All technical talks are available open access:
Computer Graphics Forum track
Symposium-only

Session 1: Perception/ Color and Spectra/ Reproduction

• 1:00-1:05 Welcome

  H. Rushmeier¹ and J. Y. Hardeberg^{2 1}Yale University and ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology

• 1:05-1:20 Can we grasp the color of translucent objects?

  D. Gigilashvili, D. Chowdhury, and J. Y. Hardeberg Norwegian University of Science and Technology

• 1:20-1:35 A study of observer metamerism for reflectance-induced stimuli

  L. Fascione¹ and J. Hanika^{2 1}NVIDIA and ²Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

• 1:35-1:50 Spectral reconstruction from RGB imagery: A potential for infinite spectral data?

  J. Y. Hardeberg Norwegian University of Science and Technology

• 1:50-2:05 General discussion of color and spectra

• 2:05-2:15 A hyperspectral data/software ecosystem

  H. Rushmeier Yale University

• 2:15-2:30 Psychophysical insights into anisotropic highlights of 3D printed objects

  J. Filip and M. Vítek The Czech Academy of Sciences

• 2:30 – 2:45 Appearance reproduction using a PolyJet 3D printer and BRDF measurements

  A. Sole Norwegian University of Science and Technology

• 2:45- 3:00 General discussion of community resources and physical reproduction

• 3:00-3:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK

Session 2: Representation/Capture/Wave Optics

• 3:30- 3:45 Neural texture block compression

  S. Fujieda and T. Harada AMD

• 3:45 - 4:00 Reflectometer material capture

  D. Chan and M. Iwanicki Activision Central Tech

• 4:00 – 4:15 Real surface measurement and virtual gonioradiometer for road appearance prediction

  K. Xu, M. Ribardière, B. Bringier, and D. Meneveaux University of Poitiers

• 4:15 – 4:30 General discussion of representation and capture

• 4:30 – 4:45 The challenges of relighting from multi-view observations

  D. Siersleben¹, R. Ortiz-Cayon¹, K. Istenic¹, Y. Tomoto¹ and S. Schaub-Meyer^{2 1}Fyusion Inc. ²Technical University of Darmstadt

• 4:45-5:00 Importance of multi-modal reflection data for predictive rendering

  O. Clausen¹, Y. Chen², A. Fuhrmann¹ and R. Marroquim^{2 1}TH Köln ²TU Delft

• 5:00 – 5:15 Why we need to pay attention to wave optics in material appearance

  S. Marschner Cornell University

• 5:15 – 5:30 General discussion of relighting, prediction, and wave optics

5:30-7:00 EGSR/MAM/MANER joint drinks reception

EGSR

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Wednesday 3rd

Morning Refreshments (8:35am - 9:05am)

Sampling [Video Link]
Session 1 (9:05am - 11:00am)

Session chair: Peter Shirley

• Robust Cone Step Mapping
  

  Róbert Bán, Gábor Valasek, Csaba Bálint, Viktor Vad

• Learning to Rasterize Differentiably
  

  Chenghao Wu, Hamila Mailee, Zahra Montazeri, Tobias Ritschel

• Sobol Sampling: Faster, Neater, and Compact
  

  Abdalla Ahmed

• Importance sampling methods for differentiable rendering
  

  Tanli Su, Ioannis Gkioulekas

Refreshments Break (11:00am - 11:30am)

Relighting [Video Link]
Session 2 (11:30am - 1:15pm)

Session chair: Holly Rushmeier

• Realistic Facial Age Transformation with 3D Uplifting
  

  Xiaohui Li, Giuseppe Claudio Guarnera, Arvin Lin, Abhijeet Ghosh

• A Diffusion Approach to Radiance Field Relighting using Multi-Illumination Synthesis
  

  Yohan Poirier-Ginter, Alban Gauthier, Julien Philip, Jean-Jean-François Lalonde, George Drettakis

• Estimating Uncertainty in Appearance Acquisition
  

  Zhiqian Zhou, Cheng Zhang, Zhao Dong, Carl Marshall, Shuang Zhao

• High Quality Neural Relighting using Practical Zonal Illumination
  

  Arvin Lin, Yiming Lin, Xiaohui Li, Abhijeet Ghosh

Lunch Break (1:15pm - 2:15pm)

Appearance [Video Link]
Session 3 (2:15pm - 4:00pm)

Session chair: Zahra Montazeri

• Practical Appearance Model for Foundation Cosmetics
  

  Dario Lanza, Juan Raul Padron, Alina Pranovich, Adolfo Muñoz, Jeppe Revall Frisvad, Adrian Jarabo

• VMF Diffuse: A unified BRDF for rough diffuse height fields and porous materials
  

  Eugene d’Eon, Andrea Weidlich

• Non-Orthogonal Reduction for Rendering Fluorescent Materials in Non-Spectral Engines
  

  Alban Fichet, Laurent Belcour, Pascal Barla

• Does higher refractive index mean higher gloss?
  

  Davit Gigilashvili, David Norman Diaz Estrada

Refreshments Break (4:00pm - 4:30pm)

Keynote: Ruth Rosenholtz (4:30pm - 5:30pm) [Video Link]
Demystifying peripheral vision

Group photo (6:00pm)
Stairs of Royal Albert Hall (Prince Consort Rd approach)

EGSR reception at Serpentine Bar & Kitchen in Hyde Park (6:30pm - 9:00pm)

See details at the bottom of the page.

