Unbelievable image resizing technology

Right up until I was offered a full-time position at IRC, I was planning on grad school in the CS department. I met with several professors to help articulate a plan of action for my thesis. The most interesting of my options related to image analysis and manipulation techniques. I was reminded of what “almost was” when I watched this video of the most intelligent image resizing technology I’ve ever seen. Period. It manages to shrink (or expand) the background, while keeping the most important objects in tact (i.e. faces). It’s incredible.