For the first time, 3DV 2026 will feature an outstanding doctoral dissertation award to recognize early career researchers working on research topics that fall within the scope of 3DV. In particular, the award aims to honor significant contributions to the areas of 3D computer vision, e.g., in the form of developing groundbreaking algorithms that push the field forward, creating benchmarks that have become a standard in the field, etc.
The award recipient will be invited to attend the 3DV 2026 conference to receive the award and give a short talk, with 3DV 2026 partially supporting attendance.
Eligible are doctoral dissertations that were successfully defended during the 3 calendar years prior to 3DV 2026, i.e., researchers who defended their PhD no earlier than January 1st 2023 (the date of the defense, not the date when the title was awarded, is considered). The dissertation must contain work that has or will be published in at least one 3DV publication. Papers accepted to 3DV 2026 fulfill this requirement.
The evaluation will proceed in two stages. In the first stage, the 3DV Dissertation Awards Committee pre-selects a set of nominations and forms a jury such that the members of the jury have no conflict of interest with the nominees. In the second stage, the jury selects the winner of the award. Key criteria for the jury include, but are not limited to: technical depth, significance of research contribution, potential impact, and quality of presentation.
Eligible researchers are nominated by their advisor(s). There is no limit on the number of nominations from any single institution or advisor. Researchers who are not selected for the 2026 award will be eligible in the future as long as they fulfill the eligibility criteria. To facilitate pre-selection by the awards committee, there is a pre-nomination process. By November 7th (anywhere on earth), the advisor(s) need to submit:
By December 1st (anywhere on earth), the following nomination materials need to be provided by the advisor(s):
Please submit nominations via 3dv26-dissertation-award@googlegroups.com.
For questions, please contact the 3DV Dissertation Award Committee via 3dv26-dissertation-award@googlegroups.com. Furthermore, we will keep track of frequently asked questions in this FAQ.
The 3DV Dissertation Award Committee
| Paper Submission | August 18, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Suppl. Material | August 21, 2025 | |
| Reviews due | October 09, 2025 | |
| Paper Notification | November 05, 2025 | |
| Main conference | March 20-23, 2026 |