Machine learning in computer vision

In this editorial we briefly discuss interaction between two important areas of artificial intelligence: computer vision (CV) and machine learning ( ML). Although the two fields have a long-standing tradition and can be considered technologically mature, past research in applying ML techniques to CV problems has been limited. After a short introduction in the fields of computer vision and machine learning, we highlight some important issues in the intersection of the two areas and sketch both current achievements and future research directions. Our goal is to help the reader put the six contributions of this special issue into the proper context.