DESCRIPTION OF AWARD
The Distinguished Career award is given every other year to a professional in computer graphics who has made outstanding technical contributions to the field and has shaped computer graphics in Europe, e.g., by building an internationally leading group, by creating a school of young researchers, by establishing the field in a certain country, or by advancing the field within a certain research organization.
RECIPIENTS
| 2024 | George Drettakis |
| 2022 | Marie-Paule Cani |
| 2020 | Daniel Cohen-Or |
| 2018 | Markus Gross |
| 2016 | Thomas Ertl |
| 2014 | Roberto Scopigno |
| 2012 | Hans-Peter Seidel |
| 2010 | Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann and Daniel Thalmann |
| 2008 | Pere Brunet |
| 2006 | Werner Purgathofer |
| 2004 | Claude Puech |
Nominations: EG Members and any member of the graphics research community may nominate individuals for the award by using the following online form.
For questions regarding the awards program, please contact the Awards Chair Christian Theobalt using the following Email address: eurographics-technical-awards@eg.org.
Nominations for the 2026 technical awards shall be sent in by October 20th 2025.