Join us at Eurographics 2025 for an engaging discussion on mentorship in computer graphics, bringing together researchers and experts to explore the impact of mentorship on career growth, collaboration, and community building. This session will highlight best practices, address common challenges, and lay the groundwork for establishing a Eurographics Mentorship Programme. Whether you’re an experienced mentor, a mentee, or simply passionate about fostering a supportive research culture, your insights can help shape an initiative that strengthens our community. Be part of the conversation and help build a mentorship network that empowers the next generation of computer graphics researchers!
This year’s panel consists of 8 outstanding researchers who engage in initiatives promoting inclusion and equal access within the computer graphics community to ensure broader participation from underrepresented groups.
Our invited panelists:
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Angela Dai
Associate Professor at the Technical University of Munich, co-chair of Full Papers EG25.
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Valentin Deschaintre
Research scientist at Adobe Research in London, co-chair of the Doctoral Consortium EG24.
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Karina Rodriguez Echavarria
Professor at the University of Brighton and Chair of the Eurographics Workshop and Working Group Board and Eurographics Diversity Scholarship Program.
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Chenxi Liu
Postdoctoral researcher in the Dynamic Graphics Project (DGP) Lab at University of Toronto, will summarise findings of the study on “Gender Diversity of Graphics Conference Leadership”, presented at ACM SIGGRAPH 2024.
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Celine Loscos
Founder and Lead Researcher at L-Research and Chair of the Eurographics Diversity Board.
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May Morris
CNRS Research Director (CNRS is the French National Scientific Research Centre), with a habilitation in Biochemistry. She is an active member of Femmes & Science, a French association dedicated to advancing women in scientific careers.
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Justin Solomon
Professor at MIT and founder of the Summer Geometry Initiative (SGI) at MIT, which provides mentorship and hands-on research experience to students from underrepresented backgrounds.
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Ayellet Tal
Professor at Technion and was in charge of promoting women's diversity at the Technion, with the aim of effecting change.
Program
- 15:30 – 15:40 Introduction of Panelists
- 15:40 – 15:50 Chenxi Liu summarises findings of the study on “Gender Diversity of Graphics Conference Leadership”, presented at ACM SIGGRAPH 2024.
- 15:50 – 16:00 May Morris discusses mentorship initiatives for women implemented across French universities, offering insights into their design, effectiveness, and the critical role of institutional backing in promoting gender equity in academia.
- 16:00 – 17:00 Open Questions and Discussion
— Noura Faraj (noura.faraj@umontpellier.fr) and Ursula Augsdörfer (augsdoerfer@tugraz.at)
