RSCG2024: WiGRAPH Rising Stars in Computer Graphics 2024 Denver, CO, United States, July 28-30, 2024

General Information

In general the Rising Stars in Computer Graphics program consists of three components:

• workshops co-located with two consecutive SIGGRAPH North America conferences,
• mentoring relationships with senior researchers, and
• community building and peer-mentoring activities with the other Rising Stars.

Workshops

The workshops are designed as a two-part series which take place over two consecutive SIGGRAPH North America conferences. The Year 1 Workshop will help participants explore different career trajectories within graphics research, with a specific focus on the commonly posed dilemma of "academia versus industry." After the Rising Stars have spent a year honing in on their preferred trajectory, the Year 2 Workshop will provide advice for successfully navigating the research job market.To defray the cost of attending the conference, WiGRAPH provides travel support for all Rising Stars participants. This support is offered for both years of the program.

Mentoring

Each Rising Star will be paired with a senior researcher in Computer Graphics who can give insight into their journey.

Community Building

Our program will feature several opportunities for networking, community building, and peer-mentoring.

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 within two years of going on the job market – i.e, they are expecting to obtain their PhD or complete their postdoc in two years' time.

Application Material

The application consists of the following components:

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 on this page for guidelines on writing each statement)

You can update your application material until the deadline.

Committees

• Selection committee Chair: Céline Loscos
• Organization committee chair: Adriana Schulz
  • Organization committee: the WiGRAPH Team
  • Rising Stars Program Coordinators: Deepali Aneja and Xuan Luo

Venue

The workshops will be co-located with SIGGRAPH 2024 and SIGGRAPH 2025.

Contact

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