SIGGRAPH Asia 2025, 16 – 18 December, is underway at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, featuring computer graphics, visual computing and interactive techniques.
SIGGRAPH Asia 2025, running from 16 – 18 December, is now taking place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre [HKCEC] to feature experts and expertise in computer graphics, visual computing, interactive techniques and digital innovation.
Hosted by the Association for Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques [ACM SIGGRAPH], this year’s events are attracting thousands of researchers, artists, technologists and industry leaders to Hong Kong for four days to share ideas, original research and digital creativity.
Over 7,000 attendees will be there from more than 50 countries and regions. About 70 exhibitors, sponsors and technology companies are showing recent innovations. Companies include Adobe, FORUM8, Foundry, Huawei Technologies, Meta’s Reality Labs Research, Morpho Inc, NVIDIA, Pixar’s Renderman, Tencent and Vicon.
Keynotes and Featured Sessions
Expert speakers are a major attraction at SIGGRAPH. This year more than 600 speakers are covering AI, computer graphics, VFX and immersive technologies. Hundreds of sessions range from Technical Papers, Featured Sessions, the Art Gallery, XR, Emerging Technologies and the Computer Animation Festival.
This year’s keynote speaker line-up brings together the people whose work is reshaping the future of visual computing, AI, simulation and intelligent systems.
Harry Shum, former Executive VP, Microsoft AI & Research, will present new work on the Low Altitude Economy [LAE] and the Smart Integrated Low Altitude System [SILAS]. Jamie Shotton, Chief Scientist at Wayve, will deliver ‘Worlds We Make: The Rise of Synthetic Data in AI’, examining how synthetic data is reshaping autonomous systems and embodied AI. Dr Chunchao Guo, Head of Hunyuan 3D for Tencent, will share ‘Crafting 3D Worlds for Intelligent Vision’, highlighting advances in generation, reconstruction and interactive 3D environments.
At the 2025 Featured Sessions, attendees will hear about developments in animation, VFX, virtual production and digital storytelling.
Paul Debevec (Eyeline), Richard Chuang [d1n0], and the Pixar team – Claudia Chung Sanii, David Luoh, Emron Grover, Jordan Rempel, Renee Tam and Sajan Skaria – will present 'Alien Abduction! The Truth Behind the Making of Pixar’s Elio'. Additional presentations will feature Momo Wang (Tuzki), Scott Ross (Digital Domain founder), Raman Hui (Monster Hunt, Shrek) and Chris Bremble [Base Media, Ne Zha 2]. The programme also includes Shalini De Mello (NVIDIA) and Alex Woo (In Your Dreams, Kuku Studios).
R&D, Demos and Workshops
Throughout the event, participants will take part in research presentations, production and pipeline talks, emerging technology demonstrations, art and design shows, XR and immersive media programmes, and a range of technical courses and practical workshops. Each program takes advantage of SIGGRAPH Asia’s role as a catalyst for new partnerships, creative breakthroughs, and technological advancements that will shape the future of computer graphics.
Animation and Digital Storytelling
The 2025 Computer Animation Festival presents a line-up of new short films, technical achievements and experimental works from across the world. A total of 488 submissions from 39 countries were evaluated by an international jury, recognising projects that push creative vision a little further, combining narrative depth with technical innovation.
“SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 celebrates the imagination that drives our community forward,” said Taku Komura, Conference Chair and Professor at The University of Hong Kong. “Here, pioneers in computer graphics stand alongside the next generation of creators, each shaping new possibilities and interactive techniques. Hong Kong’s dynamic and diverse creative landscape serves as an inspiring backdrop for this global gathering.” asia.siggraph.org/2025
