The DAC roundtable is an opportunity for the SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community to discuss leading issues of interest to our members. Members of the DAC committee will lead a wide-ranging discussion, building off topics surfaced in our year-round SPARKS community conversations, events, and online exhibitions, and brainstorming new ideas for community discussions and projects. All are welcome to participate!
Additional Organizer:
Victoria Szabo is a Research Professor of Visual and Media Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies at Duke University. She also directs the Information Science + Studies Program and the PhD in Computational Media, Arts & Cultures. She has a PhD in Victorian Literature and Culture and works in digital humanities and media art, with an emphasis on location-based urban histories, multimodal cultural heritage, and digital storytelling. Before moving to Duke, she worked in Academic Technology at Stanford University. She is also part of the Psychasthenia Studio Art collaborative and the international Visualizing Cities consortium. She has been involved in a variety of SIGGRAPH Art-related roles, including SIGGRAPH Art Gallery Chair, Art Papers Chair, Art Papers Chair for SIGGRAPH Asia, Chair of the Year-Round Digital Arts Community for the Org, and past Chair of the Arts Advisory Group. Victoria is the Art Papers Chair for SIGGRAPH 2025. As of 2026, she is an elected member of the ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee. She is also part of the SIGGRAPH Governance Committee.
Rebecca Ruige Xu, professor of computer art and animation at Syracuse University, focuses her research on the intersection of data visualization, experimental animation, and interactive media. She investigates how emerging technologies can transform creative practices, particularly in artistic data representation, visual music, and digital performance. Her projects have been exhibited globally at venues like ISEA, SIGGRAPH, and Ars Electronica. A co-founder of the ChinaVIS Arts Program, Xu also chaired the IEEE VIS Arts Program in 2023 and 2024 and currently chairs the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee.