A five-member interest group visited a major Bengaluru waste-processing facility to see where computer vision could help.
- Date: 8 February 2026
- Format: Study visit
- Attendance: 5 (interest group)
The chapter organised a focused study visit for a small interest group exploring how computer vision, graphics and related technologies might help with Bengaluru’s large-scale waste-management challenges.
During the two-hour visit, participants saw first-hand how municipal waste is received, sorted and processed, and the practical problems involved: wet/dry segregation, material identification, contamination, sorting accuracy and throughput. The group looked closely at where image analysis, machine learning, sensing, visualisation and automated classification could support existing processes.
The chapter arranged access through local and government contacts, so participants could understand a real civic problem on the ground before proposing technology-led solutions.