Join us in January 2027 for the 38th Annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference.
Held as part of the 2027 Electronic Imaging Symposium - 24-27 January 2027.
[ Call For Papers | Structured Abstract Guidelines | Submission Guidelines | Submit ]
Announcement and Call for Papers:
Due Date for abstracts:
- Journal First submission deadline: 16 August 2026 (for fully reviewed journal papers)
- Abstract First submission deadline: 18 September 2026 (for presentation only and conference papers)
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Conference and Exhibition
The World's Premier Conference for 3D Innovation
January 2027
Held as part of the 2027 IS&T International Symposium on Electronic Imaging - 24-27 January 2027
Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport Hotel, Burlingame, California, USA.
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Conference Chairs: |
Andrew J. Woods, Curtin University (Australia) |
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Program Committee: |
Justus Ilgner, RWTH University Hospital Aachen (Germany) |
The Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference (SD&A) focuses on developments covering the entire stereoscopic 3D imaging pipeline from capture to 3D display, to processing and perception. The conference brings together practitioners and researchers from industry and academia to facilitate an exchange of current information on stereoscopic imaging topics. The highly-popular conference demonstration session provides authors with a perfect additional opportunity to showcase their work. Publishing your work at SD&A offers excellent exposure—across all publication outlets, SD&A has the highest proportion of papers in the top 100 cited papers in the stereoscopic imaging field (Google Scholar, May 2013).
Papers are solicited for, but not limited to, the following topics:
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Applications of stereoscopic displays: Especially novel applications and user trials of existing applications. Application areas include: games, scientific visualization, medical imaging, television, entertainment, communications, training, immersive analytics, molecular modeling, teleoperation, telepresence, virtual reality, augmented reality, extended reality, industrial inspection, advertising, stereoscopic visualization for 3D reconstruction and 3D printing, as well as art and design-related applications |
Submissions are also being canvassed for the Special Joint Session on "Visualization Facilities" with The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality conference.
Please Note: Abstract acceptance at SD&A is highly competitive - be sure to read and follow the SD&A structured abstract guidelines to give your paper the best chance of acceptance: stereoscopic.org/sag.html
Visit www.stereoscopic.org for more information about the SD&A conference.
Dates of Importance:
Journal-First Submission Deadline - 16 August 2026
Abstract-First Submission Deadline - 28 September 2026
Reviewer Feedback - July through October 2026
Symposium Registration open - Late October 2026
Preliminary Symposium Program Release - 9 November 2026
EI Symposium - 24-27 January 2027
Stereoscopic Displays and Applications XXXVIII
The Engineering Reality of Virtual Reality conference
plus other Electronic Imaging Symposium conferences.
ATTEND THE CONFERENCE
- Present a paper to an international audience
- Receive feedback from your peers
- Hear the latest research
- Network with your colleagues.
- Publish your work. Your work will appear in the IS&T Digital Library.
- Electronic Imaging 2027 conference proceedings papers will be published free open access.
SD&A Structured Abstract Guidelines
The SD&A committee provides some guidelines to help preparing your abstract and make it more competitive. The guidelines are summarised below for the convenience of authors from the following page (www.stereoscopic.org/sag.html).
Writing your structured abstract for Stereoscopic Displays and ApplicationsStereoscopic Displays and Applications undertakes its first review of papers based on authors’ text-only structured abstracts of 500 words. This is a competitive review and not all papers will be accepted - to maximise your chance of success please make sure your 500 word abstract contains:1) The novel contribution that your paper makes to the field. 2) Technically interesting work that is in the scope of the call for papers. 3) Sufficient detail about your work to allow the committee to make a fair judgement about the relevance and novelty of your contribution. Writing a good abstract maximises the chance that the program committee will recognise the value of your work, and hence increases the chance of your paper being accepted, we recommend you use the following five clearly headed sections. CONTEXT: In one or two sentences summarise the background context to your work; clearly state why it is an important question to study. OBJECTIVE: Describe the purpose of your project, clearly state the problem you set out to investigate in the work you have done. METHOD: Summarize the technical approach or apparatus you have used or developed in the project. If you are writing a review paper identify the method you used to find primary and secondary sources and how you chose to include or exclude sources from the review. RESULTS: Describe the results that you have obtained, be as specific as possible and if appropriate quantify the results. NOVELTY: Please clearly state the novel contribution of your work in comparison to previous publications in the field. If you have previously published in this area, please explain how this work differs from your previous papers. [NB: These five heading titles should be written in ALL-CAPS in your 500-word abstract since the abstract system removes all formatting. The 200-word abstract is published and should not include these heading titles.] Diagrams and Further Information: You can upload a formatted document as an additional file during the abstract submission process. Do this only if there is information that it is not possible to put in the text-only abstract. Examples are graphs and diagrams. Please do not upload an additional document that consists solely of another copy of your abstract: it is frustrating for the committee to download the additional file to find that it contains only the information that they have already read! References: If you need to include specific references add them at the end of your abstract and include enough information to uniquely identify the work being referenced, (preferably including a link to the reference online, where one exists). Extensive lists of references, if required, can be included in the additional file, rather than in the abstract text. Number of words: We advise you to use 400-500 words in your abstract. In past years we have had to reject several very short abstracts because they contain too little information for us to make a judgement. A clear structured abstract helps the program committee review your work. In addition, the evidence from past years is that, if you use the same structure in the abstract of your final paper, it helps others search for and quickly find the contribution of your hard work. Good luck! SD&A Conference Chairs |
There are two options for submission - please read the descriptions carefully.
(1) Abstract First. Present at the conference and optionally publish a paper in the conference proceedings. This is the most common option, and may be either an oral presentation or an interactive (poster) presentation. Submit a 500-word structured abstract with optional figures using the submission form.
Submit Now - Abstract First ("Presentation only" or "Presentation + Published Conference Paper")
(2) Journal-first. Expedited review and publication in the Journal of Imaging Science and Technology (JIST) or the Journal of Perceptual Imaging (JPI) before the conference, and an oral presentation at the conference. To meet the publication timeline, successful submissions must require only minor revisions in response to peer-review. Those not meeting this requirement are automatically re-considered for presentation at the conference and publication in the proceedings (option 1 above).
Submit Now - Journal First (JIST)
Submit Now - Journal First (JPI)
Most authors choose option (1) (presentation with manuscript) and that is the mode of submission preferred by SD&A.
This submission mode will provide authors with the best exposure for their work at SD&A.
Don't forget to follow the "SD&A Structured Abstract Guidelines" when composing your 500 word abstract.
TIP: Compose your abstract offline before entering the abstract submission site.
Sound complicated?
If you have any difficulties, please don't hesitate to email one of the SD&A committee or IS&T.
We look forward to receiving your submission!
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