Anthony (Tony) Baylis - Association for Computing Machinery

Anthony (Tony) Baylis
Candidate for Treasurer
I want to thank the nominating committee for selecting me to run as Treasurer for the
ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee (EC). I appreciate the opportunity to serve the
organization.
I served on the EC as Treasurer from 2003–2006, as a Director-at-Large from 2008–
2009, and I am currently serving as Treasurer. Thus, I have experience and a good
understanding of the role and responsibilities. I have over a 20-year history of
participating in non-profit organizations and in managerial positions that include financial
responsibility in the computing community.
As Treasurer, I will work with program chairs and committee members to oversee the
organization’s finances. We will work together to prepare annual budgets that benefit
the SIGGRAPH community. One of my key priorities as Treasurer will be to work with
the EC and ACM to develop a financial strategy to effectively and efficiently grow the
organization’s reserve fund and build flexibility for growth in our programs areas.
If elected, I will dedicate my abilities and experience to sustain the excellent work that
ACM SIGGRAPH is known for in the international community. I will work with my fellow
committee members to maintain the financial stability and vitality of the organization.
BIOGRAPHY
Tony Baylis is a senior manager in the Computation Directorate at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratory. Tony is committed to several professional volunteer activities and
dedicates his time to serving and helping professionals and students in various science
disciplines. He is particularly passionate about helping underrepresented students
discover the possibilities in the field of computing. His greatest joy in life is spending
time with his children.
Professional Activities
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2012 (SC12), Communities Program
Fundraising Chair
• ACM SIGGRAPH Nominee for Treasurer, 2012

• Co-PI DOE Office of Science Grant – National Laboratories Professional
Development Workshop for Underrepresented Participants
• ACM SIGGRAPH Nominee for President, 2011–2014
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2011 (SC11) Communities Fundraising Chair
• Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, 2011
Registration Chair
• Co-PI, NSF Grant BPC-LSA Co-PI: Beyond Broader Engagement at SC
(BeBE-SC), 2010–2013
• Advisory Board Member for the Caribbean Computing Center for
Excellence (CCCE)
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2010 (SC10), Student Volunteer Co-Chair
• Advisory Board Member for the Alliance for the Advancement of African
American Researchers in Computing (A4RC)
• ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee, Director-at-Large, 2008–2009
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2009 (SC09), Broadening Engagement
Committee Member
• Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, 2009
Registration Chair
• NSF BPC-DP Grant PI: SC08 Broader Engagement
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2008 (SC08), Broadening Engagement Chair
• ACM SIGGRAPH Nominee for President, 2008
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2007, Broadening Engagement Mentor
Program Chair
• Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, 2007
Registration Chair
• National Science Foundation Panel Reviewer for Broadening Participation
in Computing Program, 2007–2008
• ACM SIGGRAPH Executive Committee, Treasurer, 2003–2006
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2004, Registration Chair
• ACM/IEEE Supercomputing 2003, Infrastructure Chair
• Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference, 2003
Registration Chair
• ACM SIGGRAPH 2002 Committee, Creative Applications Lab Chair
• ACM SIGGRAPH 1999–2001, Creative Application Lab Committee,
Creative Applications Lab Donations Coordinator
• ACM/ IEEE Supercomputing 1998–2002 Committee, Exhibition
Management Team and Registration Chair, 2000 and 2002
• Course Assistant, The International Film and Television Workshops
• Audio/Visual Co-Coordinator for the World Wide Web and Mosaic
Conference in Chicago, Illinois
• Audio/Visual Committee member for Supercomputing 1995
• Video Server Program Director for Supercomputing 1995
Professional Memberships:
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• ACM SIGGRAPH

