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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 eleventh 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. In this edition we look at the topics of Representation, 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.

LIST OF SPEAKERS

• Trevor Darrell, University of California, Berkeley, US
• Vittorio Ferrari, University of Edinburgh, UK
• Sanja Fidler, University of Toronto, CA
• Andrew Fitzgibbon, Microsoft, Cambridge, UK
• Emilio Frazzoli, ETH Zürich - nuTonomy, US
• Ross B. Girshick, Facebook AI Research (FAIR), US
• Abhinav Gupta, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), US
• Vladlen Koltun, Intel Labs, US
• Hao Li, University of Southern California and Pinscreen Inc., US
• Jiri Matas, Center for Machine Perception, CZ
• Jan Peters, Technische Universität Darmstadt, DE
• Ruslan Salakhutdinov, Apple & Carnegie Mellon University, US
• Stefano Soatto, University of California, Los Angeles, US
• Raquel Urtasun, University of Toronto and UBER, CA

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

• Apple, US
• Facebook AI Research, US
• FLIR, Intelligent Transportation Systems, BE
• Intel Visual Computing Lab, US
• Microsoft, Cambridge, UK
• Movidius, US
• Nissan Technical Centre Europe, UK
• nuTonomy, US
• OSRAM Corporate Technology, DE
• Pinscreen, Inc., US
• Qualcomm Research, AT
• Rakuten, JP
• SeeQuestor, UK
• Toyota Motor Europe, BE
• Toshiba Research Europe, UK
• Naver Labs Europe, FR
• Zappar, UK

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. Battiato Sebastiano and Dr. Giovanni Maria Farinella.

The expected school fee will be in the order of €525 for Master and Phd students, €750 for other academic positions and €960 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 2017 should be received before 31 March 2017. Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by 15 April 2017.

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 21 May 2017. 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.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

ESSAY COMPETITION - The Social Impact of Computer Vision

This essay competition reflects the importance of considering the "real world" social impact of technology alongside the fundamental goals of basic R&D. Computer Vision is an area of scientific and technological development that will continue to have a profound impact on society. It will redefine the way in which information technology intersects and interfaces with medicine and other disciplines, it will play a key role in the care of an ageing population and it is already a fundamental aspect of modern security technology.

Participants in the competition may write a piece of original work on the topic reported below. There are no style guidelines, or "correct answers". You may reference any sources you wish (from any field of thought/endeavor). You may contextualize the discussion to your specific area of investigation and research interest. It is however requested that the discussion be scientific and grounded on current technological and research achievements, e.g. start-ups, patents, publications. There is a strict word limit of 1,500 words, excluding citations and footnotes. Through an entirely subjective, qualitative and irreproducible selection process, one successful essay will have his €525 attendance fees at the ICVSS 2017 reimbursed. The essay competition prize is sponsored by GIRPR.

Submissions should be sent in PDF or Word format to icvss@dmi.unict.it. Your name, email address and university/organization should be written at the top of your essay. Deadline for submission is 15 June 2017. The winner of the competition will be announced on 14 July 2017. The essays will be shared with fellow summer school attendees.

Essay Topic

Visible and invisible assistive computer vision around you

SCHOOL DEADLINES

LOCATION OF ICVSS 2017

ICVSS 2017 will be hosted by Hotel Village Baia Samuele in Punta Sampieri - Scicli (Ragusa), Sicily from 9-15 2017. Sicily is one of the most beautiful islands of the Mediterranean. The island is very rich in archeological sites from various Ancient Civilizations. The sea, weather, food and the wine are excellent.

In particular Punta Sampieri - Scicli (RG) is located in the south east of Sicily in a late Baroque area called Val di Noto. The Val di Noto area is included in the Unesco World Heritage List and includes eight nearby towns: Caltagirone, Militello Val di Catania, Catania, Modica, Noto, Palazzolo, Ragusa and Scicli.

The location of the school rises in the middle of an ample bay delimited on the west from Sampieri and on the east from a cliff, on which is founded an ancient furnace, rare example of industrial archaeology. The Hotel Village "Baia Samuele" stretches in a gentle slant to the beach: 120 thousand square meters delimited from rows of secular cypresses. An ultramodern village with an original architecture, pleasant design and all comforts you can imagine. The frame of plants and flowers, typical of this angle of Sicily, in front of the island of Malta, completes this gilded dream of the Mediterranean.

ACCOMMODATION RESERVATION AT HOTEL VILLAGE BAIA SAMUELE

ICVSS participants will be hosted at Hotel Village Baia Samuele (school location) at very special rates. ICVSS participants must make reservations for accommodation no later than 10 May 2017, using the accommodation reservation form (Accommodation Reservation Module) to be sent by email directly to Baia Samuele reception (icvss@igrandiviaggi.it). After 10 May 2017 there is no guarantee for reservations in Hotel Village Baia Samuele.

The accommodation prices for ICVSS participants are the following:

Reductions for children sleeping in parents room are:

SCHOOL BUS SERVICE

The following bus service will be provided by the school (without charge):

SHUTTLE SERVICE

A shuttle service is available provided by Eraclea Travels Staff:

• Taxi max 4 passengers - about €176
• Mini Bus max 8 passengers - about €209

Reservation can be done directly on site during the school or by email to: info@eracletravels.it.

FLIGHTS TO SICILY AND CAR RENTAL

Useful informations on Flights and Car Rental can be found here.

MAP

Red markers indicate Catania Airport and the School Location.

PREVIOUS EDITION

Information on previous ICVSS editions can be found here.