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Upcoming Events
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CHI President Mark Mudge co-leads a session at the World Archaeological Congress (WAC) in Ireland. Mark’s session, “Capturing and Visualizing the Past,” Will be part of the conference theme, Archaeology in the Digital Age 2.0. |
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CHI Executive Director Carla Schroer presents a WAC workshop, “Open Archaeology: Fundamentals of Intellectual Property and Open Sourc.” (...more) |
Descriptions : |
please check back soon for more information |
About WAC : |
The World Archaeological Congress (WAC) is the only representative, fully international organization of practicing archaeologists. Founded in 1986, WAC encourages open dialogue among all people genuinely concerned about the past, including scholars from under-represented parts of the world, First Nations people, and descendent communities whose pasts are told by archaeologists. (...more) |
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June 29th - July 4th, 2008, Dublin Ireland |
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Scientifcally Reliable Digital Imaging
for Documentation, Public Access and Conservation
Invited Workshop Speakers:
Mark Mudge, Carla Schroer, Michael Ashley, Cinzia Perlingieri (Università di Napoli L'Orientale (Italia) |
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Full Day Workshop:
Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI):
New digital photography technology offers scholars and
conservators new ways of looking at humanity's cultural
heritage. (View the Poster Here)(650kb .pdf) |
Date & Location: |
July 9th - 2008, Braga, Portugal |
Past Events
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Workshop : |
CHI Executive Director Carla Schroer presents a CAA workshop, “Open Archaeology: Fundamentals of Intellectual Property and Open Source” (...more) |
Paper
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"Not All Content is ‘Born Archival’: Empirical Acquisition, Scientific Reliability, and Long-Term Digital Preservation," Authors: Mark Mudge, Michael Ashely, Carla Schroer, (...more) |
Conference
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The main theme of the conference is the use of computer applications and quantitative methods in two fields: at large-scale (rescue) excavations that usually precede infrastructural investments and construction works, and during processing and analyzing the huge amounts of data from such excavations. |
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2-6 April 2008, Budapest, Hungary |
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Workshop Title : |
“Image-Based Empirical Information Acquisition, Scientific Reliability, and Long-Term Digital Preservation for the Natural Sciences and Cultural Heritage” (...more)
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Workshop Description : |
CHI presents a full-day tutorial, “Image-Based Empirical Information Acquisition, Scientific Reliability, and Long-Term Digital Preservation for the Natural Sciences and Cultural Heritage,” at Eurographics on the Greek island of Crete in April, 2008. (...more) |
Workshop Abstract : |
The tools and standards of best practice adopted by natural science (NS) and cultural heritage (CH) professionals will
determine the digital future of NS and CH digital imaging work. This tutorial discusses emerging digital technologies
and explores issues influencing widespread adoption of digital practices for NS and CH. The tutorial explores a possible
digital future for NS and CH through key concepts; adoption of digital surrogates, empirical (scientific) provenance,
perpetual digital conservation, and ‘born archival’ semantic knowledge management.
The tutorial discusses multiple image based technologies along with current research including; Reflectance
Transformation Imaging (RTI), Photometric Stereo, and new research in the next generation of multi-view RTI. This
research involves extending stereo correspondence methods. These technologies permit generation of digital surrogates
that can serve as trusted representations of ‘real world’ content. The tutorial explores how empirical provenance
contributes to the reliability of digital surrogates, and how perpetual digital conservation can ensure that digital
surrogates will be archived and available for future generations.
The tutorial investigates the role of semantically based knowledge management strategies and their use in simplifying
ease of use by natural science and CH professionals as well as long term preservation activities. The tutorial also
investigates these emerging technologies’ potential to democratize digital technology, making digital tools and methods
easy to adopt and make NS and CH materials widely available to diverse audiences. The tutorial concludes with hands on
demonstrations of image-based capture and processing methods and a practical problem solving Q&A with the
audience. (...more) |
Conference
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The Eurographics Annual Conference is a leading international event devoted to computer graphics and all related visual and interactive domains. |
Date & Location: |
April 14-18, 2008, Crete, Greece |
(This is a Past Event)
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Paper Title : |
"A Digital Future for Cultural Heritage"
Mark Mudge, Michael Ashley, Carla Schroer co-authored a paper which will be presented at CIPA 2007 in Athens, Greece.
