WiCV 2019: The Sixth Women In Computer Vision Workshop

TL;DR

The paper reports on WiCV 2019, a workshop aimed at increasing visibility, inclusion, and mentorship for women in computer vision, highlighting trends, statistics, and the event's impact.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of WiCV 2019, including statistical analysis and insights into the progress of women in computer vision research.

Findings

Increased participation of women researchers over the years.

Positive trends in visibility and collaboration.

Ongoing need for mentorship and inclusion initiatives.

Abstract

In this paper we present the Women in Computer Vision Workshop - WiCV 2019, organized in conjunction with CVPR 2019. This event is meant for increasing the visibility and inclusion of women researchers in the computer vision field. Computer vision and machine learning have made incredible progress over the past years, but the number of female researchers is still low both in academia and in industry. WiCV is organized especially for the following reason: to raise visibility of female researchers, to increase collaborations between them, and to provide mentorship to female junior researchers in the field. In this paper, we present a report of trends over the past years, along with a summary of statistics regarding presenters, attendees, and sponsorship for the current workshop.