RSCG2022: Rising Stars in Computer Graphics 2022

The Rising Stars in Computer Graphics program is designed to encourage people of underrepresented genders to become research leaders in computer graphics. This is a two-year program that will be co-located with SIGGRAPH 2022 and SIGGRAPH 2023. Ideal applicants will be within two years of going on the job market, a time when most students have sufficient research maturity but are still making decisions about future career directions. 

The program will consist of three components: workshops, a mentoring program, and peer-mentoring activities. The SIGGRAPH 2022 workshop will help participants explore different career trajectories within graphics research (academia or industry), while the SIGGRAPH 2023 workshop will focus on advice for successfully navigating the research job market. The program will pair each rising star participant with a senior mentor and will also include peer-mentorship activities to encourage the participants to get to know each other and form lasting connections. 

Eligibility

The Rising Stars Program is open to computer graphics PhD students and postdocs of underrepresented genders, including cisgender women, trans people of any gender, non-binary people, and all people with historically marginalized or underrepresented genders. Applicants should be expecting to obtain their PhD or complete their postdoc in 2024. 

Application Material

1. One Letter of recommendation. 
2. CV
3. Application form, which includes general information, a 500-word research statement, and a 500-word personal statement (see FAQ for guidelines on writing each statement) 

You can update your application material until the deadline. 

Committees

• Selection committee Chair: Holly Rushmeier
• Organization committee chair: Adriana Schulz
  • Organization committee: the WiGRAPH Team

Venue

The workshops will be co-located with SIGGRAPH 2022 and SIGGRAPH 2023.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to rscg@wigraph.org