ACM SIGGRAPH Sunday Workshop: Truth in Images, Videos, and Graphics

ACM SIGGRAPH Workshop: Truth in Images, Videos, and Graphics Organizers: Irfan Essa, Chris Bregler, Hany Farid Purpose One of the goals of computer graphics is to create images, scenes, and videos that appear real and indistinguishable from live-captured content. This...

Meet the ACM SIGGRAPH Candidates

The ACM SIGGRAPH election window is now open and will remain open until August 15, 2018.  There are two races being held, one for Treasurer and the other for Director At Large in which the top two candidate will be elected.  Those elected will be starting...

Thesis Fast Forward

Make an Impression To provide more young presenters with a platform for sharing innovative ideas and gaining valuable exposure, SIGGRAPH 2018 is introducing the first ever Thesis Fast Forward program. Doctoral students in the final stage of their Ph.D. studies, or...

Call for Candidates for the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee

Call for Candidates for the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee and Standing Committees We are looking for Candidates to run for Director at Large (three positions). For information on these positions please see ACM SIGGRAPH Elections page. All candidates must be...

The Art of Solo’s Speeder Scene

By Ian Failes. Republished with permission from Spark CG Society. You know you’re in a Star Wars film when one of the first big action set-pieces is a thrilling chase scene. Such is the beginning of Solo, where Han (Alden Ehrenreich) and...

ACM SIGGRAPH Taps Tony Baylis to Head New Diversity Committee

ACM SIGGRAPH Taps Tony Baylis to Head New Diversity Committee by Melanie Farmer Tony Baylis, a longtime ACM SIGGRAPH member and leadership volunteer, has been appointed the inaugural chair of the organization’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Baylis, who is...

Call for Participation: SETECEC 2019 in Venice, Italy

SETECEC 2019: 8th International Conference on Software and Emerging Technologies for Education, Culture, Entertainment, and Commerce Venice, Italy March, 20 – 23, 2019 http://www.alaipo.com/SETECEC-2019/conference_SETECEC_2019.html Call for Contributions:...

QUITANS 2018

QUITANS 2018: 1st International Conference on Quantum Information Technologies Applied to Nature and Society Amsterdam, the Netherlands June, 28 – 30, 2018  http://www.ainci.com/QUITANS-2018/conference_QUITANS_2018.html QUITANS 2018 will be composed of...