This event is both in-person and online. There are tickets available for both, please book your preferable option. Further details will then be sent nearer the time.

This annual one-day event, led by Bristol Vision Institute (BVI) is organised in collaboration with the Universities of Bath, Cardiff and Exeter and brings together early career vision researchers from across the disciplines.

The colloquium provides an ideal opportunity for postgraduate students, postdoctoral research associates and others at an equivalent career stage, to present their work and obtain valuable feedback in an informal conference environment.

Submissions are invited from all areas of Vision Science and Engineering, including, but not limited to Biology, Psychology, Engineering, Computer Science, Medicine, Physics, Mathematics and the Creative Arts.

Deadline

Deadlines for abstracts - 26th May by 12:00.

Applicants will then be contacted with an acceptance decision on 8th June.

A programme booklet with further information, including the agenda will be sent to you before the event.

Guidelines

Please ensure that abstracts are submitted in the following format:

Word count: 250 words maximum
Harvard style of referencing

All papers must be led and presented by postgraduate students, postdoctoral research associates or others at an equivalent career stage. All are welcome and Faculty Academics are strongly encouraged to attend.

Registration is free of charge, but mandatory.

Agenda

09:30 Registration
10:00 Welcome

Session 1

10:05-11:25 Presentations 1-4
11:25-11:40 Break

Session 2

11:40-13:00 Presentations 5-8
13:00-14:10 Lunch and poster presentations

Session 3

14:10 Keynote speaker
15:10-16:30 Presentations 9-12
16:30 Closing the colloquium and drinks reception

Keynote speaker

We are delighted to welcome Professor Darren Cosker, Principal Scientist at Microsoft's Mixed Reality and AI laboratory, Cambridge, as our keynote speaker. He will speak about 'Creating Presence in Mixed Reality and the Metaverse'.

Find out more about Darren and his research here.

Code of conduct

To ensure everyone has a positive experience at the Vision Researchers Colloquium, we would like to share a few simple ground rules we would ask people to follow during the event.

Be welcoming, friendly and patient.
Be considerate and respectful.
Be careful with the words that you choose.

We look forward to a day of exciting presentations and lively debate.

If you have any questions about the event, please get in touch with bvi-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk

Social media

In the lead up to and during the event, BVI will be tweeting from @VisionInstitute. Please do connect with us and share updates with your followers both in the build up to and the event itself using #BVIcolloquium

Vision Researchers Colloquium 2022