Interview with Takeo Kanade, 16th Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Information & Communication Tech

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Information and Communication Technologies category has gone in this sixteenth edition to Professor Takeo Kanade for developing mathematical foundations that underlie the current capabilities of computers and robots to “comprehend and interpret visual images and scenes,” in the words of the selection committee. The emerging generation of self-driving vehicles, robots that assist surgeons in all kinds of operations, facial recognition systems for accessing our cell phones, and sports broadcasts offering panoramic replays of match highlights from multiple angles; all these advances owe a large debt to the contributions of this Japanese researcher, Professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, United States).
Q&A:
00:05 The jury has recognized you with the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in ICT for "pioneering the scientific study of computer vision" by creating the "foundational algorithms" of this field. How has your research contributed to transforming how today's computers comprehend and interpret visual images?
02:42 What have been the most important applications of your work in the field of robotic perception?
06:38 The jury has also highlighted your work in "virtualized reality". Could you define this concept and its applications in areas such as surgery and sporting events?
11:40 Looking into the future, what do you foresee as the most exciting potential applications of your work in the coming years?
15:16 Is there any aspect regarding the possible uses of this technology which worries you from an ethical standpoint?
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[@SalehElm]

Wonderful interview & many congrats, Professor
Kanade, for winning the award. Quite well deserved
for such great work over many years in the fields of
robotics and computer vision.