Brad A. Lawrence
Candidate for Treasurer
If elected to the ACM SIGGRAPH Treasurer position I would first and for most keep
extremely detailed records of our organization’s financial activities. My position at the
Kennedy Space Center has provided me with the opportunity to manage many multimillion
dollar projects in the world of science and imagery. I have always completed my
projects within the directed budget requirements and provided complete and accurate
reports for reviews. From a strategic standpoint I would like to help the organization
continually transform with technology and find ways to offer additional benefits to our
member base. Some of those methods would be focused on finding economical ways
to bring the annual conferences closer to our members throughout the year. By utilizing
the existing talent pool from our membership we could tie these groups together across
the world to share ideas, experiences and solutions. This would not only bring our
membership closer together but provide an inspiration for industry and academia to
support our ongoing efforts. It would be an honor for me to help ACM SIGGRAPH
evolve in the direction that is most pleasing to its members and industrial partners.
BIOGRAPHY
Brad was born on a rare warm day in Bangor, Maine. Desiring to perfect his musical
talents he was inspired to attend the Boston Conservatory of Music. Shortly before
graduation he was motivated by an audio recording documentary and decided that the
world of electronics was a more intriguing path. Brad enlisted in the Navy and became a
Cryptological Maintenance Technician. This was where he discovered his interest in
troubleshooting computer systems and developing more efficient technologies. After his
discharge he joined ITT in Dallas as a Field Systems Engineer. His responsibilities
included maintaining computer systems for the City of Dallas and various major
corporations. A few years later he was offered a job with Texas Instruments building
and calibrating FLIR systems. This introduced him to the world of advanced imaging, as
well as research and development. In 1985 he accepted a job as a Video Systems

Specialist on the Space Shuttle Program with Lockheed Space Operations Company.
Holding the title of Computer Science Lead, he now oversees the NASA Image Analysis
Facility, Kennedy's Advanced Visualization Environments Lab and a Motion Capture
Studio supporting the design of the Orion space capsule. He obtained the NASA UNIX
System Administration Certification and has earned the NASA Space Flight Honoree
Award, Space Flight Team Award, and the coveted Silver Snoopy Award. Brad has
received three NASA Director Awards for dedication and innovation and the Technical
Achievement Award in 2004 from United Space Alliance.
He has belonged to the ACM SIGGRAPH organization since 1996 holding many
positions including:
1997 & 1998 STV volunteer
2000 STV sub committee
2001 STV Chair
2002 - 2006 Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapters Chair
2003 Emerging Technologies sub committee
2006 - 2008 ACM SIGGRAPH Advisory Board
2007 - present Orlando ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Treasurer
2007 - present ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapters Committee
Brad continues to play drums in various local bands and enjoys maintaining and riding
his Indian motorcycle. He looks forward to future challenges that will provide a wealth of
new friends and experiences.

Matt Adcock
Candidate for Director at Large
My first experience with ACM SIGGRAPH, twelve years ago, was as a student
volunteer on a SIGGRAPH Pioneers’ scholarship. I was drawn to the strong tradition of
technical and artistic achievements and excited by the excellence on display. Since then
I have contributed to many facets of the organisation, including the establishment and
success of SIGGRAPH Asia and its precursor, GRAPHITE.
As the computer graphics community continues to broaden, both geographically and
technically, our organisation must grow and adapt or risk shedding its relevance. We
must continue to build the exceptional quality of the annual conferences, while
maintaining financial vigilance and transparency. We can better educate new arrivals
about the benefits of SIGGRAPH membership. We must implement low-risk ways to
embrace emerging sub-fields (we should respond when a new Course or BOF is
overflowing).
As a director of the executive committee I will support and enact strategies that: make
greater use of siggraph.org to showcase unique Chapter events (learning from TEDx);
address the fragmentation between Small Conferences, External Liaison, International
Resources, Chapters, and Communications; re-energise our tradition of celebrating
Interactive Techniques; and help members achieve wider exposure for their work,
including through social media and by association with the SIGGRAPH brand.
BIOGRAPHY
As a Research Engineer at Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO), Matt has over a decade of experience working with
industrial partners to devise, develop, study and apply new techniques for

