Two female image processing researchers recently used a picture of Fabio as a test image in a paper of theirs: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.6429 http://arxiv.org/

Two female image processing researchers recently used a picture of Fabio as a test image in a paper of theirs: http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.6429 http://arxiv.org/abs/1202.6429 (Additional discussion at http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/246 http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/246) Personally, I'm all for the use of amusing (arousing?) test images, as long as they exhibit features that actually make for a good test image (a mix of flat and textured regions, sharp boundaries, etc.).