Robert A. Ellis
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- ACM SIGGRAPH Public Policy Program Chair
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Alias | Wavefront
- Washington University in St. Louis
Bio:
Bob was first elected to the EC around 1977, co-chaired the 1980 conference in Seattle, and was the EC person responsible for all the annual SIGGRAPH conferences during most of the 1980s. He retired in 1995 from both gainful employment and SIGGRAPH.
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 2001, "The Impact of Public Policy on Computer Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 2002, "Introduction to the Impact of Public Policy on Computer Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 2002, "Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 2003, "Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1982, "App of Computer Graphics to Eng Scientific and Design Problems"
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2003-Course-Cover-17-Intellectual-Property-Copyright-and-Digital-Rights-Management-for-Computer-Graphics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Ellis]
Presenter(s): [Ellis] [Burk] [Simons]
Entry No.: [17]
![Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2002-53-Course-Cover-Intellectual-Property-Copyright-and-Digital-Rights-Management-for-Computer-Graphics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Intellectual Property, Copyright, and Digital Rights Management for Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Ellis]
Presenter(s): [Ellis] [Burk] [Simons]
Entry No.: [53]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Introduction to the Impact of Public Policy on Computer Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2002-38-Course-Cover-Introduction-to-the-Impact-of-Public-Policy-on-Computer-Graphics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to the Impact of Public Policy on Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Ellis]
Presenter(s): [Ellis] [Simons]
Entry No.: [38]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
![Beyond Copyright: The Brave New World of Digital Rights Management](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2001-Panels-13-Beyond-Copyright-The-Brave-New-World-of-Digital-Rights-Management-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Beyond Copyright: The Brave New World of Digital Rights Management Presenter(s): [Burk] [Ellis] [Neville] [Simons] [Stein]
Entry No.: [13]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
![The Impact of Public Policy on Computer Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2001-01-Course-Cover-The-Impact-of-Public-Policy-on-Computer-Graph-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
The Impact of Public Policy on Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Ellis] [Simons]
Presenter(s): [Ellis] [Simons]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
![How Can SIGGRAPH Be More Effective in Promoting Computer Graphics?](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/1996-Panels-07-How-Can-SIGGRAPH-Be-More-Effective-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
How Can SIGGRAPH Be More Effective in Promoting Computer Graphics? Presenter(s): [Encarnação] [Ellis] [Chesnais] [Greenberg] [Ferren]
Entry No.: [07]
[SIGGRAPH 1996]
![App of Computer Graphics to Eng Scientific and Design Problems](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1982-04_Course-Cover-App-of-Computer-Graphics-to-Eng-Scientific-and-Design-Problems-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
App of Computer Graphics to Eng Scientific and Design Problems Organizer(s): [Ellis] [Kasik]
Presenter(s): [Ellis] [Kasik] [Coates] [Littlefield]
Entry No.: [04]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
![Graphics Standards](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/1979-06-Course-Cover-Graphic-Standards-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Graphics Standards Organizer(s): [Bergeron]
Presenter(s): [Bergeron] [Carlbom] [Ellis] [Herzog] [Michener] [Puk] [Warner]
Entry No.: [06]
[SIGGRAPH 1979]
Learning Category: Moderator:
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