Leadership

Chapter officers for the 2026–27 term (1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027).

Chair – Vivek Reddy

Vivek has a Master’s in Computer Graphics from the University of Pennsylvania and has been active in the space as a Technical Director. He worked on The Lion King (2019) as a virtual production technical director, helping build the tech stack. Vivek is an active evangelist for the use of art and technology in Bengaluru and across India, and is the co-founder of Viga Entertainment Technology, building real-time movie-making solutions. He previously served the chapter as Membership Chair, Treasurer and Secretary before being elected Chair.

Vice Chair – Sharat Satyanarayana

Sharat serves as Vice Chair of the Bengaluru ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter for the 2026–27 term.

Treasurer – Kashyap Rayas

Kashyap serves as Treasurer of the Bengaluru ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter for the 2026–27 term.

Secretary – Siva Kumar Kasetty

Siva has extensive experience in Animation, VFX & Gaming projects, with a varied background in Producing, Business Development and Recruiting. He has produced many Animation/VFX projects and recruited critical hard-to-find talent, and is proactively involved in the worldwide Computer Graphics, Animation & VFX community through volunteer work. Siva served as Co-Chair & Producer of the SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Computer Animation Festival, and was the chapter’s founding Chair.

With thanks to our past officers, including Shiben Bhattacharjee (Secretary) and Anandhasai Sivalingan (Vice Chair), for helping build the chapter.