At the SIGGRAPH conference held earlier this August in Denver, Dr. Fangcheng Zhong was awarded the ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention for “his exceptional dissertation in which he develops a Perceptually Realistic Graphics pipeline”. Decades after Turing, Dr. Fangcheng Zhong developed the world’s first computer and display system capable of passing a visual Turing's test. Dr. Zhong’s work continues to be celebrated for its significant contributions to the field. The SIGGRAPH accolade marks Dr. Zhong’s third prestigious dissertation award, following his previous recognition from IEEE VR and Eurographics.

ACM SIGGRAPH is widely regarded as the leading conference in computer graphics and visual computing for its influential role in advancing the field of computer graphics and interactive techniques. Launched in 2016, the ACM SIGGRAPH Doctoral Dissertation Award is awarded annually to recognize young researchers who have already made a notable contribution very early during their doctoral studies.