Yong Tsui (YT) Lee
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Nanyang Technological University
Location:
- Singapore
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 2023
YT’s association with ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH started in 1980 when he joined as a student member. He was an early supporter of ACM SIGGRAPH in South-East Asia as he cofounded the SIGGRAPH Singapore Chapter and served as Vice President from 1997-2009, and then again from 2013 to the present. In 2003 he was the inaugural Graphite Conference Co-chair with Matt Adcock and Ian Gwilt. In 2004 he was the Graphite Conference Chair in Singapore and in 2006 the Graphite Conference Co-chair with Prof. Siti Mariyam Shamsuddi in Kuala Lumpur.
In 2006 YT was part of a small group of Asian Professors who met with ACM SIGGRAPH at SIGGRAPH 2006 and suggested starting a full SIGGRAPH Conference in Asia. He was a member of the ad-hoc Task Force formed to investigate this and was a strong voice in the meeting at Graphite 2006 where the Task Force recommended moving forward. The ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee decided to support SIGGRAPH Asia, with the first conference being in Singapore in 2008 and YT as the Conference Chair. Before and after this decision, he worked with the Singapore government to provide financial support for SIGGRAPH Asia 2008.
In 2009-2010 he served on the SIGGRAPH Asia Conference Advisory Group (SACAG) and served as the Chair of the SACAG 2011-2018, thus shepherding SIGGRAPH Asia during its early formative years. His experience and advice were invaluable in helping ACM SIGGRAPH adapt to the conference and volunteer cultures in Asia.
He has also served on other ACM SIGGRAPH committees, such as the Nominations Committee (2010-2013) and the International Committee, and has mentored student volunteers at both SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia.
YT was awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Service Award in 2023.
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Award(s):
- SIGGRAPH 2023 Outstanding Service Award: Lee
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