IEEE academic journal to ban papers using ``1972 adult magazine nude photos''



The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the world's largest academic society in the field of electrical and electronic engineering, published a paper using a photo of nude model Lena Fossein that was published in Playboy, an adult magazine published in 1972. announced the suspension of acceptance of The image has long been used as a standard test image for digital image processing in information technology, but for some time it has been argued that ``using a photo from an adult magazine in an academic setting lacks consideration for women.'' There had been criticism.

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The IEEE banned the use of the image in a paper by Lena Fossein, who graced a Playboy double-page spread as a `` Playmate '' in 1972.



The ' Lenna image ,' which is a cropped 512 x 512 pixel image of Fossehn's nude photo from the shoulders up, was originally created in 1973 by Alexander Sawchuk and colleagues at the University of Southern California's Signal Imaging Laboratory. , an image scanned from a magazine for a conference presentation on early scanners.

The image, which features the purple feathers on his hat and Mr. Fossein's face and bare shoulders, is high contrast and rich in detail, making it ideal for testing early digital imaging techniques. It is said.

In addition, because Playboy tacitly approved the use of the image while being aware of copyright infringement, the Lena image was widely used as a test image for image processing, and among researchers it was said to be ``a face that has been studied more than the Mona Lisa.'' He has been called the 'patron saint of JPEG.'


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However, the practice of using nude photos from adult magazines in articles in prestigious academic journals, even though it omits images from the shoulders down, 'sexualizes women and makes them feel like they are not very welcome.' There has been criticism, especially from female scientists and engineers, for creating an academic climate that makes people feel that there is no such thing. Therefore, in 2018, the academic journal Nature banned the use of Lena images in paper submissions, ahead of IEEE.

In 1988, Fossein himself was interviewed by Swedish media and asked, ``How do you feel about your images being used in computer science?'' He responded, ``I'm amused.'' It is said that it was. In addition, in an interview with the IT news site Wired in 2019, he said that he regretted not receiving more compensation for the photo shoot, but said, ``I'm really proud of that photo.'' ” says.

However, she has since changed her mind, and in the documentary film Losing Lena released in 2019, she says, ``I retired from modeling a long time ago, and it seems like it's time for me to retire from technology as well.'' ''In addition, it was reported in 2023 that Lena had started an campaign to have the Lena image deleted along with multiple organizations such as the Australian media organization Women Love Tech.



In response to growing criticism of Lena Fossein's images and requests by the artist to refrain from using them, IEEE sent an email to its members in March 2024 stating, ``From April 1st, papers containing Lena Fossein's images will no longer be accepted. We will not accept submissions.''

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