The VoH Group, in cooperation with Research IT, is pleased to present a series of lectures, "Overcoming Obstacles, Learning from Experiences: A Transdisciplinary Conversation about Computer Vision, 3D Models, Preservation, and Outreach in Digital Humanities Projects," May–July 2024. The goal of this lecture series is to share experiences from different DH projects across multiple disciplines in the Humanities—History of Science, History, Art History, and Archaeology. Invited speakers will focus on methods essential for the VoH group, such as databases, their development, preservation, and dissemination, computer vision and its components, such as classification, annotation, and vectorization, as well as 3-D modeling. Analogous to the thinking behind the project "Visualization and Material Culture of the Heavens Database: An Image Database as a Research Tool," the discussed DH projects are primarily interested in the systematic DH-related analysis of objects with images and visual specimens in manuscripts. Two of the lectures will present new aspects to be considered in future VoH research—the study of corpora and object makers. Lectures in the series will provide the opportunity to discuss the challenges that arise in the cooperation between colleagues of different disciplines and the necessary processes of translation. Therefore, other lecture topics include the formulation of computer-suitable research questions, the application of AI, or the use of semantic web technology. Speakers hail from several different institutional settings, among them computer labs, museums, and universities. They will introduce their projects, ranging from databases to computer vision, some featuring ambiguity and multiplicity in digital repositories and others tools of knowledge and the potential of their appeal to broader audiences.
Participation
This lecture series is open to the public. We welcome both internal and external guests. To register, please click here and choose which event you would like to attend. You can register for multiple events but must do so separately.
For questions on registration please contact event_dept3@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de and for further information about the series please contact rbrentjes@mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de