LinkSCEEM

Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) 

& Cultural Heritage workshop

June 3 – 5, 2014

The Cyprus Institute 

Nicosia, Cyprus

The LinkSCEEM-2 FP7 project is organising a 3-day workshop during 3 - 5 of June 2014 in Nicosia, Cyprus. The workshop is part of the LinkSCEEM-2 project activities aiming to bring together experts on the field of RTI and cultural heritage from Europe, the US and the Eastern Mediterranean region to discuss the current state and future potential of RTI and its applications on culture heritage research.  

The workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities for the application of RTI to the academic research in general and espesially its future possiblities in cultural heritage research. 

Program

Wednesday June 4, 2014
Time	Topic	Location
08:30	Minibus Departs from the Classic Hotel to the Cyprus Institute	Classic Hotel Lobby
09:00 – 09:40	Wither RTI? Hembo Pagi, University of Southampton
09:40 – 10:20	RTI and 3D Web Visualization: Past, Present, and Future Marco Di Benedetto, Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione
10:20 – 11:00	Approximate 3D surface reconstruction using RTI Mohammed Elfarargy, Bibliotheca Alexandria
11:00 – 11:10	Break
11:10 – 12:30	Discussion: Future Possibilities for RTI Research in Cultural Heritage
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 14:10	Visualizing the Mission of the Smithsonian: The Documentation and Interpretation of Cultural Heritage using RTI E. Keats Webb, Smithsonian Institution
14:10 – 14:50	RTI for Exploring Ancient Writing Materialities: Case studies from the Eastern Mediterranean Kathryn E. Piquette, Universität zu Köln
14:50 – 15:00	Break
15:00 – 15:40	RTI at CyI: Projects and Case Studies Nikolas Bakirtzis and Ropertos Georgiou, STARC, The Cyprus Institute
15:40 – 17:00	Wrap-up of 1st day - Discussion
17:00	Minibus Departs to the Classic Hotel	The CyI Lobby
20:00	Dinner

Thursday June 5, 2014
Time	Topic	Location
08:30	Minibus Departs from the Classic Hotel to the Cyprus Institute	Classic Hotel Lobby
09:00 – 9:40	Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) 3.0:  Beyond Interactive Relighting Carla Schroer, Cultural Heritage Imaging
9:40 – 10:20	Funding Opportunities Jens Wiegand, CaSToRC, The Cyprus Institute
10:20 – 12:30	Discussion: Cultural Heritage and RTI Questions: Future Research Directions Horizon 2020 Funding Opportunities Collaboration Opportunities Next Steps
12:30 – 13:30	Working Lunch
13:30 – 14:30	Workshop Wrap-up and Conclusions
14:30 – 18:00	Excursion/ Site Visit (TBD)
18:00	Return to the Classic Hotel

Accommodation

Accommodation information can be found here.

Transportation

Information about transportation to and from the airport can be found here.

Information about bus routes in Nicosia can be found here.