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Paper Description : |
"A Digital Future for Cultural Heritage", authored by Michael Ashley, Mark Mudge, Carla Schroer. More ...
Learn more about the paper.
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Paper Abstract : |
The tools and standards of best practice adopted by cultural heritage (CH) professionals will determine the digital future of CH work. This paper explores issues influencing adoption decisions and discusses emerging digital technologies encouraging widespread adoption of digital practices. The paper explores a digital future for cultural heritage through key principles: adoption of digital surrogates, empirical provenance, perpetual digital conservation, and the democratization of technology. The paper elucidates digital surrogates as trusted representations of ¨real world" content in digital form. The paper also explains how empirical provenance can contribute to the authenticity and reliability of digital surrogates, while perpetual digital conservation can ensure that digital surrogates will be archived and available for future generations. The paper also investigates the emerging technologies' potential to democratize digital technology making digital workflows easy to use for CH professionals and CH materials widely available to diverse audiences. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of these fundamental principles and the emerging technologies for the cultural heritage field.
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Conference
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... The ultimate aim of the 21st CIPA Symposium will be to bring together as many interested parties as possible from as many backgrounds as possible, in order to achieve a high level of mutual understanding of the needs, the requirements and the technical means of meeting them. Ultimately our common goal will be the multidisciplinary approach to the tasks of recording, documenting, protecting and managing the World Cultural Heritage. (Learn More)
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Date & Location: |
October 1-6, 2007
Athens, Greece |
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(This is a Past Event)
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Paper Title : |
"Simple, Low-cost Reflection Transformation Imaging Documentation Techniques for Rock Art"
Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer to present paper at the
American Rock Art Research Association (ARARA) conference 2007.
Learn more about ARARA 2007 .
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Paper Abstract : |
We will demonstrate a set of new, simple, low-cost reflection information capture techniques for rock art. These techniques are easy to learn and may be used without the presence of a computer imaging technologist. The acquired data contains robust information about the rock art’s 3D shape and surface properties. This information can build dynamic, interactive, Reflection Transformation Images (RTI) capable of mathematical enhancement and rendered in a variety ways to disclose features that are difficult or impossible to see through direct physical examination. Through the use of newly developed tools, the captured 3D surface information permits automatic generation of drawings.
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Conference
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ARARA's 34th Annual Conference will convene the weekend before the 4th of July in southeastern Montana, an area surrounded by pictographs and petroglyphs. ARARA, the oldest rock art association in existence, is a diverse community of members dedicated to the preservation, research and communication of the significance of rock art, which is a non-renewable resource of enduring cultural value, and an important expression of shared human cultural heritage.
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Date & Location: |
June 29 - July 2, 2007
Billings, Montana |
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(This is a Past Event)
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Paper Title : |
"Lighting and Byzantine Glass Tesserae"
Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer co-authored a paper with Alan Chalmers and Eva Zanyi which will be presented at EVA 2007 in London.
(*Note that Alan and Eva will presenting, as Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer, will not be present.)
Read about CHI's work in Cyprus with Alan and Eva
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Paper Abstract : |
A key component of many Byzantine churches was the mosaics on the curved walls and ceilings, which included gold and silver glass tesserae. As the viewer or the light moved within the church, these tesserae sparkled. In this paper we describe how we captured a Polynomial Texture Map of the apse mosaic at the Angeloktisti Church at Kiti, Cyprus and used it to investigate how the position of the lighting may have affected the appearance of the mosaic. Our study showed that the appearance of the mosaics is indeed significantly different when lit from various directions.
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Conference
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EVA conferences have been held since 1994 in over 25 cities and countries. They are a cross-sectoral, multi-disciplinary, local & global set of events for people interested in new technologies in the cultural sector. The main four annual EVA conferences are held in Florence (March), London (July), Berlin (November), Moscow (December).
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Date & Location: |
July 13 - July 19, 2007
London |
(This is a Past Event)
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Paper
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'Mark Mudge of CHI and John Redman of HP to present paper : "The Simultaneous Capture of Spectral and Textural Information"
Learn more about the, Society for Imaging Science and Technology.
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Paper
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Digital archiving of cultural heritage has heretofore focused on capturing accurate color information via spectral imaging. We review a means of capturing topographical information entitled reflection transformation imaging. This paper discusses an experiment that attempts to merge these two techniques. Several paintings were imaged and color accurate, interactive texture maps were generated. Experimental deficiencies are identified and suggestions are made for remediation. A new dual-imaging technique with improved capability is discussed. Our conclusion is that the simultaneous capture of high-accuracy spectral and textural information is entirely feasible.)
