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Deep Learning for Sidewalk Accessibility Awarded 'Best Student Paper' at ASSETS'19

Jon E. Froehlich

By Jon E. Froehlich

Oct 29, 2019

Galen Weld and Jon Froehlich holding the awards

Our ASSETS'19 paper "Deep Learning for Automatically Detecting Sidewalk Accessibility Problems Using Streetscape Imagery" was just recognized with the 'Best Student Paper Award'--given to only one of the 158 submissions

Congrats team!

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