telecollaboration and teleoperation. His experience includes haptic virtual reality, mobile
interfaces, auditory display, computer vision and mixed reality systems and his current
research interests include the use of computational photography and spatial augmented
reality for performing physical tasks over large distances.
Matt holds a Masters in Media Arts and Sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT) and an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the
Australian National University (ANU) where he is also an Adjunct Lecturer.
SIGGRAPH Experience
SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 - Computer Animation Festival Jury
SIGGRAPH Asia 2010 - Contributor
2009-2012 SIGGRAPH Asia Conference Advisory Group (ex-officio)
SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - English Review Service Coordinator
SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, 2010, 2011 - Courses Jury
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - Sketches and Posters Jury
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 - Courses Chair
SIGGRAPH 2008 - General Submission Jury
SIGGRAPH 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - English Review Service
Coordinator
SIGGRAPH 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - International Committee
SIGGRAPH 2003, 2004, 2006 - Contributor
2003-2006 Vice Chair/Founder Canberra SIGGRAPH Chapter
2003 Chair/Founder GRAPHITE Conference Series
SIGGRAPH 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 - Courses Reviewer
SIGGRAPH 2001 - Student Volunteer Team Leader
SIGGRAPH 2000 - Student Volunteer
Professional Memberships
ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM SIGCHI, ACM, IEEE and IEEE Computer Society.

Masa Inakage
Candidate for Director at Large
In the highly inter-connected world with fast changing economy and social value, ACM
SIGGRAPH must continuously adapt and create new values for the organization to
sustain its leadership to serve the international community in computer graphics and
interactive techniques. The challenge is to build a strategy and execution plan through
multiple perspectives beyond what ACM SIGGRAPH does today.
I have extensive experience with the SIGGRAPH community both as a contributor in
various programs and in the capacity of a volunteer as a member of the Executive
Committee and Conference Chair for SIGGRAPH ASIA 2009. I also have experience in
building strategies for academic and research institutions as well as international
organizations such as World Economic Forum.
As Director-at-Large, I will leverage my strategist experience to strategize how ACM
SIGGRAPH can strengthen its core value of excellence and diversity. My primary
interest of contribution is to strategize international community building through the use
of social media and remote conference participation. I also plan to expand the scope of
ACM SIGGRAPH by identifying areas in which SIGGRAPH expertise could contribute to
solve global issues. It is important for ACM SIGGRAPH to be positioned as an
international community leader to act for a better future.
BIOGRAPHY
ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH Related Activities
2010-current ACM Computers in Entertainment Co-Editor-in-Chief
2009 SIGGRAPH ASIA 2009, Conference Chair
2007 SIGGRAPH’07 Emerging Technologies Committee

2007 SIGGRAPH’07 Art Gallery Committee
2007-2009 Art Award Committee
2006-2009 Digital Arts Committee (Chair)
2006-current SIGGRAPH ASIA Steering Committee/SACAG
2005, 2006, 2011 Emerging Technologies Contributor
2005 Cyber Fashion Show Contributor
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Sketches Contributor
2002-2006 Executive Committee (Director-at-Large)
2000-2001, 2002-current: Board to Large, Tokyo Professional Chapter
1997-2000, 2001-2002: Chair, Tokyo Professional Chapter
1993 SIGGRAPH’93 Designing Technologies Committee
1993-2001 SIGGRAPH’93-’01 International Committee
1993, 1994, 1995, 1997: Computer Animation Festival Contributor
1990 SIGGRAPH’90 Panels Committee
1987, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2003: Art Gallery Contributor
1986, 1988, 1991, 2002: Courses Contributor
1984 Film and Video Show Contributor
Current Professional Experience
2012-current Director, Claritas Design, Pte. Ltd.
2009-current The World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council member
2009-current Co-Director, Keio-NUS CUTE Center
2008-current Dean and Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
2008-current Director, Keio Media Design Research Institute
1990-current President, The Media Studio, Inc.
Education
Ph.D. Keio University, Japan
M.F.A. California College of Arts and Crafts (California College of the Arts), USA
B.A. Oberlin College, USA

