Periodic Reporting for period 2 - MNEMOSYNE (EU ERA Chair in Digital Cultural Heritage: Mnemosyne)
Okres sprawozdawczy: 2020-04-01 do 2021-12-31
While the Cypriot economy gradually recovers, in order to maintain and expand its leading role in DCH research, DHRLab needs further investment. The ERA Chairs grant is an ideal opportunity to ensure this by means of a well-designed and iterative process of strengthening its research capacity and restructuring of its role.
CUT hired during the first year of the Mnemosyne project, an outstanding scientist and research manager as ERA Chair holder, who managed to attract and maintain high quality human resources and proposed the necessary structural changes to achieve excellence on a sustainable basis in this particular domain.
The main research challenges, which have been analysed in D3.3 cover a lifecycle of DCH facets including those concerning:
1. Data acquisition and the corresponding quality of para-/metadata and data (tangible and intangible / storytelling and untold stories)
2. Data processing (enrichment of metadata, symantics, ontologies)
3. Modelling for 2D and 3D (BIM, HBIM, HHBIM) and linked Data.
4. Knowledge management (interpretation)
5. Long Term e-Preservation
6. Use and re-use of data/knowledge and its interpretation.
However, despite the different challenges the project managed to process according to the agenda in DoA with minor delays. The set goals for the structural changes, the research agenda, the national and international networking and dissemination were achieved. These activities enabled the project to build good communications amongst the local, regional, international and partner networks.
At the moment the project is moving forward with the Chair holder and only two fellows in place. Therefore, a discussion with the PO is necessary so that we can find a solution for the extension of the duration of the project and give another chance to hire the rest of missing team members
Mnemosyne will create a holistic framework for DCH by carrying out the wide range of collaborative and multidisciplinary research needed within an overall construct of advanced 3D documentation in Cultural Heritage (3D + Memory). Particular emphasis will be given to the Knowledge management on the holistic approach of Cultural Heritage( Memory, Story, Identity and to the question on how we document the outstanding and universal value of an object such as a monument).