#19: Watermark Anything with Localized Messages by Dr. P. Fernandez

Join our free BLISS Speaker Series Summer 2025!

We are excited to feature Dr. Pierre Fernandez, Research Scientist at Meta AI, who will discuss "Watermark Anything with Localized Messages", lasting approximately 45 minutes. After the talk, seize the opportunity to connect with fellow AI enthusiasts to share ideas and questions while enjoying free drinks. Door close by 7.15pm, so please come early! Also, "attend"ing (RSVP) here on Meetup is strictly necessary to be guaranteed entry.
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Who is this event for?
This event is open to everyone interested in state-of-the-art AI research. We especially design it for students, PhD candidates, academic researchers, and industry professionals with a research focus in machine learning.

Abstract: Invisible image watermarking embeds information into image pixels in a way that remains imperceptible to the human eye but can still be retrieved even after significant image editing. However, traditional methods struggle when dealing with small, localized watermarked areas—something that often happens in real-world scenarios where images come from different sources or undergo modifications. In this talk, after a brief introduction to image watermarking, we’ll explore an approach designed to tackle this issue. Watermark Anything (ICLR 2025) reframes image watermarking as a segmentation problem. We’ll walk through the motivation behind this idea, how we developed and trained the model, the challenges we faced, and the final results.

Bio: Pierre Fernandez is a Research Scientist at FAIR Paris (the Fundamental AI Research lab at Meta). His research focuses on content protection and safety in machine learning, with a particular interest in watermarking generative models. He completed his PhD at FAIR and Inria Rennes, under the supervision of Matthijs Douze, Hervé Jégou, and Teddy Furon. Before his PhD, he studied at École Polytechnique, majoring in computer science and mathematics for visual computing.

We are BLISS e.V., the AI organization in Berlin that connects like-minded individuals who share great interest and passion for the field of machine learning. This summer 2025, we will host an exciting speaker series on site in Berlin, featuring excellent researchers from Merantix Momentum, Meta AI, Inria, Microsoft AI4Science, Google DeepMind, and University of Oxford.
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