Angus Graeme Forbes
About Angus Graeme Forbes
Affiliations
- Purdue University, Computational Media and Computer Graphics Technolgy, Associate Professor
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Electronic Visualization Laboratory, Assistant Professor
Bio
SIGGRAPH 2021
I am an associate professor in the Department of Computational Media at UC Santa Cruz, where I direct the Creative Coding Lab, collaborating with a team of creative researchers to explore topics in data visualization, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction, I have a Ph.D. in media arts and technology and an M.S. in computer science, both from the University of California, Santa Barbara, I was the SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Papers Chair, and I am looking forward to working with the team again this year in my role as the SIGGRAPH 2021 Art Gallery Chair.
SIGGRAPH 2017
Angus Forbes leads the Creative Coding Research Group at
the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is an Assistant Professor
in the Electronic Visualization Lab within the Department of
Computer Science and also has a courtesy appointment in the
School of Art and Art History. Forbes’s research investigates
multidisciplinary topics related to the fields of information
visualization, computer graphics, and human-computer
interaction; his artwork, performances, and multimedia
installations have been shown throughout the world
SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions
Chair
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Emerging Technologies
- SIGGRAPH 2018: Art Papers
- SIGGRAPH 2021: Art with an Impact
Committee Member
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2023: Art Papers
Jury Member
- SIGGRAPH 2023: Appy Hour
- SIGGRAPH 2023: Emerging Technologies
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Emerging Technologies
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Appy Hour
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Labs
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Immersive Pavilion
- SIGGRAPH 2023: Art Papers
- SIGGRAPH 2023: Talks
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Talks
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Courses
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Educator’s Forum
- SIGGRAPH 2024: Panels
- SIGGRAPH 2017: Art Papers
- SIGGRAPH 2023: Panels
- SIGGRAPH 2021: Art with an Impact
- SIGGRAPH 2020: Think Beyond
Reviewer
- SIGGRAPH Asia 2024: Art Papers
Conference Contributions
Experiences
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ACM SIGGRAPH Village
Appy Hour
Birds of a Feather
VR Experiences
Learning
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Art Papers and Presentations
Technical Papers
Other Information
Roles
- ACM SIGGRAPH Village Presenter
- Appy Hour Developer
- Art Papers Author
- Art Papers Jury Member
- Art Papers Organizing Committee Chair
- Art Show Jury Member
- Art Show Organizing Committee Chair/Co-Chair
- Birds of Feather Presenter
- Conference Support Committee Member: General Jury
- Immersive Pavilion (VR Village) Developer
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