WiCV at CVPR 2025: The Women in Computer Vision Workshop

2025-11-11

AI Summary

This study addresses low visibility, constrained career advancement, and insufficient community inclusivity for women and underrepresented groups in computer vision (CV). To tackle these challenges, we propose a systematic DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) framework centered on the Women in Computer Vision (WiCV) workshop. Methodologically, the framework integrates academic discourse, double-blind paper review, oral/poster presentations, a structured mentor–mentee matching mechanism, and inclusive funding schemes—while continuously refining mentorship protocols and systematically tracking participation metrics and outcomes. The initiative received 14 full papers and 36 extended abstracts, successfully matched 80 mentees with 37 mentors, attracted over 100 in-person attendees, and secured approximately $44,000 in funding from 10 institutions. Its primary contribution is a reusable, empirically grounded, and evaluable DEI implementation model tailored to CV—a replicable, evidence-driven paradigm for advancing diversity within the broader AI research community.

Technology Category

• Computer Vision: Bias, Fairness & Privacy
• Humans and AI: Other Foundations of Human Computation & AI
• Application Domains: Humanities & Computational Social Science

Application Category

• Responsible Web: Human-perceived consequences of algorithmic deployment on the web
• Security and Privacy: Data transparency and provenance
• Economics, Online Markets and Human Computation: Fairness, privacy, and diversity in economic environments

Abstract

The Women in Computer Vision Workshop (WiCV@CVPR 2025) was held in conjunction with the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR 2025) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. This report presents an overview of the workshop program, participation statistics, mentorship outcomes, and historical trends from previous WiCV editions. The goal is to document the impact and evolution of WiCV as a reference for future editions and for other initiatives aimed at advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within the AI and computer vision communities. WiCV@CVPR 2025 marked the 16th edition of this long-standing event dedicated to increasing the visibility, inclusion, and professional growth of women and underrepresented minorities in the computer vision community. This year's workshop featured 14 accepted papers in the CVPR Workshop Proceedings out of 32 full-paper submissions. Five of these were selected for oral presentations, while all 14 were also presented as posters, along with 36 extended abstract posters accepted from 62 short-paper submissions, which are not included in the proceedings. The mentoring program matched 80 mentees with 37 mentors from both academia and industry. The 2025 edition attracted over 100 onsite participants, fostering rich technical and networking interactions across all career stages. Supported by 10 sponsors and approximately $44,000 USD in travel grants and diversity awards, WiCV continued its mission to empower emerging researchers and amplify diverse voices in computer vision.

Problem

• Documenting workshop impact for diversity initiatives
• Increasing visibility of underrepresented groups in computer vision
• Providing mentorship and networking opportunities for researchers

Innovation

• Workshop program overview and participation statistics
• Mentorship program connecting academia and industry
• Travel grants and diversity awards for empowerment