A5025092398- Archaeological Research and Protection
- Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Building materials and conservation
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Terahertz technology and applications
- Handwritten Text Recognition Techniques
- Remote-Sensing Image Classification
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Image and Object Detection Techniques
- Archaeological and Historical Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Advanced Image Fusion Techniques
- Image and Signal Denoising Methods
- Glass properties and applications
- Classical Antiquity Studies
- Historical and Architectural Studies
Center for Cultural Heritage Technology
2020-2025
Italian Institute of Technology
2020-2025
Epsilon (Italy)
2023-2024
Ca' Foscari University of Venice
2009-2024
Cardiff University
2024
University of Helsinki
2024
Humanitas University
2022
Stockholm University
2022
Macquarie University
2010-2011
The University of Sydney
2011
The application of Machine Learning (ML) to Cultural Heritage (CH) has evolved since basic statistical approaches such as Linear Regression complex Deep models. question remains how much this actively improves on the underlying algorithm versus using it within a 'black box' setting. We survey across ML and CH literature identify theoretical changes which contribute in turn them suitable for applications. Alternatively, most commonly, when there are no changes, we review applications,...
Abstract Cultural heritage faces recurring degradation processes and natural aging phenomena, demanding the envisioning of innovative preservation solutions inspired by cutting‐edge scientific research. Over extended time frames, current strategies often prove inadequate in preserving different constituent materials cultural assets, which are thus threatened their inherent fragility complex interactions with surrounding environment. The distinctive properties graphene graphene‐related (GRMs)...
In the last decades, interest in development of protective coatings for movable and immovable Cultural Heritage (CH) assets has decidedly increased. This been mainly prompted by raising consciousness on preservation requirements cultural artefacts monuments, which consequently determined new products. From acrylic resins used at end century to up-to-date biomaterials nanoparticles employed nowadays, research made a giant step forward. article reviews progresses, technical challenges, most...
This research combines 3D and surface methods on corroded glass, shedding light perfectly preserved alteration structures corrosion processes across scales.
Automated detection of landscape patterns on Remote Sensing imagery has seen virtually little or no development in the archaeological domain, notwithstanding fact that large portion cultural landscapes worldwide are characterized by land engineering applications. The current extraordinary availability remotely sensed images makes it now urgent to envision and develop automatic methods can simplify their inspection extraction relevant information from them, as quantity is longer manageable...
Machine Learning-based workflows are being progressively used for the automatic detection of archaeological objects (intended as below-surface sites) in remote sensing data. Despite promising results phase, there is still a lack standard set measures to evaluate performance object methods, since buried sites often have distinctive shapes that them aside from other types included mainstream datasets (e.g., Dataset Object deTection Aerial images, DOTA). Additionally, research relies heavily on...
Abstract Historical paper documents are susceptible to complex degradation processes, including biodeterioration, which can progressively compromise their aesthetic and structural integrity. This study analyses seventeenth century handwritten historical letters stored at the Correr Museum Library in Venice, Italy, exhibiting pronounced signs of biodeterioration. The techniques used encompassed traditional colony isolation on agar plates proteomics analyses, employing nanoscale liquid...
Abstract This research represents the most extensive characterisation of Roman mosaic tesserae (tiles) from Aquileia, Italy, to date, examining 153 specimens. The study aimed identify lithotypes used in mosaics production through a multi‐analytical approach, which included colorimetric analysis, polarised light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. results showcase variety materials, particularly limestone sourced Italian Slovenian Karst regions, as well colourful lithic materials...
Ancient glass objects typically show distinctive effects of deterioration as a result environmentally induced physicochemical transformations their surface over time. Iridescence is one the signatures aging that most commonly found on excavated glass. In this work, we present an ancient fragment exhibits structural color through weathering resulting in iridescent patinas caused by silica reprecipitation nanoscale lamellae. This archaeological artifact reveals unusual hierarchically assembled...
“Tells” are archaeological mounds formed by deposition of large amounts anthropogenic material and sediments over thousands years the most important prominent features in Near Middle Eastern landscapes. In last decade, archaeologists have exploited free-access global digital elevation model (DEM) datasets at medium resolution (i.e., up to 30 m) map tells on a supra-regional scale pinpoint tentative tell sites. Instead, potential satellite DEMs higher for this task was yet be demonstrated. To...
The increasing need of restoring high-resolution hyper-spectral (HS) images is determining a growing reliance on computer vision-based processing to enhance the clarity image content. HS can, in fact, suffer from degradation effects or artefacts caused by instrument limitations. This article focuses procedure aimed at reducing effects, frequency-dependent blur and noise, Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) reflection geometry. It describes application joint deblurring denoising...
Abstract. Preserving historical archival heritage involves not only physical measures to safeguard these valuable texts but also providing for their digital preservation. However, merely digitising manuscripts and codexes is enough. A further step needed: the digitalisation of content, i.e. verbatim transcription scanned texts. This process enables accurate preservation textual making it easier search information conduct analyses. With help artificial intelligence, particularly Deep Neural...
Abstract Handwritten text recognition, i.e., the conversion of scanned handwritten documents into machine-readable text, is a complex exercise due to variability and complexity handwriting. A common approach in recognition consists feature extraction step followed by recognizer. In this paper, we propose novel DNN architecture for that extracts discrete representation from input text-line image. The proposed model constructed an encoder–decoder network with added quantization layer which...
This work presents the formulation and characterization of a new product for protection outdoor frescoes from aggressive environmental agents. The is designed as an innovative green coating, prepared through zero-waste one-pot-synthetic method to form silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) directly in chitosan-based medium. AgNPs are seeded grown mixed hydrogel chitosan, azelaic, lactic acid, by reduction nitrate, using calcium hydroxide precipitating agent. rheological properties this coating base...
Optimizing the LA-ICP-MS procedure to obtain 2D and 3D high-resolution multi-elemental imaging of heavily degraded Roman glass for studying weathering mechanisms by monitoring lateral in-depth distribution elements.