What is academic computer vision research for in the age of large models? ECCV veterans weigh in
prof_kamilov · x · 2026-09-10
Michael J. Black, attending ECCV since 1992, reflects on the role of academic computer vision research as large models grow more powerful—one of his papers this year, VIGA, generates 3D Blender scenes from a single image. Replying, S. Kamilov argues a paper should first establish the problem still exists before proposing a better solution, and draws a distinction between capability research and knowledge research.
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