Ajou University, established in 1973 under the motto of "Asia's best university for the 21st century", is a leading research university with 10 colleges in Korea.  Ajou University activities include design and modeling of high-fidelity facial animation for the Humanoid Animation (H-Anim).

CSIRO, Austrailia's  Natural Heritage group is focused on the development of examples, best practices and new techniques to capture, archive and distribute 3D representations of natural (biological) objects.  Seeking to model, preserve and communicate the visual and informational aspects of 3D objects holding historical and intellectual interest.

ETRI, Korea is a non-profit government-funded research institute. ETRI contributes to the nation’s economic and social development through research, development and distribution of industrial core technologies in the field of Information, Communications, Electronics, Broadcasting and Convergence technologies. ETRI is one of the leading research institutes in wireless communication domain with more than 2500 patents filed.

Web3D Consortium partnership is important to ETRI for its ISO international standardization efforts on 3D Printing and Scanning. As the ISO JTC 1 WG 12 on 3D Printing and scanning evolves, collaboration with Web3D Consortium's WG Design, Printing and Scanning (DPS) will help advance this effort. The expertise of the Web3D Consortium DSP WG and the close association between JTC 1 SC 24 and Web3D Consortium will further benefit ISO standardization of 3D Printing and Scanning initiative. 

The Center of Excellence in C4I at George Mason University is the nation's first and only civilian university-based entity offering a comprehensive academic and research program in military applications of information technology. The center performs research in sensing and fusion, C3 architectures, communications and signal processing, command support and intelligent systems, modeling and simulation, and information systems. The center is allied with multiple academic departments, including Computer Science, Electrical/Computer/Telecommunications Engineering, Statistics, Systems Engineering and Operations Research.

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) was established in 1971 as the nation’s first graduate school specializing in science and engineering education and research. The school’s founding was a catalyst for Korea’s rapid rise from a producer of light industry goods to a world leader in high-technology industries.

Research emphasis from the outset has been put on both theoretical and applied studies. KAIST continues to be Korea’s foremost center for mid- to long-term strategic R&D projects with national and international significance. The University has pioneered the establishment of competitive graduate school programs in Korea.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is a world center for advanced research and education in ocean science and technology, through the development of better instruments, systems, and methods for scientific research in the deep waters of the ocean. MBARI emphasizes the peer relationship between engineers and scientists as a basic principle of its operation. All of the activities of MBARI must be characterized by excellence, innovation, and vision.

The mission of the Naval Postgraduate School is to provide relevant and unique advanced education and research programs to increase the combat effectiveness of commissioned officers of the Naval Service to enhance the security of the United States. In support of the foregoing, and to sustain academic excellence, NPS and the Department of the Navy foster and encourage a program of relevant and meritorious research which both supports the needs of Navy and Department of Defense while building the intellectual capital of Naval Postgraduate School faculty.

SenseGraphics has developed a powerful extended simulation platform with many essential features specifically designed for medical simulation. Breathtaking graphics and visual effects, realistic physical behaviour, photo realistic anatomical 3D structures created from real patient data and immersive haptic feedback – all that takes medical simulation to the next level.

Synergy Software Design, LLC is a small business, HUBZone-certified Federal government contractor established in 2004. Offering Software Development, Consulting, and CAD services to Federal government and commercial clients. Experts in the fields of facility asset management, inspection data systems, training and simulation tools, data and application requirements consulting, and healthcare IT systems. Developing emerging standards and expanding current application knowledge for future enterprise-level endeavors. Synergy deployed to the Navy an all-digital web-based solution for specialized facility inspections (SPIDERS). SPIDERS has reduced the total cost of Navy specialized facility inspections by 30%. and deployed the first and only enterprise 3D facility planning tool to the Navy that utilizes X3D. 

Toshiba joins the Web3D Consortium to further improve X3D's functionality for version 4.0 (X3DOM) in the areas of volume rendering, texture mapping and other 3D visualization extensions and solutions. 

The University of Suwon was founded by Kowoon foundation in 1982 under the mottos of Thrift, Justice, and Originality. The University has rapidly grown to be one of the major universities in Seoul metropolitan area by virtue of superb educational environment and sincere efforts of prestigious faculty and excellent students.

It presently comprises ten colleges with eight divisions and forty six departments as well as a graduate school and seven special graduate schools. The University continues to develop a more suitable educational system and offer a high quality educational service to students. The multi-major system is one of those efforts through which students are expected to be able to develop their capabilities in broad and various ways. Moreover, the University is operating various research institutes, such as Kowoon Institute of Technology Innovation and Regional Consortium Center, and has been playing the role of the mecca of the development of fundamental sciences as well as the stronghold of the cooperation of industries with universities.
 

Vicomtech is an applied research centre specialising in Advanced Interaction technologies, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Computer Graphics and Language Technologies located in San Sebastián, Spain.

Vicomtech belongs to Graphicsmedia.net, a strategic alliance of international applied research centres working in computer graphics and multimedia technologies. GraphicsMedia.net is composed of different international prestigious applied investigation centres. All of these members work on Computer Graphics and Multimedia technologies, which gives the net an internationalization active and strategic profile to its investigation activity.