MIRU 2024
International Lunch

Cutting-edge research in Computer Vision focuses a lot of attention all over the world. In this very fast and competitive research community it is important to keep an open mind towards international trends and research activities. The Japanese community is a leader for international research on computer vision, whether through international collaborations, research visits, long stays in foreign laboratories, or student exchanges. But today, the Japanese community is facing an unprecedented competition on the international scene with the sudden growth of computer vision. 

MIRU as a yearly Japanese computer vision symposium tries to capture and connect the domestic communities, strengthening research collaborations all over the country. However, often due to language barriers or cultural differences, international collaborators are not as well connected.

The international lunch at MIRU aims at including all participants of the Japanese MIRU conference interested in maintaining and fostering links at the international level. We include and connect international researchers, exchange students, foreign doctoral students, and more. Of course, Japanese researchers are equally invited to participate this English-language event. We believe this is an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen the Japanese research community and keep an open mind on international research activities.

もちろん、日本の方もウェルカムです。   

The International Lunch Session

The lunch will be composed of an English panel discussion between international researchers working in both Japanese academia and industry. They will discuss their experiences as foreign researchers living and working in Japan. They give advice to young (foreign) researchers planning and starting their career.

Participants can just listen or also join the discussions, both while enjoying a (free) bento lunch. 

Note, that registration is mandatory. We will keep the group at a small scale with a maximum of 40 (TBD) participants on a first-registered first-served basis. 

Program

Date: August 9th, 2024, Lunch break (12:20-13:30)
Location: Kumamoto-jo Hall (3-40, Sakuramachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto, 860-0805)
Room: Third Floor Conference Room B

• 12:25-12:50 Panelist Self-Introductions

• 12:50-13:10 Panel Discussion 

• 13:10-13:25 Open Discussion

Panelists

Registration

Please register for the event via this link (registration closed!). The registration is first-registered first-served with a maximum of 40 participants, so please register early.

Sponsor

Organizers