Serge Belongie
@serge.belongie.com
Professor, University Of Copenhagen 🇩🇰 PI @belongielab.org 🕵️♂️ Director @aicentre.dk 🤖 Board member @ellis.eu 🇪🇺 Formerly: Cornell, Google, UCSD
#ComputerVision #MachineLearning
#ComputerVision #MachineLearning
The attached plot (h/t Nano Banana) illustrates this idea with a handful of examples.
If you're reading this and you've got something cooking, where does it fall on this plot?
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If you're reading this and you've got something cooking, where does it fall on this plot?
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January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The attached plot (h/t Nano Banana) illustrates this idea with a handful of examples.
If you're reading this and you've got something cooking, where does it fall on this plot?
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If you're reading this and you've got something cooking, where does it fall on this plot?
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The LFG scale also ranges from 1 to 9, and represents organizational will, from low-stakes exploration (LFG 1) to Manhattan Project intensity (LFG 9).
If TRL is the potential energy, then LFG is the kinetic energy.
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If TRL is the potential energy, then LFG is the kinetic energy.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The LFG scale also ranges from 1 to 9, and represents organizational will, from low-stakes exploration (LFG 1) to Manhattan Project intensity (LFG 9).
If TRL is the potential energy, then LFG is the kinetic energy.
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If TRL is the potential energy, then LFG is the kinetic energy.
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The TRL (Technology Readiness Level) scale ranges from 1 to 9, and captures a technology's maturity, from basic research (TRL 1) to proven, operational use (TRL 9). It's a useful ladder when talking about innovation, but I propose that we combine it with a new LFG (Let's F@&king Go!) scale.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The TRL (Technology Readiness Level) scale ranges from 1 to 9, and captures a technology's maturity, from basic research (TRL 1) to proven, operational use (TRL 9). It's a useful ladder when talking about innovation, but I propose that we combine it with a new LFG (Let's F@&king Go!) scale.
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During the train ride home, I noodled on an idea that you might find useful for mapping innovation and hustle. Those who attended the ELLIS Institute Finland launch event might recall Max Welling and me riffing on this idea during a fireside chat with Peter Sarlin 🚀
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January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
During the train ride home, I noodled on an idea that you might find useful for mapping innovation and hustle. Those who attended the ELLIS Institute Finland launch event might recall Max Welling and me riffing on this idea during a fireside chat with Peter Sarlin 🚀
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I attended the WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program Winter Conference in Örebro earlier this week, and came away from it inspired by the excellent research from the students in their PhD school and the real world impact of their alumni in industry and startups.
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January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I attended the WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program Winter Conference in Örebro earlier this week, and came away from it inspired by the excellent research from the students in their PhD school and the real world impact of their alumni in industry and startups.
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The TRL vs. LFG Matrix: Mapping Tech Maturity & Organizational Will
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January 17, 2026 at 9:40 AM
The TRL vs. LFG Matrix: Mapping Tech Maturity & Organizational Will
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Reposted by Serge Belongie
The Call for Expressions of Interest & Venue Proposals of #EurIPS 2026 is closing tomorrow ⏰
🎬 EurIPS & ELLIS UnConference aftermovie - Relive the first @euripsconf.bsky.social in Copenhagen, a community-driven, NeurIPS-endorsed milestone for Europe’s AI community.
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaC...
📖 More: ellis.eu/news/eurips-...
⏰ Last call to host #EurIPS2026: ellis.eu/news/eurips-...
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PaC...
📖 More: ellis.eu/news/eurips-...
⏰ Last call to host #EurIPS2026: ellis.eu/news/eurips-...
EurIPS & ELLIS UnConference 2025 - Copenhagen 🇩🇰
YouTube video by ELLIS
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January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The Call for Expressions of Interest & Venue Proposals of #EurIPS 2026 is closing tomorrow ⏰
“AI is everywhere, but it is not everything”
Amy Loutfi kicks off the 2026 WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program Winter Conference in Örebro
Amy Loutfi kicks off the 2026 WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program Winter Conference in Örebro
January 14, 2026 at 10:28 AM
“AI is everywhere, but it is not everything”
Amy Loutfi kicks off the 2026 WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program Winter Conference in Örebro
Amy Loutfi kicks off the 2026 WASP – Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program Winter Conference in Örebro
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FGVC's not dead!
