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Announcing the 2025 Award Winners

May 12, 2025 | ,

Distinguished Educator

Glenn Goldman           glenn.goldman@njit.edu     

For pioneering work and providing opportunities to the academic and professional communities in computer graphics and interactive techniques in architecture and design.

Distinguished Artist

Frieder Nake               nake@informatik.uni-bremen.de nake@uni-bremen.de       

In recognition of his foundational work in algorithmic art and his lasting contributions to computer graphics and digital art. Active since the early 1960s, Nake’s work helped define the field at its inception and continues to influence thinking around aesthetics and computation.

Significant New Researcher

Ben Mildenhal             me@bmild.com      

Pratul Srinivasan         pratul.srinivasan@gmail.com

For outstanding contributions to neural rendering and novel view synthesis.

Computer Graphics Achievement

George Drettakis         George.Drettakis@inria.fr

For fundamental contributions to rendering, including visibility and shadows, perceptually-informed rendering, image-based rendering, and 3D Gaussian splatting.

Steven Anson Coons

 Leo Guibas                guibas@cs.stanford.edu

For his numerous and broad contributions to computational geometry, geometric learning, and global illumination.

Practitioner

 Brian Karis                 brian.karis@epicgames.com       

For his work in the area of real-time computer graphics, including his contributions to Physically-Based Rendering, Temporal Anti-Aliasing, and Nanite.

Outstanding Service

Mk Haley        mkhaley@utexas.edu.

For her many years of outstanding and impactful service to the computer graphics community        

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation

Rohan Sawhney         rsawhney1993@gmail.com     

For a dissertation introducing and exploring a revolutionary approach to geometry processing and simulation which goes beyond traditional finite element methods by applying grid-free Monte-Carlo techniques.

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention

Suyeon Choi   suyeon@stanford.edu

For a dissertation on ground-breaking work towards the development of holographic near eye displays

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention

Silvia Sellan    silviasellan@cs.columbia.edu

For a dissertation on robustly and reliably processing geometric models “in the wild“.

SIGGRAPH Academy

 Leif Kobbelt    kobbelt@cs.rwth-aachen.de

For pioneering contributions and leadership in the fields of geometry processing and multiscale modeling.

John (Spike) Hughes  jfh@cs.brown.edu

For outstanding contributions and sustained leadership to computer graphics education and research.

Richard (Hao) Zhang  haoz@sfu.ca

For technical contributions in spectral and learning-based methods for geometric modeling.

Karol Myszkowski       karol@mpi-inf.mpg.de

For foundational contributions to perceptual rendering and High Dynamic Range imaging in graphics.

Procedural Generation in SIGGRAPH ASIA 2024 Visual Design

Apr 15, 2025 |

Join the Design Ad Hoc Committee on 21 April, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET for a webinar focused on how cutting-edge technologies are shaping the world of visual design. This session explores the possibilities of engaging visual expressions created by combining creative concepts with the latest technologies such as procedural generation. Focusing on visual design examples from SIGGRAPH ASIA 2024, we invite the designers to discuss practical approaches that bridge “what to communicate” with “how to communicate it,” accompanied by specific examples. They will show how designers and creators can incorporate technological advancements into their own creative work to achieve more effective visual communication.

Speakers:

Hisato Ogata, Takram

Takeo Igarashi, University of Tokyo

Moderated by Masa Inakage, Keio University, Chair of ACM SIGGRAPH Design adhoc Committee

Register for the webinar and mark your calendar.

2025 ACM SIGGRAPH Candidate Slate

Apr 2, 2025 |

The ACM SIGGRAPH Nominating Committee has proposed the following candidates for the 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH election which will commence on 17 June 2025:

DIRECTOR A:
Baoquan Chen, Peking University
Hongbo Fu, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Niloy Mitra, University College London

DIRECTOR B:
Kalina Borkiewicz, University of Utah
Kenny Mitchell, Walt Disney Animation Studios
Patricia Beckmann, Bunsella Studios and Irvine Valley College School of Art

ACM SIGGRAPH Treasurer:
Jenny Dana
Corinne Price

In accordance with the ACM SIGGRAPH Bylaws, additional candidates may be placed on the ballot by petition. All candidates must be ACM Professional Members as well as members of ACM SIGGRAPH. Anyone interested in petitioning must inform ACM Headquarters, Pat Ryan (ryanp@hq.acm.org), of their intent to petition by 23 April 2025. Petitions must be submitted to ACM Headquarters for verification by  9 May 2025.

The Nominations Committee would like to thank all nominators and nominees for this year’s election cycle.

