Practitioner Award
The SIGGRAPH Practitioner Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the practice and advancement of Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. The award recognizes the very best and most influential applications and practitioners. The award includes a $2,000 cash prize.
Current Recipients
F. Sebastian Grassia
For technical leadership of and contribution to Universal Scene Description
Previous Recipients
- 2023 Ken Museth
- 2022 Íñigo Quílez
- 2022 Pol Jeremias
- 2021 Brent Burley
- 2020 Elizabeth Baron
- 2019 Stephen Hill
- 2018 Bill Reeves
Criteria
- Impact to Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques based on practical application in methods, products, services or systems.
- Cumulative, demonstrable contributions to the field directly and through leadership of others
- Innovation and the stimulation of innovation through practice
- Influence on the work of others, and acceptance of practice by the ACM SIGGRAPH community
Nomination Procedure
The Practitioner Award Committee evaluates nominations based on the outlined criteria. ACM SIGGRAPH members are encouraged to submit their nominations to the Practitioner Award Chair by January 31.
Requirements
- Contact information of the candidate
- Contact information of the nominator
- A brief summary (English, maximum one page) explaining how the candidate meets the criteria of the award
- Contact information of at least two people knowledgeable about the qualifications of the candidate and who are willing to submit letters in support of the nomination upon request