Jessica Hodgins
Candidate for Director at Large
ACM SIGGRAPH is currently in good shape with a strong governing body and a
devoted and hard working group of volunteers. Given this base, we can now afford to
reach out into new areas of benefit to our members. I would like to see ACM
SIGGRAPH play more of a role in advocacy for the graphics community. I expect that
that could take many forms: copyright and IP protection practices, visas and immigration
policies and research funding from the government and industry.
As a concrete example, the field of robotics has recently scored a major funding
initiative from a set of government funding agencies (announced by President Obama
himself). This initiative was the direct consequence of a report written by researchers
and efforts of the CCC to get it in front of the right people in government. Research
funding in graphics (in the US) has long lagged other areas with the standard argument
being that "industry will do it anyway." I'd like to see SIGGRAPH change that by
providing our collective insight into the future of graphics and by influencing the funding
agencies to better support collaborations with industry. We should also encourage
industry to engage more directly with academic researchers.
BIOGRAPHY
Jessica Hodgins is a Professor in the Robotics Institute and Computer Science
Department at Carnegie Mellon University and Director of Disney Research, Pittsburgh.
Disney Research, Pittsburgh is a research lab funded by Disney with about 20 full time
researchers exploring such topics as human-robot interaction, humanoid robotics,
human-computer interaction, novel sensing technologies, computer vision, and machine
learning. Prior to moving to Carnegie Mellon in 2000, she was an Associate Professor
and Assistant Dean in the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. She
received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1989. Her
research focuses on computer graphics, animation, and robotics with an emphasis on
generating and analyzing human motion. She has received a NSF Young Investigator

Award, a Packard Fellowship, and a Sloan Fellowship. She was editor-in-chief of ACM
Transactions on Graphics from 2000-2002, ACM SIGGRAPH Papers Chair in 2003, and
ACM SIGGRAPH Panels Chair in 2007. She co-founded the ACM
SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation in 2002. In 2010, she
was awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award.

Thomas J. Appolloni
Candidate for Director at Large
I have been professionally associated with CG for over twenty-five years and involved
with SIGGRAPH for almost twenty. It is such an amazingly diverse group of individuals
passionate about computer graphics and its interactions. Each paper read and
presentation attended continue to be inspirations. However, beyond the support of
technical developments, the heart of SIGGRAPH’s sustainable core is the connections
formed between those with this passion.
With all the sponsored events and work to create them, SIGGRAPH’s greatest
achievement continues to be the community it has formed and every effort must be
made to nurture it. As Director, it will be my mission and honor to press for strong
initiatives providing the environment to expand our interlaced communities of educators,
developers, practitioners and researchers with a focus on education. From initial
graduates just becoming involved to those of us that have “been around for a while”,
SIGGRAPH must be at the forefront of initiatives that provide members the tools and
information to achieve new and amazing things that inspire and energize.
Having been a CG educator, lab researcher, and industry practitioner, along with
previous involvements, I have a broad experience base and as Director, can assist with
moving SIGGRAPH forward.
BIOGRAPHY
Tom Appolloni has been a software engineer at The Harris Corporation in Melbourne,
Florida for over 15 years and specializes in 3D geometry and visualization as a part of
the Harris Image Processing Department. His duties include overseeing the

development of Harris’ visualization tools and managing its Advance 3D Development
Lab.
Prior to joining Harris, Tom completed a U.S. Air Force career of over twenty years. He
spent the first half of that career as a helicopter pilot and flight examiner. After leaving
the cockpit, Tom had tours as a Computer Scientist performing graphics research, was
a member of the command level CAD/CAM advisory board, and established one of the
first base computer graphics lab; later he was the Chief of Current Operations in the
DoD Space Contingency Operations Office working on NASA’s Space Shuttle program;
and completed his Air Force career as an Associate Professor in the Department of
Computer Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Education
B.S., Astronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy
M.S., Computer Science, The Johns-Hopkins University
M.S., Space Systems, Florida Institute of Technology
SIGGRAPH Involvement
1999-2003, SIGGRAPH 2002 Conference Chair
1999-2003, Member ACM SIGGRAPH Conference Advisory Group (CAG)
1999-2000, SIGGRAPH 2000 Conference Sketches & Applications Technical Chair
1995-1996, SIGGRAPH 1996 Conference Exhibits Chair
Professional Memberships:
• ACM
• ACM SIGGRAPH