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Thursday 4th

Morning Refreshments (8:45am - 9:15am)

Light & Textures [Video Link]
Session 4 (9:15am - 11:00am)

Session chair: Nicolas Savva

• MatUp: Repurposing Image Upsamplers for SVBRDFs
  

  Alban Gauthier, Bernhard Kerbl, Jérémy Levallois, Robin Faury, Jean-Marc Thiery, Tamy Boubekeur

• ReflectanceFusion: Diffusion-based text to SVBRDF Generation
  

  Bowen Xue, Giuseppe Claudio Guarnera, Shuang Zhao, Zahra Montazeri

• Constrained Spectral Uplifting for HDR Environment Maps
  

  Lucia Tódová, Alexander Wilkie

• Employing Multiple Priors in Retinex-Based Low-Light Image Enhancement
  

  Weipeng Yang, Hongxia Gao, Wenbin Zou, Tongtong Liu, Jianliang Ma, Shasha Huang

Refreshments Break (11:00am - 11:30am)

Global Illumination [Video Link]
Session 5 (11:30am - 1:15pm)

Session chair: Matt Pharr

• Residual Path Integrals for Re-rendering
  

  Bing Xu, Tzu-Mao Li, Iliyan Georgiev, Trevor Hedstrom, Ravi Ramamoorthi

• ReSTIR FG: Real-Time Reservoir Resampled Photon Final Gathering
  

  René Kern, Felix Brüll, Thorsten Grosch

• Lossless Basis Expansion for Gradient-Domain Rendering
  

  Qiqin Fang, Toshiya Hachisuka

• Computing Manifold Next-Event Estimation without Derivatives
  

  Ana Granizo, Nicolas Holzschuch

Lunch Break (1:15pm - 2:15pm)

Stylization [Video Link]
Session 6 (2:15pm - 4:00pm) inc. Townhall meeting

Session chair: Rafael Kuffner Dos Anjos

• Patch Decomposition for Efficient Mesh Contours Extraction
  

  Panagiotis Tsiapkolis, Pierre Bénard

• Scaling Painting Style Transfer
  

  Bruno Galerne, Lara Raad, José Lezama, Jean-Michel Morel

Refreshments Break (4:00pm - 4:30pm)

Keynote: Niloy Mitra (4:30pm - 5:30pm) [Video Link]
What are Good Representations for Controllable Generative Models

Tourist Bus ride (6:30pm)
Arriving at Westminster Pier for Thames Dinner Cruise (7:15pm)
Dinner Cruise aboard the Millenium Diamond (7:30pm - 11pm)

See details at the bottom of the page.

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Friday 5th

Morning Refreshments (9:30am - 10:00am)

Neural Rendering [Video Link]
Session 7 (10:00am - 11:15am)

Session chair: Krishna Mullia

• Neural Appearance Model for Cloth Rendering
  

  Guan Yu Soh, Zahra Montazeri

• Neural Histogram-Based Glint Rendering of Surfaces With Spatially Varying Roughness
  

  Ishaan Shah, Luis E. Gamboa, Adrien Gruson, P. J. Narayanan

• Neural SSS: Object Appearance Representation
  

  Thomson TG, Duc Minh Tran, Henrik Jensen, Ravi Ramamoorthi, Jeppe Revall Frisvad

Refreshments Break (11:15am - 11:45am)

Light and Reflection [Video Link]
Session 8 (11:45am - 1:00pm)

Session chair: Tamy Boubekeur

• Stereo-consistent Screen Space Reflection
  

  XiaoLoong Wu, Yanning Xu, Lu Wang

• Precomputed Dynamic Appearance Synthesis and Rendering
  

  Yaoyi Bai, Milos Hasan, Ling-Qi Yan

• Bridge Sampling for Connections via Multiple Scattering Events
  

  Vincent Schüßler, Johannes Hanika, Carsten Dachsbacher

Lunch Break (1:00pm - 2:00pm)

Shadows [Video Link]
Session 9 (2:00pm - 3:30pm) inc. best paper award and closing [Video Link]

Session chair: Julien Philip

• Real-Time Pixel-Perfect Hard Shadows with Leak Tracing
  

  René Kern, Felix Brüll, Thorsten Grosch

• Learning Self-Shadowing for Clothed Human Bodies
  

  Farshad Einabadi, Jean-Yves Guillemaut, Adrian Hilton

• Ray Traced Stochastic Depth Map for Ambient Occlusion
  

  Felix Brüll, René Kern, Thorsten Grosch

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Evening Reception at Serpentine Restaurant

Join us for an enchanting evening reception at the renowned Serpentine Restaurant in Hyde Park on July 3rd. Nestled in the heart of Hyde Park, the Serpentine Restaurant offers a picturesque setting for an unforgettable gathering.

Event Details

• Date: July 3, 2024
• Time: 6:30pm - 9pm
• Address: Serpentine Road, Hyde Park, London, W2 3XA

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Tourist Bus Ride

We plan a short tourist bus ride through the main attractions of London on the way to the Conference Dinner Cruise on the Thames River.

Event Details

• Date: July 4, 2024
• Time: 6:30pm

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Conference Dinner Cruise

On the evening of July 4th, we invite you to join us for a unique experience: the Conference Dinner Cruise. Set sail along the scenic waterways of the Thames, enjoying a delectable dinner and the company of fellow conference attendees.

Event Details

• Date: July 4, 2024
• Time: 7:30pm - 11pm
• Location: Millenium Diamond, Westminster Pier