“The interest has been very big this year. It is fantastic that we can bring so many leading AI researchers together, both for Lund University and for the region,” says Kalle Åström, professor of mathematics at Lund University and conference coordinator.
ECCV is one of the world’s leading scientific conferences in computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. This year, approximately 10,800 scientific papers were submitted, of which about 2,800 were accepted following peer review.
“Over the past fifteen years, computer vision has been a key driver behind the development of modern AI. Now the field is converging with generative AI, robotics, and so-called world models - AI systems that attempt to understand and model how the physical world works. Much of the research that will influence AI development in the coming years is being discussed here,” says Kalle Åström.
Prominent figures as keynote speakers
Among the keynote speakers are Yann LeCun, a professor at New York University in the U.S., and Kristen Grauman, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin in the U.S.
“AI is one of the fields of knowledge that will shape both universities and society for a long time to come. That is why it is significant that the international research community is now gathering in our region. This strengthens our ability to contribute to this development while also attracting researchers and collaborations to Lund, Malmö, and the region,” says Erik Renström, Vice-Chancellor of Lund University.
The conference is being organised by approximately 30 researchers. Among the organisers from Lund University are, in addition to Kalle Åström, researchers Magnus Oskarsson and Viktor Larsson.
The event is funded by registration fees and sponsorship from companies including Google, Meta, Apple, Amazon, ByteDance, Huawei, and Baidu.