ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Practitioners Sessions

The ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners Sessions are an in-person sessions for practitioners at the SIGGRAPH 2023 to have discussions, with like-minded peers, on professional development in our industries, including but not limited to different approaches to creating and scoping engineering projects, developing tech stacks, and identifying opportunities for taking research to practice and the productization journey thereof. Please check SIGGRAPH 2023 web page for registration categories.

The ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Sessions are organized by the ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Career Development Committee (PCDC), whose directive is to plan, develop, and facilitate activities that support the career development of computer graphics and interactive techniques practitioners across different industries worldwide, in conjunction with relevant entities, standing bodies, and committees associated with ACM SIGGRAPH and the SIGGRAPH conferences.

The ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Development Committee welcomes any updates or suggestions for programmes, proceedings, sessions, meet-ups, and other activities that would benefit and broaden SIGGRAPH's activities for industry practitioners. Please don't hesitate to send your feedback on how we can improve our services.

ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners: Skills You Need to Step Up!

Professional Development

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00NN PST

ACM SIGGRAPH Village: West Hall 501, Los Angeles Convention Center

More details on the session
Find us on the SIGGRAPH 2023 schedule

In this session, we will look into topics such as:

  • The state of computer graphics and interactive techniques applications at large
  • Best practices for productizing tools and services
  • Creating a prototyping cycle for minimum viable products
  • Prioritizing customer needs, and when to cut features
  • Managing client delivery and deadlines
  • How to use software to aid your management and development process
  • How to fail gracefully and spring back

Featured Speakers

Ken Museth
Senior Director, Simulation Technology, NVIDIA
Recipient of the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Practitioner Award‍‍

Peter Crossley
Director of Engineering, Nuke

Frederic Servant
Director of Engineering, Entertainment & Media Solutions, Autodesk

Susan Salituro
Director of Engineering, RenderMan, Pixar Animation Studios

Mark Elendt
Mathematician, SideFX Software

Eric Haines
Distinguished Engineer, NVIDIA

The SIGGRAPH Practitioners Sessions are an in-person sessions for practitioners at the conference to have discussions, with like-minded peers, on professional development in our industries, including but not limited to different approaches to creating and scoping engineering projects, developing tech stacks, and identifying opportunities for taking research to practice and the productization journey thereof. dd

ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners: Research to Practice: Getting There and Back Again

Professional Development

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00NN PST

ACM SIGGRAPH Village: West Hall 501, Los Angeles Convention Center

More details on the session
Find us on the SIGGRAPH 2023 schedule

In this session, we will look into topics such as:

  • The research to practice mindset: identifying new opportunities at SIGGRAPH
  • Applying research to practice: going from proof of concept to product: how does one take research into product, and how do researchers get inspired by practice at SIGGRAPH
  • Reflections on career transitions between research and practice: what are the pros/cons, obstacles and lessons learnt about research to get it to development

Featured Speakers

Pete Shirley
Vice President, Graphics, Activision

Andrew Glassner
Distinguished Research Scientist, Weta Digital+Unity

Orly Liba
Staff Research Scientist, YouTube

Patrick Cozzi
CEO, Cesium

Per Christensen
Principal Scientist, Pixar's RenderMan Group

Ken Museth
Senior Director, Simulation Technology, NVIDIA

ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners Town Hall

Professional Development

Thursday, August 10, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00NN PST

ACM SIGGRAPH Village: West Hall 501, Los Angeles Convention Center

More details on the session
Find us on the SIGGRAPH 2023 schedule

The ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners Town Hall is an informal, open and constructive brainstorming and discussion session on the new directions, initiatives and resources that ACM SIGGRAPH should develop for computing professionals. In this town hall, we will discuss the following topics:

  • How Can We (ACM SIGGRAPH) Help You Transition/Advance Your Career?
  • How Can We (ACM SIGGRAPH) Help You Become a Better Practitioner?
  • How Can We (ACM SIGGRAPH) Make SIGGRAPH Better for Practitioners?

Featured Speakers

ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners: Skills You Need to Step Up!

Professional Development

Tuesday, August 8, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00NN PST

ACM SIGGRAPH Village: West Hall 501, Los Angeles Convention Center

More details on the session
Find us on the SIGGRAPH 2023 schedule

In this session, we will look into topics such as:

  • The state of computer graphics and interactive techniques applications at large
  • Best practices for productizing tools and services
  • Creating a prototyping cycle for minimum viable products
  • Prioritizing customer needs, and when to cut features
  • Managing client delivery and deadlines
  • How to use software to aid your management and development process
  • How to fail gracefully and spring back

Featured Speakers

Ken Museth
Senior Director, Simulation Technology, NVIDIA
Recipient of the ACM SIGGRAPH 2023 Practitioner Award‍‍

Peter Crossley
Director of Engineering, Nuke

Frederic Servant
Director of Engineering, Entertainment & Media Solutions, Autodesk

Susan Salituro
Director of Engineering, RenderMan, Pixar Animation Studios

Mark Elendt
Mathematician, SideFX Software

Eric Haines
Distinguished Engineer, NVIDIA

The SIGGRAPH Practitioners Sessions are an in-person sessions for practitioners at the conference to have discussions, with like-minded peers, on professional development in our industries, including but not limited to different approaches to creating and scoping engineering projects, developing tech stacks, and identifying opportunities for taking research to practice and the productization journey thereof. dd

ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners: Research to Practice: Getting There and Back Again

Professional Development

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00NN PST

ACM SIGGRAPH Village: West Hall 501, Los Angeles Convention Center

More details on the session
Find us on the SIGGRAPH 2023 schedule

In this session, we will look into topics such as:

  • The research to practice mindset: identifying new opportunities at SIGGRAPH
  • Applying research to practice: going from proof of concept to product: how does one take research into product, and how do researchers get inspired by practice at SIGGRAPH
  • Reflections on career transitions between research and practice: what are the pros/cons, obstacles and lessons learnt about research to get it to development

Featured Speakers

Pete Shirley
Vice President, Graphics, Activision

Andrew Glassner
Distinguished Research Scientist, Weta Digital+Unity

Orly Liba
Staff Research Scientist, YouTube

Patrick Cozzi
CEO, Cesium

Per Christensen
Principal Scientist, Pixar's RenderMan Group

Ken Museth
Senior Director, Simulation Technology, NVIDIA

ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners Town Hall

Professional Development

Thursday, August 10, 2023

10:00AM - 12:00NN PST

ACM SIGGRAPH Village: West Hall 501, Los Angeles Convention Center

More details on the session
Find us on the SIGGRAPH 2023 schedule

The ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioners Town Hall is an informal, open and constructive brainstorming and discussion session on the new directions, initiatives and resources that ACM SIGGRAPH should develop for computing professionals. In this town hall, we will discuss the following topics:

  • How Can We (ACM SIGGRAPH) Help You Transition/Advance Your Career?
  • How Can We (ACM SIGGRAPH) Help You Become a Better Practitioner?
  • How Can We (ACM SIGGRAPH) Make SIGGRAPH Better for Practitioners?

Featured Speakers