COVID-19 OUTBREAK UPDATE 11/05/2020

Dear students and colleagues,

We would like to thank all the applicants (more than 320), their supervisors and the sponsors for their continued support and interest in ICVSS 2020 even in these unprecedented times.

Given the continued threat of COVID-19 and the health guidance information from our government authorities, the organising committee has decided to postpone ICVSS 2020 until a later date when it will be safe to travel again.

Other scientific meetings have chosen the virtual option but we strongly believe that ICVSS is unique because of the real (academic and social) interaction of students with lecturers and researchers from industry. We will therefore await a date when we can meet again physically and safely.

All applications and reference letters received so far will be considered valid for the selection of the school when we are able to fix a date.

We would like to thank you all for your patience and we really hope to be back soon with better news. Our thoughts and very best wishes are with you all.

The ICVSS School Directors
Roberto Cipolla, Giovanni Maria Farinella, Sebastiano Battiato

ESSAY COMPETITION - The Social Impact of Computer Vision

Deadline for submission is: TO BE ANNOUNCED

Essay Title 2020: What hinders assistive computer vision from applying to real life

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 focuses 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 Huawei Ireland Research Center, based in Dublin. The new Video Competence Center of Huawei aims to innovate in the area of video intelligence and behavior analysis, to create the next generation of video understanding solutions, in collaboration with a wide network of academic institutions.

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 Huawei Ireland Video Competence Center, a unique chance to research, innovate and make the difference!