Presenters
Presenters at Chapter Events since 2009. You may type in a name or part of a name to quickly search the list.
Free-lance Concept Artist; Self
Senior Simulation Engineer; Airbus
Abhishek Verma holds a Master's Degree in Computer Graphics from the world’s top-rated video game program - Entertainment Arts & Engineerin
Artist and Professor; UCLA Department of Design Media Arts
Director of the Art Sci center at the School of the Arts & Architecture
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
Director of the Art Sci center at the School of the Arts & Architecture
California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI)
Victoria Vesna is an Artist and Professor at the UCLA Department of Design Media Arts and Director of the Art Sci center at the Sc
Visual Effects Supervisor; Sony Pictures ImageWorks
Adaptive Resolution Terrain Reconstruction and 3D Visualization for Mars 2020; JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Marsette Vona develops user interface software with a focus on robotic missions to Mars.
Master of the Metaverse; Spontaneous Fantasia
Master of the Metaverse at Spontaneous Fantasia. J-Walt is an interactive designer, filmmaker, graphic artist, and composer.
Associate Producer / SparkShorts Producer; Pixar Animation Studios
Michael Warch began at Pixar Animation Studios as a Production Unit Manager in June 2001.
Cinema Technical Sales Specialist; ZEISS
David Warner is a LA-based visual creator, Bronx-raised basketball fanatic and storyteller.
Creative Director; CBS Digital
The founder and executive creative director of CBS Digital, Craig Weiss has been a recognized leader in the visual-effects industry for more than 2
CEO & Creator of Realities; Exelauno
Eve Weston believes in storytelling as a force for positive change.
New Media Artist; Freelance
Hailing from UCLA’s Design | Media Arts program, Will Wharton (American, 1995) studied under media artists Casey Reas
Chair; SIGGRAPH History Committee
Mary Whitton attended her first SIGGRAPH Conference in 1977 (San Jose).
Interim Archivist; Charles Babbage Institute at the University of Minnesota
Amanda Wick is the interim archivist at the Charles Babbage Institute Archives (CBIA) at the University of Minnesota.
Art Director; Crytek "Evolve"
Darnell is a recognized art director and leading expert in realtime animation technologies.
Steve "Spaz" Williams is a director, vfx supervisor, and animator.
Group Director, Emerging Technology; The Mill
Boo Wong is at the forefront of The Mill’s Immersive and Interactive teams who specialize in immersive experiences and drive The Mill to explore an
Steve Wright is a master trainer for Nuke visual effects compositing backed up by over 20 years of production experience in VFX compositing for 70+