The 13th Workshop on Fine-Grained Visual Categorization has been accepted to CVPR 2026, in Denver, Colorado!
CALL FOR PAPERS: sites.google.com/view/fgvc13/
From Ecology to Medical Imagining, join us as we tackle the long tail and the limits of visual discrimination! #CVPR2026 #AI
The 13th Workshop on Fine-Grained Visual Categorization has been accepted to CVPR 2026, in Denver, Colorado!
CALL FOR PAPERS: sites.google.com/view/fgvc13/
From Ecology to Medical Imagining, join us as we tackle the long tail and the limits of visual discrimination! #CVPR2026 #AI
January 13, 2026 at 6:10 PM
FGVC's not dead!
The 13th Workshop on Fine-Grained Visual Categorization has been accepted to CVPR 2026, in Denver, Colorado!
CALL FOR PAPERS: sites.google.com/view/fgvc13/
From Ecology to Medical Imagining, join us as we tackle the long tail and the limits of visual discrimination! #CVPR2026 #AI
The 13th Workshop on Fine-Grained Visual Categorization has been accepted to CVPR 2026, in Denver, Colorado!
CALL FOR PAPERS: sites.google.com/view/fgvc13/
From Ecology to Medical Imagining, join us as we tackle the long tail and the limits of visual discrimination! #CVPR2026 #AI
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We have two open PhD positions at the interface of AI and ecology. Start dates are Sept 2026.
We are looking for candidates with a background in AI/CS, Math, Stats, or Physics that are passionate about solving challenging problems in these domains.
Application deadline is in two weeks.
We are looking for candidates with a background in AI/CS, Math, Stats, or Physics that are passionate about solving challenging problems in these domains.
Application deadline is in two weeks.
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We have two open PhD positions at the interface of AI and ecology. Start dates are Sept 2026.
We are looking for candidates with a background in AI/CS, Math, Stats, or Physics that are passionate about solving challenging problems in these domains.
Application deadline is in two weeks.
We are looking for candidates with a background in AI/CS, Math, Stats, or Physics that are passionate about solving challenging problems in these domains.
Application deadline is in two weeks.
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📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January!
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
Harnessing the power of AI for biodiversity monitoring with camera trap networks - From foundation model to edge processing
phd.tech.au.dk
January 2, 2026 at 1:09 PM
📢Please share📢 We have an opening for an exciting fully-funded PhD project on computer vision and machine learning applied to biodiversity monitoring with amazing Serge Belongie @belongielab.org and @aicentre.dk. Application deadline coming up on 15 January!
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
phd.tech.au.dk/for-applican...
The multiparty meeting booking problem is at least as hard as autonomous driving, modulo the risk of bodily injury.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
The multiparty meeting booking problem is at least as hard as autonomous driving, modulo the risk of bodily injury.
4. Who’s sacrificing by making time slots available outside regular work hours/during family time?
5. Did anyone reply to the poll request with a calendly link?
5. Did anyone reply to the poll request with a calendly link?
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
4. Who’s sacrificing by making time slots available outside regular work hours/during family time?
5. Did anyone reply to the poll request with a calendly link?
5. Did anyone reply to the poll request with a calendly link?
1. Who made & sent the doodle poll?
2. Who didn’t respond to the poll?
3. Did anyone sidestep the poll and reply “my schedule is complicated; we’ll figure something out?”
2. Who didn’t respond to the poll?
3. Did anyone sidestep the poll and reply “my schedule is complicated; we’ll figure something out?”
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
1. Who made & sent the doodle poll?
2. Who didn’t respond to the poll?
3. Did anyone sidestep the poll and reply “my schedule is complicated; we’ll figure something out?”
2. Who didn’t respond to the poll?
3. Did anyone sidestep the poll and reply “my schedule is complicated; we’ll figure something out?”
Ponder these questions next time you find yourself in a meeting scheduling thread (not counting within-org booking or people with PAs):
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Ponder these questions next time you find yourself in a meeting scheduling thread (not counting within-org booking or people with PAs):
My conclusion: calendar booking is 1% about technology and 99% about power.
Modern GenAI has nailed the 1% part, but nothing has changed about the rest of it.
Modern GenAI has nailed the 1% part, but nothing has changed about the rest of it.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
My conclusion: calendar booking is 1% about technology and 99% about power.
Modern GenAI has nailed the 1% part, but nothing has changed about the rest of it.