The 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH Nominations Committee

  • Dena DeBry, Stanford University (chair)
  • Silvia Sellán, Columbia University
  • Tao Ju, Washington University
  • Eitan Grinspun, University of Toronto
  • Yong Tsui (YT) Lee, Nanyang Technological University
  • HyeJin (Jinny) Choo, Korea National University of Arts
  • Jacky Bibliowicz, Autodesk
  • Natasha Warshawsky, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
  • Thierry Frey, Past Chair (ex-officio)

ACM SIGGRAPH MTUS Chapter Participates in Inaugural “Animation Y’all” Conference

Mar 26, 2025 |

February 21–23, 2025 – The animation industry in Tennessee took a significant step forward with the inaugural “Animation Y’all” conference, held at Lipscomb University and hosted by Disney legends Tom and Tony Bancroft. The event brought together industry professionals, students, and educators for a dynamic weekend of panels, demonstrations, artist showcases, and networking opportunities.

Among the standout participants was the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Animation Department, whose faculty and students played an active role in promoting their animation program and their growing ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter. Led by Professor Kevin McNulty, a key member of AMC SIGGRAPH and the Professional Student Chapter Committee (PSCC), the MTSU booth was a vibrant display of student and alumni work. Monitors showcased animations, a 3D fan displayed digital art, and highlights from student-led clubs like the MTSU SIGGRAPH Chapter were prominently featured.

“When we first heard about this event, we knew we had to be part of it,” McNulty said. “To have it in Middle Tennessee and realize how close we all were—this conference showed that we have a community here. We just haven’t had the chance to connect like this before.”

McNulty emphasized the importance of building relationships at events like Animation Y’all:
“One of my main goals was meeting people I never would have had the opportunity to meet otherwise… and hopefully connecting more people with AMC SIGGRAPH. It’s also great to catch up with old friends and alumni! Seeing current students and alumni meet each other is always a highlight.”

Beyond the professional networking, McNulty highlighted the broader impact of industry events like SIGGRAPH and Animation Y’all:
“With conferences like these, the real value isn’t just about getting a job—it’s about building relationships, catching up with colleagues and friends, and sharing our love for the field.”

ACM SIGGRAPH UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TRAVEL GRANT

Feb 20, 2025 |

Applications Open: 18 February, 2025

Applications Close: 1 May, 2025

Acceptances: 7 May 2025

ACM SIGGRAPH offers support to new and existing members of the SIGGRAPH community whose potential career impact is recognized as extraordinary and who can demonstrate financial need to attend SIGGRAPH 2025. We most importantly intend to simultaneously highlight SIGGRAPH’s abiding recognition of the value that diversity from underrepresented groups brings to the CG/IT domains and its importance to their vibrancy and future positive impact on our communities and society.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

  1. Any ACM SIGGRAPH member number (professional or student) in the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques but not limited to, technology innovations, artistic production, education, societal services, leadership, and/or broader impacts within those industries.
  2. Grantees may receive only one grant per conference year.
  3. Budget requests and reimbursement are subject to the ACM SIGGRAPH travel policies.
  4. These grants will be awarded to individuals from underrepresented communities in the CG/IT fields listed in ACM SIGGRAPH annual demographic surveys and questionnaires. Nominees from universities, NGOs, industry, and governmental organizations including students, early career, industry, and academic professionals in the CG/IT domains will be considered and are encouraged to apply for travel grant support.

HOW IT WORKS:

Submit here by 1 May 2025 before 11:59 PM EST USA.

**Please also include 2 letters of recommendation (500-word limit) each due with application materials) to be emailed to urt@siggraph.org

REVIEW PROCESS:

A selection committee of current ACM SIGGRAPH members will review all the nominations. 

GRANTEES:

All grantees will be selected by 7 May 2025, and invited to attend SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Grantees will receive a Full Conference Pass and financial support reimbursing the documented cost of SIGGRAPH 2025 attendance.

PUBLICITY:

Any information supplied for the application must not be confidential and can be used for publicity purposes by ACM SIGGRAPH. Awardees permit ACM SIGGRAPH to use representative images of their work, member profiles, stories, subsequent activities in connection with the ACM SIGGRAPH community and organization, etc. for use in ACM SIGGRAPH publications, at conferences sponsored by ACM and/or ACM SIGGRAPH, or other publicity purposes.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:

ACM’s conflict-of-interest (COI) guidelines apply to all award nominations. The ACM SIGGRAPH Award Chair of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee is responsible for ensuring the COI guidelines are followed and resolving any issues that cannot be resolved by the respective Award Committee Chair.

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