Dima Damen, University of Bristol professor and Google DeepMind researcher, says all three of her former students serving as CVPR 2026 area chairs received outstanding designations.

— Kosta Derpanis replied that he considers them preferred reviewers.

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OPDD#1687Dima Damen|@DIMADAMEN

So proud of my ex-students now outstanding ACs @CVPR #CVPR2026 @mwray0 @bristolcs @BristolUni @davmoltisanti @UniofBath @doughty_hazel @UniLeidenNews This is more important than papers... 3/3 of ex-student ACs are outstanding ACs ☺️

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REPLYKD#908Kosta Derpanis (sabbatical in Zurich)|@CSPROFKGD

@dimadamen @CVPR @mwray0 @bristolcs @BristolUni @davmoltisanti @UniofBath @doughty_hazel @UniLeidenNews Explains why they weren’t in my reviewer pool. They are my go to reviewers 💪 Congrats 🫡

DDDima Damen@dimadamen

So proud of my ex-students now outstanding ACs @CVPR #CVPR2026 @mwray0 @bristolcs @BristolUni @davmoltisanti @UniofBath @doughty_hazel @UniLeidenNews This is more important than papers... 3/3 of ex-student ACs are outstanding ACs ☺️

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