• Detailed ICVSS 2019 Programme
• Posters Submitted to ICVSS 2019

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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 thirteenth 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 emerging Computer Vision topics after Deep Learning revolution.

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

• Alexei Efros, UC Berkeley, US
• Irfan Essa, Georgia Institute of Technology and Google Research, US
• Andreas Geiger, University of Tübingen and MPI-IS Tübingen, DE
• Kristen Grauman, University of Texas at Austin and Facebook AI Research, US
• Abhinav Gupta, Carnegie Mellon University, US
• Phillip Isola, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
• Alex Kendall, Wayve and University of Cambridge, UK
• Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman, Allen School of Computer Science, UW, US
• Jitendra Malik, University of California at Berkeley, US
• Richard Newcombe, Facebook Reality Labs, US
• Torsten Sattler, Chalmers University of Technology, SE
• Davide Scaramuzza, ETH Zürich, CH
• Bernt Schiele, Max Planck Institute, DE
• Stefano Soatto, Amazon and University of California Los Angeles, USA
• Federico Tombari, Technical University of Munich, DE

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

• AWS, Amazon, US
• Ambarella-VISLAB, US
• Autonomous Intelligent Driving GmbH, DE
• Daqri, US
• Facebook Research, US
• Google, US
• Microsoft, US
• Naver Labs, EU
• PTC - Vuforia, US
• Qualcomm, US
• Rakuten, JP
• SeeQuestor, UK
• Toshiba Research Europe, UK
• Toyota Europe Motor, BE

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 Prof. Giovanni Maria Farinella.

The expected school fee will be in the order of €525 for Master and Phd students granted by academia, €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 2019 should be received before 31 March 2019. Applicants will receive notification of acceptance by 15 April 2019.

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 31 May 2019. 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.

ESSAY COMPETITION - The Social Impact of Computer Vision

Writing is an integral part of your PhD. Your awareness of the social impact of your research may improve the life of many and our society.

This essay competition focusses on assistive technology powered by computer vision, which may support individuals with disability and care for the aging population. This competition is a unique experience of writing an essay with other international students on a topic which matters.

This school track is sponsored by the new Rome Laboratories of Konica Minolta Lab Europe (https://research.konicaminolta.eu/). The new research center, established in 2017, targets the creation of new values for the society, including the care of the elderly and the disabled, in collaboration with hospitals and nursing homes.

All students would be entered into the essay competition in groups. All essays would be published on this page. Detailed instructions would be sent via email.

The winners would be invited to present their essay at the essay award ceremony. Most importantly, the winners would be granted the opportunity of an internship at the Rome Lab of Konica Minolta Lab Europe, a unique chance to research, innovate and make the difference!