🚫 IEEE Computer Society Bans "Lena" Image in Papers Starting April 1st.

The **"Lena" image** is well-known to many computer vision researchers. It was originally a 1972 magazine illustration featuring Swedish model *Lena Forsén*. The image was chosen by Alexander Sawchuk and his team at the University of Southern California in 1973 when they urgently needed a high-quality image for a conference paper.

Technically, image areas with rich details correspond to high-frequency signals, which are more difficult to process, while low-frequency signals are simpler. The *"Lena" image* has a wealth of detail, …

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