which support individuals with a disability and care for the aging population. The essay is about a topic that matters.

Sponsoring the competition

This school track is sponsored by Panasonic, a renowned worldwide leader in technological innovation. Panasonic was born over 100 years ago with the mission to have a positive impact on society. Today, research at Panasonic is motivated by the belief that technology can play a fundamental role in making the world a better place. The winners would be considered for an internship at the Panasonic R&D Laboratories in San Francisco, CA, USA.

Instructions will be distributed to students after acceptance to the school.