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Is CV a common term for "computer vision"? I'm used to CV meaning "curriculum vitae" and it took me ~2 minutes to realize the site had nothing to do with it. /

by ecaron 15y ago

Is CV a common term for "computer vision"? I'm used to CV meaning "curriculum vitae" and it took me ~2 minutes to realize the site had nothing to do with it. /me might be in the recruiting realm too long

ComputerGuru 15y ago
It's a play on OpenCV.
FuzzyDunlop 15y ago
I thought the same, but wouldn't say it was the recruiting realm per se. More that an American would be more familiar with 'resumé' and might not instantly realise CV has another meaning elsewhere. There's no way I could get used to CV not being 'curriculum vitae'.
- esrauch 15y ago
  In my experience (in the US), CV is usually used in Academia (what papers you have published, research you have done) and resume is used in industry settings.
pbh 15y ago
Yes, I think computer vision is a common term for the area (at least, among academics and researchers), and CV is a common abbreviation. Examples include Intel's OpenCV and the CVPR conference. (I actually thought that it was weird that they called themselves "machine vision" rather than computer vision in the title.)
- thwest 15y ago
  OpenCV is OSS maintained by Willow Garage. Intel provides the Intel Performance Primitives which implement basic filtering up through haar, segementation, optical flow. Machine vision usually refers to the domain of industrial inspection where the scene contents are highly controlled, and computer vision usually refers to harder problems where someone is walking around a real environment with bad lighting and awkward perspectives.
  - ansgri 15y ago
    OpenCV originated at Intel and was based on Intel's IPL. Some researchers prefer the term 'machine vision' as more general, referring to the entire field of artificial vision problems, not necessarily involving a 'computer' in common terms (i.e. FPGA-based or analog electronics).
bobwaycott 15y ago
I, too, thought this. Not from recruiting, but too many years in academia where nobody ever talks about a résumé, but uses curriculum vitae instead.

by ecaron 15y ago

ComputerGuru 15y ago

It's a play on OpenCV.

FuzzyDunlop 15y ago

I thought the same, but wouldn't say it was the recruiting realm per se. More that an American would be more familiar with 'resumé' and might not instantly realise CV has another meaning elsewhere. There's no way I could get used to CV not being 'curriculum vitae'.

esrauch 15y ago
In my experience (in the US), CV is usually used in Academia (what papers you have published, research you have done) and resume is used in industry settings.

pbh 15y ago

Yes, I think computer vision is a common term for the area (at least, among academics and researchers), and CV is a common abbreviation. Examples include Intel's OpenCV and the CVPR conference. (I actually thought that it was weird that they called themselves "machine vision" rather than computer vision in the title.)

thwest 15y ago
OpenCV is OSS maintained by Willow Garage. Intel provides the Intel Performance Primitives which implement basic filtering up through haar, segementation, optical flow. Machine vision usually refers to the domain of industrial inspection where the scene contents are highly controlled, and computer vision usually refers to harder problems where someone is walking around a real environment with bad lighting and awkward perspectives.
- ansgri 15y ago
  OpenCV originated at Intel and was based on Intel's IPL. Some researchers prefer the term 'machine vision' as more general, referring to the entire field of artificial vision problems, not necessarily involving a 'computer' in common terms (i.e. FPGA-based or analog electronics).

bobwaycott 15y ago

I, too, thought this. Not from recruiting, but too many years in academia where nobody ever talks about a résumé, but uses curriculum vitae instead.