The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Foundational AI is proud to announce the participation of Sierra Bonilla in the International Computer Vision Summer School (ICVSS) 2024

The UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Foundational AI is proud to announce the participation of Sierra Bonilla in the International Computer Vision Summer School (ICVSS) 2024, held in Sicily from July 7 to July 13, 2024. This event is known for its rigorous selection process, with 30% of applicants accepted from a pool of 626.

This year, the theme focused on “Computer Vision in the Age of Large Language Models,” covering cutting-edge topics at the forefront of research and industry innovation. The summer school featured 30 hours of intensive lectures delivered by world-renowned experts, including:

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)

One of the highlights of the event was the interactive poster sessions, where Sierra presented her recently accepted MICCAI ’24 Paper “Gaussian Pancakes”. The social events and the beautiful Sicilian environment and food made networking with peers and experts very memorable.

Special thanks go to the ICVSS 2024 organizers, particularly Giovanni Maria Farinella, Roberto Cipolla, and Sebastiano Battiato, for orchestrating such an incredible event. Additional gratitude is extended to Derek Hoiem for his valuable mentorship session.

The knowledge and insights gained from ICVSS 2024 are expected to greatly benefit Sierra Bonilla’s ongoing research and future projects, further contributing to the advancement of the field within the UKRI CDT in Foundational AI.