Check back later for the published full paper.
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Date & Location: |
May 21 - May 24, 2007
Hilton Crystal City
Arlington, VA |
CHI will present 2 papers and participate in a workshop to be presented at Computer Applications in Archaeology 2007 Conference
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Workshop
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Standards of Best Practice: Best Practice for Standards
Workshop Presenters: Mark Mudge, Michael Ashley, and Steve Stead
Purpose and benefits of this workshop: This workshop will take a holistic approach to comprehensive workflows that integrate best practices of standards in digital preservation with the diverse standards of practice for documenting cultural heritage sites. Learn more about this workshop.
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Paper
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Simple, Low-Cost Reflection Information Capture and Reflection Transformation Imaging Techniques Authors: Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer
(more ...)
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Short Paper
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Fast, Accurate, Simple to Use, Textured Point Cloud Generation for Cultural Heritage Documentation Authors: Neffra Matthews, Tom Noble, Mark Mudge, Jason Birch
(Paper schedule and abstract not yet published)
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CAA 2007 Description: |
A joint event for the exchange and sharing of know-how in the areas of Cultural Heritage (CH) and Information Technology (IT) focusing on e-Documentation and Computer Graphics
Conference theme: "Layers of Perception" -- Advanced technological means to illuminate our past
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Location: |
April 2-6 , 2007
Berlin, Germany
Conference Venue info |
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CHI presenting a poster and participating in a workshop at the International Council On Monuments and Sites (ICMOS) 2007 Symposium
(This is a Past Event) |
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Workshop Description: |
High Definition Documentation for Heritage Management and Tourism
This one-day workshop will provide participants with hands-on training in high-definition documentation (HDD) for cultural heritage, with the intention of producing digital content that is also useful for public interpretation and tourism. Learn more about this workshop.
Workshop will be led by Michael Ashley. Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer will deliver some of the content.
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Poster: |
New opportunities for Cultural Heritage Site Stakeholders through Reflection Transformation
Imaging
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ICOMOS 2007 Symposium Theme:
Location:
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Balancing Culture, Conservation, and Economic Development: Heritage Tourism in and around the Pacific Rim
April 18-22, 2007
San Francisco, California, USA
Hosted by The Presidio Trust |
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Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer presented at the Stanford Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America Lecture Series
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"Archiving Technology: Sacred & Profane Treasures of the Alps"
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Description: |
Mark and Carla presenteded sacred Celtic, Roman and Christian objects, archaeological finds, lead and wax document seals, coins, and oil paintings from CHI's recent expedition using new digital documentary techniques. |
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Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium in the Cummings Art Building
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8:00 pm Friday March 3rd, 2006 |
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CHI research paper was presented at the VAST 2005 Conference November 8-11, 2005, Pisa Italy
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Reflection Transformation Imaging and Virtual Representations of Coins from the Hospice of the Grand St. Bernard, (424 KB pdf download) a paper authored by Mark Mudge, Jean-Pierre Voutaz, Carla Schroer and Marlin Lum, was presented at the VAST 2005 conference.
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Mark Mudge, co-chaired the International Program Committee for the VAST 2005 Conference
November 8-11, 2005, Pisa Italy
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Mark Mudge, CHI’s President, co-chaired the International Program Committee for the VAST 2005 Conference occuring during early November 2005 in Pisa, Italy. This conference is a leading forum for the disscussion of virtual reality, archaeology and cultural heritage research. It is held in cooperation with the Association of Computer Manufacturers (ACM) and the Eurographics Association (EG). |
Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer spoke at Stanford Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America Lecture Series
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| April 29, 2005 |
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Documenting the Past in the Digital Age: New Ways to Record and Share Our Cultural Legacy
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Stanford University
Annenberg Auditorium in the Cummings Art Building
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Mark Mudge spoke at SIGGRAPH 2004
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| Mark Mudge, CHI President, spoke at SIGGRAPH 2004 as a member of the Cultural Heritage and Computer Graphics Panel. |
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Cultural Heritage and Computer Graphics: What Are the Issues?
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Mark Mudge at Computer History Museum Panel,
Mountain View, CA
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