We are pleased to announce the results of this year’s ACM SIGGRAPH election.
Members had the opportunity to decide on a proposed bylaws change related to the officer roles on the Executive Committee. The votes overwhelmingly favored the proposed bylaws change, which has also been approved by the ACM Executive Committee. This change returns the selection of ACM SIGGRAPH officers to direct member elections, replacing the 2018 system where officers were internally nominated from within the existing pool of elected directors and confirmed by a small advisory group. To foster organizational stability, the amendment restores officer terms to three years for both the Chair and the newly defined Vice-Chair.
Members also were asked to select from six candidates to fill three open Director spots on the Executive Committee. As a result, the following members of our community will be joining ACM SIGGRAPH’s Executive Committee for a three-year term effective September 1, 2026.
Sheldon Andrews is an Associate Professor at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montreal and an Adjunct Professor at McGill University. He brings to the EC extensive leadership experience within the ACM SIGGRAPH specialized conference communities, includes serving as the General Chair for I3D (2019), Program Chair for I3D (2020), MIG (2024), and SCA (2025), as well as serving as the Secretary for the Montreal ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter.
Derek Ham is the Director of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. His previous ACM SIGGRAPH leadership experience includes serving as the Chair of the SIGGRAPH Immersive Pavilion for both the 2022 and 2024 conferences. His creative work focuses on VR and immersive storytelling, as well as research interests in the areas of embodied AI and robotics
Victoria Szabo is a Research Professor of Visual and Media Studies at Duke University, where she directs the Information Science + Studies program, the Computational Media, Arts & Cultures Ph.D. program, and co-directs the Duke Game Lab. Having volunteered with the organization for over twenty years, she is just finishing a term as the chair of the SIGGRAPH Art Advisory Group and has previously held roles as the chair of the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community (2016–2022), Art Papers Chair for SIGGRAPH (2014, 2025) and SIGGRAPH Asia (2023), SIGGRAPH Art Gallery Chair (2013), and SIGGRAPH Information Aesthetics Showcase Chair (2009).
The Nominations Committee sincerely thanks all the candidates in the 2026 election for their willingness to serve our community.
Learn more about the SIGGRAPH Executive Committee
If you are an ACM SIGGRAPH member and are interested in serving ACM SIGGRAPH in a leadership role, please reach out to the ACM SIGGRAPH Nominations Committee.