Technical Papers

Hear from a wide range of scientists and researchers who drive the industry, inspire new work, and ignite memorable discussions. This is the content you’ll reflect on and refer to all year.

Below is a listing of the work presented at the SIGGRAPH 2020 Technical Papers. To explore the content in detail, please review the program’s listing in ACM Transactions on Graphics.

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The Technical Papers program is the premier venue for disseminating scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Encompassing a diverse range of topics, SIGGRAPH Technical Papers inspire innovation and imagination — how to create and understand the images, characters, environments, and experiences that will make our lives richer.

A SIGGRAPH Technical Paper is defined by the excellence of its ideas, and we welcome a broad array of submissions. The double-blind review process upholds the highest standards of scientific integrity, and accepted papers are published as a special issue of ACM Transactions on Graphics. Attendees not only listen to paper talks, but they also discuss, question, and build upon the ideas presented.

Technical Papers First Pages
The first pages of all Technical Papers presented at SIGGRAPH 2020 are now available.

Szymon Rusinkiewicz Technical Papers Chair
Princeton University


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Monday, 24 August 2020 expand all · collapse all
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2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: RGB++: Depth, 3D, and Light Fields
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper RGB++: Depth, 3D, and Light Fields 
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Research & Education
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Contact and Collisions 
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Research & Education
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Contact and Collisions
Tuesday, 25 August 2020 expand all · collapse all
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8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Modeling and Synthesis 
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AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Modeling and Synthesis
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Geometric Deep Learning 
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AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Geometric Deep Learning
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Deformation and Cloth 
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Modeling
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Deformation and Cloth
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Vector Graphics
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Vector Graphics 
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Research & Education
Modeling
Rendering
10am - 10:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Capturing and Editing Faces 
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AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
Rendering
10am - 10:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Capturing and Editing Faces
10:30am - 11am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Geometric Foundations 
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Modeling
Rendering
10:30am - 11am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Geometric Foundations
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Geometry Processing 
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Research & Education
Modeling
Rendering
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Geometry Processing
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Fluids 
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AI/Machine Learning
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Fluids
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Physically-Based Character Animation 
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AI/Machine Learning
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Physically-Based Character Animation
3pm - 3:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Optimization 
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AI/Machine Learning
VR
3pm - 3:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Optimization
Wednesday, 26 August 2020 expand all · collapse all
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8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Tracking
8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Tracking 
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Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
VR
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Bubbles and Surface Tension 
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Research & Education
Rendering
Scientific Visualization
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Bubbles and Surface Tension
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Characters and Rigid Bodies 
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Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
VR
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Characters and Rigid Bodies
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Mapping and Parameterization 
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Modeling
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Mapping and Parameterization
10am - 10:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Real-Time Rendering
10am - 10:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Real-Time Rendering 
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Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
Rendering
VR
10:30am - 11am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Face and Full Body Motion 
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Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
VR
10:30am - 11am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Face and Full Body Motion
1pm - 1:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Fabrication 
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Research & Education
Modeling
1pm - 1:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Fabrication
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Appearance Acquisition and Inverse Rendering 
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AI/Machine Learning
Rendering
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Appearance Acquisition and Inverse Rendering
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Cinematography 
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Research & Education
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Cinematography
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Pattern and Color 
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Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Pattern and Color
Thursday, 27 August 2020 expand all · collapse all
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8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Simulating Natural Phenomena
8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Simulating Natural Phenomena 
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Research & Education
VR
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Appearance Modeling 
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Research & Education
Rendering
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Appearance Modeling
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Haptics and Touch 
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Adaptive Technology
Research & Education
Adaptability
Modeling
Rendering
VR
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Haptics and Touch
Adaptability
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Developing Geometry 
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Research & Education
Modeling
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Developing Geometry
11:30am - 12pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Crowds, Paths, and Puzzles 
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Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
VR
11:30am - 12pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Crowds, Paths, and Puzzles
12pm - 12:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Image and Video Processing 
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AI/Machine Learning
12pm - 12:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Image and Video Processing
12:30pm - 1pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Monte Carlo and Perception 
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Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
Rendering
12:30pm - 1pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Monte Carlo and Perception
1pm - 1:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Smart Sampling
1pm - 1:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Smart Sampling 
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Research & Education
Rendering
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Motion Matching and Retargeting 
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Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
Rendering
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Motion Matching and Retargeting
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: VR Hardware
2pm - 2:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper VR Hardware 
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Research & Education
VR
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Simulating With Points
2:30pm - 3pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Simulating With Points 
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Research & Education
Friday, 28 August 2020 expand all · collapse all
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8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Shape Modeling
8am - 8:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Shape Modeling 
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Research & Education
Modeling
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Creative Fabrication 
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Research & Education
Modeling
VR
8:30am - 9am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Creative Fabrication
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Making Delaunay and Voronoi Proud 
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Modeling
9am - 9:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Making Delaunay and Voronoi Proud
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Artistic Imaging 
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AI/Machine Learning
9:30am - 10am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Artistic Imaging
10am - 10:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Differentiable Rendering and Applications 
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Research & Education
Rendering
10am - 10:30am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Differentiable Rendering and Applications
10:30am - 11am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Computational Imaging 
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Research & Education
10:30am - 11am PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Computational Imaging
12:30pm - 1pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Motion and Matching 
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Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
Modeling
12:30pm - 1pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Motion and Matching
1pm - 1:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Systems and Software
1pm - 1:30pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Systems and Software 
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Gaming & Interactive
Research & Education
AI/Machine Learning
Rendering
VR
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Q&A: Technical Papers Closing Session
1:30pm - 2pm PST Technical Paper
Technical Paper Technical Papers Closing Session 
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