SIGGRAPH 2026

7/19 (Sun) ~ 7/23 (Thu), 2026 at Los Angeles Convention Center, CA, US

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SIGGRAPH 2026, the premier conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, will be held in Los Angeles, US. The SIGGRAPH Exhibition is the largest exhibition in computer graphics and interactive techniques. This event will showcase cutting-edge research, education, arts, gaming, and new technologies.

We look forward to this year's exciting exhibition opportunities, featuring a variety of ways to connect with participants in person. Sony will exhibit and participate as an exhibitor.

Contents
Sony's Technical Programs at SIGGRAPH 2026
Exhibition Booth
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Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature
Career Information

Sony's Technical Programs at SIGGRAPH 2026

Technical Papers

Motion Generation, Warping & Control
SMP: Reusable Score-Matching Motion Priors for Physics-Based
Character Control


more info- Authors: Yuxuan Mu, Ziyu Zhang, Yi Shi, Dun Yang, Minami Matsumoto (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Kotaro Imamura (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Guy Tevet, Chuan Guo, Michael Taylor (Sony Interactive Entertainment), Chang Shu, Pengcheng Xi, Xue Bin Peng
- Date/Time: July 21 (Tue) 14:10 - 14:20pm (PDT)
- Place: Room 403 A

Talks

The More the Merrier
Dressing the Masses - Managing Character Variations at Scale

more info- Contributors: Scott Englert (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Daniel Sheerin (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada), Brian Cohen (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Lillia Lai (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada)
- Date/Time: July 20 (Mon) 14:00 - 14:20 (PDT)
- Place: Petree D

We Never Go Out of Style
Breathing Life into Illustrations - Building a look for Stylized Compositing

more info- Contributors: Megan Deane (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Rebecca Jane Lin (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
- Date/Time: July 19 (Sun) 14:00 - 14:20 (PDT)
- Place: Room 515 A

Workflows it is
Assets in Motion (AIM) - Injecting life into a static and linear asset building process

more info- Contributors: Hans Heymans (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada), Chris Logan (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Brian Cohen (Sony Pictures Imageworks)
- Date/Time: July 19 (Sun) 9:20 - 9:40 (PDT)
- Place: Petree D

Workflows it is
Fast, High-Volume Asset Imports and Exports Using Unreal Engine and OpenUSD

more info- Contributors: Tzung-da Tsai (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada), Darian Wang (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada), Manuel Agost Garcia (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada), Jason Baldwin (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada)
- Date/Time: July 19 (Sun) 9:00 - 9:20 (PDT)
- Place: Petree D

Don't Do it in Post
Production-Ready Camera Tracking via LiDAR-Constrained Deep Optical Flow

more info- Contributor: Srdjan Milosevic (Sony Pictures Imageworks, Canada)
- Date/Time: July 19 (Sun) 15:45 - 16:05 (PDT)
- Place: Room 403 B

Panels

The Previs Battleground: Precision Planning vs Creative Freedom

more info- Moderator: Megha Davalath
- Panelists: Todd Jansen, Adam Holmes (Sony Pictures Imageworks), Karl Herbst (Sony Pictures Animation), Jon Teer, Dave Clayton, Kyle Winkelman
- Date/Time: July 21 (Tue) 15:45 - 17:15 (PDT)
- Place: 411 Theatre

Posters

Art & Design
Struggle of Seeds: Robotic Photography as a Performative Agent

more info- Contributors: Masaru Mizuochi (Sony Corporation), Shanshan Zhang, Vali Lalioti
- Date/Time: July 23 (Thu) 09:00 - 17:30 (PDT)
- Place: West Hall Lobby

Emerging Technologies

Shall We Dance? Resonance of Intentions with an Embodied Agent based on the Free Energy Principle

more info- Contributors: Takeru Hashimoto (Sony Computer Science Laboratories), Jun Tani, Shunichi Kasahara (Sony Computer Science Laboratories)
- Date/Time:
 July 20 (Mon) 10:30 - 17:00 (PDT)
 July 21 (Tue) 10:00 - 17:00 (PDT)
 July 22 (Wed) 10:00 - 17:00 (PDT)
 July 23 (Thu) 10:00 - 17:00 (PDT)

- Place: Concourse Hall & Foyer

Exhibition Booth
Open Hours

Visit our booth at the exhibition to explore our latest technology firsthand and engage with our team.

Location: 643 (Floor Map)
Sony Booth Open Hours:
- July 21th (Tue) 10:00 – 17:00​ (PDT)
- July 22nd (Wed) 10:00 – 17:00​ (PDT)
- July 23rd (Thu) 10:00 – 15:00​ (PDT)

Exhibition Booth
Technology Demonstrations & Introductions

Demonstration
OpenTrackIO

more infoWe present a plug-and-play approach for real-time compositing of live-action footage and 3DCG. By using OpenTrackIO, highly accurate camera and lens metadata from our ecosystem are streamed in real time, enabling seamless connection to game engines such as UE5.

< Link >
- https://pro.sony/en_BF/technology/opentrackio

Demonstration
Gran Turismo 7 on Ultimate-High-Brightness Displays

more infoExperience Gran Turismo 7 on ultimate-high-brightness displays, showcasing realistic brilliance of light as a new frontier in visual expression.​
This demo highlights how high-brightness rendering can enhance immersion, represent the real world with greater fidelity, and open up new possibilities for CG expression.​
Join us in exploring the future of realistic brilliance in entertainment.

Demonstration
Arc Eye Modular Mobile Turnkey Capture

more infoA scalable and travel-ready platform combining synchronized Sony cameras, modular structures, and Arc Eye Studio software for efficient 3D and 4D workflows.

< Link >
- https://www.arceye.com/

Demonstration
Arc Eye Studio & WOLF PowerSync

more infoA unified power, data, and synchronization solution that simplifies deployment and enables precision timing for Sony multi-camera systems.

< Link >
- https://www.arceye.com/

Demonstration
"aibo" an entertainment robot prototype​ for researchers

more infoExplore Sony’s aibo as a platform for interactive, AI-driven creativity, ​enabling research at the intersection of robotics, human experience, and computational creativity.

< Contact >
sony-aibo-developer-support@sony.com

< Link >
- https://us.aibo.com/
- https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/News/Press/202607/26-018E/

Video
Sony Pictures Imageworks

more info
Sony Pictures Imageworks is the Acedemy Award-winning visual effects and animation unit of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group known for photoreal live-action visual effects, dynamic creature and character animation and full-CG features.

< Link >
- https://www.imageworks.com/

Video
Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

more infoThe Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature celebrates remarkable women spearheading advancements in technology, driving positive change for society and the planet. Each year, the award recognizes three outstanding early to mid-career researchers with a prize of $250,000 USD each to accelerate breakthroughs and a chance to showcase work on Nature.com.

< Link >
- https://womenintechnology.sony.com/

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Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature

This annual award honors outstanding early to mid-career women researchers pioneering breakthroughs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Each year, Sony and Nature recognize three researchers with a prize of $250,000 USD each and a chance to showcase work on nature.com.

The application period for the 2027 award is now closed. Eligible SIGGRAPH attendees are encouraged to apply next year. Join our newsletter to be the first to know when the next cycle opens.

Career Information

We look forward to working with highly motivated individuals to fill the world with emotion and to pioneer future innovation through dreams and curiosity. If interested, please access our career site and/or consider visiting the Sony booth (Booth #: 643) at the SIGGRAPH exhibition area to know more about Sony Group.

Career Site Link: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/Careers/

Sony Group Technology Portal

You can explore our technology by clicking HERE.