This week was my first time presenting at journal club. While I was nervous, I was mainly concerned about how interested the other lab members would be in hearing about my honours project. Luckily, the presentation seemed to go smoothly, and I received a lot of thoughtful questions and useful feedback.
Since joining the Hoverfly Vision Lab several months ago, it has been great getting to know everyone within and outside the lab, as well as experience the enthusiasm they have for their work. The consistent appearance of new and exciting challenges has made the months feel like weeks, it has also made me thankful for the work done by previous lab members like Richard, which has helped to make these challenges manageable. I am also thankful for the constant support by current lab members who are always willing to help and explain the complexity of hoverfly vision and behaviour.
As I come to the end of a long but valuable honours degree in computer science, I am mostly looking forward to being able to further develop my skills as a software engineer by solving real world problems. However, I never imagined that this would lead me to a closed-loop VR system for hoverflies, an amazing project that I hope to share more about in the future.