{"id":11,"date":"2015-10-20T21:08:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T04:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graphicsinterface.org\/conference\/2017\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-06-02T14:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T14:00:33","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.graphicsinterface.org\/2026\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">General Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.uwaterloo.ca\/contacts\/daniel-vogel\">Daniel Vogel<\/a>&nbsp; (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assistant to the Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nikhitajoshi.ca\/\">Nikhita Joshi<\/a> (Universit\u00e9 Paris-Saclay)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paper Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cs.uwaterloo.ca\/~thachisu\/\">Toshiya Hachisuka<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uw-insight-lab.com\/\">Ana Crisan<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverschneider.ca\/\">Oliver Schneider<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs.usask.ca\/faculty\/stavness\/\">Ian Stavness<\/a>, deputy member (University of Saskatchewan)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posters and Demos Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.research.autodesk.com\/people\/kendra-wannamaker\/\">Kendra Wannamaker<\/a> (Autodesk Research)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/damienmasson.com\/\">Damien Masson<\/a> (Universit\u00e9 de Montreal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Special Session Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/stratford-school-of-interaction-design-and-business\/contacts\/dr-karen-cochrane\">Karen Cochrane<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/touchlab\/contacts\/geneva-smith\">Geneva Smith<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sponsorship Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/management-science-engineering\/profile\/m2hancoc\">Mark Hancock<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Keynote Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isohedral.ca\/\">Craig Kaplan<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Local Arrangements Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwaterloo.ca\/systems-design-engineering\/profile\/c2muntea\">Cosmin Munteanu<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Proceedings Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeffjianzhao.com\/\">Jian Zhao<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Chair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&amp;user=jlPoTwIAAAAJ\">Al\u00ea Luz Lam<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Student Volunteer Chairs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=rNEDnigAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">Angela Chong<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aakanksha.ca\/\">Aakanksha Khandwaha<\/a> (University of Waterloo)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events Coordinator<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul 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rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:FatemeRajabiyazdi@cunet.carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\">Fateme Rajabiyazdi<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(Carleton University), Secretary<br><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.mcgill.ca\/~kry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Paul G. Kry<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(McGill University), Past President<br>Spencer Rose, Webmaster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Papers Program Committee<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aaron Tabor (University of New Brunswick)<br>Aditya Nittala (University of Calgary)<br>Adrien Gruson (\u00c9cole de technologie sup\u00e9rieure)<br>Ali Neshati (Ontario Tech University)<br>Ali Rizvi (University of Waterloo)<br>Ananta Chowdhury (Carleton University)<br>Andrea Bunt (University of Manitoba)<br>Antony Albert Raj Irudayaraj (University of Calgary)<br>Aunnoy K. 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