Modern GenAI has nailed the 1% part, but nothing has changed about the rest of it.
I bookmarked this post on Quora ~8 years ago when a small startup called x.ai launched a calendar booking assistant/bot named Amy Ingram. While I only tried their system for a handful of experiments, the lukewarm review below matched my impressions of its capability.
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I bookmarked this post on Quora ~8 years ago when a small startup called x.ai launched a calendar booking assistant/bot named Amy Ingram. While I only tried their system for a handful of experiments, the lukewarm review below matched my impressions of its capability.
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What if we could see between the pixels? We’ve been working on a new approach to super-resolve images by combining multiple low-resolution views of the same scene.
Project page: sjyhne.github.io/superf/
Preprint: www.arxiv.org/abs/2512.09115
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/sjyhn...
Thread [1/n] 👇
Project page: sjyhne.github.io/superf/
Preprint: www.arxiv.org/abs/2512.09115
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/sjyhn...
Thread [1/n] 👇
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What if we could see between the pixels? We’ve been working on a new approach to super-resolve images by combining multiple low-resolution views of the same scene.
Project page: sjyhne.github.io/superf/
Preprint: www.arxiv.org/abs/2512.09115
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/sjyhn...
Thread [1/n] 👇
Project page: sjyhne.github.io/superf/
Preprint: www.arxiv.org/abs/2512.09115
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/sjyhn...
Thread [1/n] 👇
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This should be move up in the selection criteria.
I will be planning my year around EurIPS, it seems 🍻
I will be planning my year around EurIPS, it seems 🍻
December 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This should be move up in the selection criteria.
I will be planning my year around EurIPS, it seems 🍻
I will be planning my year around EurIPS, it seems 🍻
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Coming off the #EurIPS high — let’s keep the momentum going!
👀 We’re looking for a host team + venue for EurIPS 2026 that can support a unified budget, big workshop participation & smooth logistics.
❗Deadline: Jan 15th
🔎Details: https://bit.ly/4q4OrXO
👀 We’re looking for a host team + venue for EurIPS 2026 that can support a unified budget, big workshop participation & smooth logistics.
❗Deadline: Jan 15th
🔎Details: https://bit.ly/4q4OrXO
December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Coming off the #EurIPS high — let’s keep the momentum going!
👀 We’re looking for a host team + venue for EurIPS 2026 that can support a unified budget, big workshop participation & smooth logistics.
❗Deadline: Jan 15th
🔎Details: https://bit.ly/4q4OrXO
👀 We’re looking for a host team + venue for EurIPS 2026 that can support a unified budget, big workshop participation & smooth logistics.
❗Deadline: Jan 15th
🔎Details: https://bit.ly/4q4OrXO
Reposted by Serge Belongie
CopeNLU had a blast attending @euripsconf.bsky.social last week -- thanks so much to the organisers (Søren Hauberg, @serge.belongie.com, Bernhard Schölkopf, Aasa Feragen) for putting this together! Non-scientific highlights were clearly the banquet dinner & the specially brewed EurIPA.
December 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
CopeNLU had a blast attending @euripsconf.bsky.social last week -- thanks so much to the organisers (Søren Hauberg, @serge.belongie.com, Bernhard Schölkopf, Aasa Feragen) for putting this together! Non-scientific highlights were clearly the banquet dinner & the specially brewed EurIPA.
Seminar by @loicland.bsky.social @imagineenpc.bsky.social on recent advances in geospatial machine learning, including biomass estimation, at @aicentre.dk
www.aicentre.dk/events/20251...
www.aicentre.dk/events/20251...
December 8, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Seminar by @loicland.bsky.social @imagineenpc.bsky.social on recent advances in geospatial machine learning, including biomass estimation, at @aicentre.dk
www.aicentre.dk/events/20251...
www.aicentre.dk/events/20251...
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We are off to a great start with our first set of 9 #EurIPS workshops! the lecture rooms are buzzing and conversations are flowing at our three different workshop locations!
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We are off to a great start with our first set of 9 #EurIPS workshops! the lecture rooms are buzzing and conversations are flowing at our three different workshop locations!
EurIPA! 🍻
To celebrate the closing of our inaugural conference, we have asked our friends at Slowburn Brewing Co-op to help commemorate this event. Together we have come up with the EurIPA – The Last Session, a lovely session IPA🍻
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
EurIPA! 🍻