Take a closer look at the SIGGRAPH 2026 Technical Papers Awards, including Best Papers, Honorable Mentions, and Test-of-Time winners shaping the future of computer graphics.
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Beyond Deterministic Surfaces: Uncertainty-Aware Geometry Processing
12 May 2026 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Explore uncertainty-aware geometry processing on Gaussian Process Implicit Surfaces (GPIS), a SIGGRAPH 2026 Technical Paper on computing with noisy, incomplete, and uncertain shapes.
Infinite Shapes, Infinite Possibilities
15 October 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
See how “Shape Space Spectra” lets eigenfunctions flow across entire shape families, unlocking new possibilities in animation, sound, and simulation.
Technical Excellence — Withstanding the Test-of-Time
8 October 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAwards, Conferences
We caught up with Test-of-Time award winner Miles Macklin to learn more about his pivotal paper and how it has impacted computer graphics.
Honoring Innovation: Meet the SIGGRAPH 2025 Award Winners
11 September 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences
Image Credit: photo by Matthias von Loebell © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH Even through SIGGRAPH 2025 has come and gone, the excitement and impact of this year’s event continue to resonate. The conference brought together awe-inspiring ideas, unforgettable experiences, and a...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 90 – Kavita Bala and Hui Huang on Influential Computer Graphics Research
28 July 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences
SIGGRAPH 2025 Technical Papers Test-of-Time Awardees share why their research is lasting and insights into advancements in 3D graphics.
SIGGRAPH 2025 Technical Papers Awards: Best Papers, Honorable Mentions, and Test-of-Time
10 June 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Celebrate the Technical Papers Best Papers, Honorable Mentions, and Test-of-Time awardees and preview the research to come at SIGGRAPH 2025.
Revolutionizing PDEs With the Walk on Stars Method
6 March 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
The walk on stars method represents a breakthrough for simulating partial differential equations (PDEs) in complex geometric domains.
Advancing the Study of Climatology
4 February 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Research, Technical Papers
We sat down with SIGGRAPH 2024 Technical Papers contributor Jorge Alejandro Amador Herrera to discuss how his work is playing a role in advancing the study of climatology.
SMEAR Meets Sphere
17 January 2025 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Technical Papers
This Blender-integrated tool combines beginner-friendly presets with advanced customization, tackling longstanding challenges in 3D workflows.
Hair-raising Innovation
11 December 2024 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Emerging Technologies, Real-Time, Technical Papers
Pioneering a new era in real-time hair rendering, the SIGGRAPH 2024 Technical Paper “Strand-Based Hair Modeling and Rendering with Mesh Shaders” introduces innovative methods that redefine efficiency and realism in computer graphics.
Revolutionizing Touch
8 October 2024 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research, Technical Papers
Featured in the SIGGRAPH 2024 Technical Papers, this innovation adapts capacitive multi-touch sensors for complex 3D surfaces, ensuring high-resolution detection with a novel electrode layout method.











