2012 Events
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Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Cultural Heritage Research, 2012
Mark Mudge to Participate
CHI President Mark Mudge will participate in a new forum presented by the Gordon Research Conferences, entitled “Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research: Non-Destructive Imaging and Micro-Analysis in Cultural Heritage.” The conference agenda aims to advance the frontiers of science and knowledge connected with the material components, structures, and degradation processes of cultural heritage objects.
Mount Snow Resort, West Dover, VT: July 29–August 3, 2012 (see the conference web site for details)
NCPTT 3D Digital Documentation Summit: Presentation and Demo
1. “Advances in computational photography techniques for cultural, historic, and natural history materials” (Presentation)
CHI's Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer present advances in robust new imaging tools from the emerging science known as Computational Photography. Included are the latest developments in Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), Algorithmic Rendering (AR), camera calibration, and methods of image-based generation of textured 3D geometry. The talk includes RTIs of subjects under magnification using macro- and microscopic optics, as well as updates in viewing technology. New software tools to better collect and manage the metadata yielded in RTI and AR processing will also be discussed.
San Francisco, CA: July 10-12, 2012 (check the conference web site for details)
2. CHI Demo (during the “Field Demonstrations and Exercises” day)
On July 12, the third day of this summit, the CHI team presents data-capture techniques for computational photography technologies.
San Francisco, CA: July 10-12, 2012 (check the conference web site for details)
SPNHC 2012: Presentation and Democamp
1. “Advances in the computational photography tools: Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Algorithmic Rendering (AR)” (Presentation)
CHI's Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer present an overview of recent developments in Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), including multi-spectral RTI; Algorithmic Rendering (AR), which uses the same data sets as RTI; and new software tools to better collect and manage the metadata surrounding the creation of RTI and AR. Also discussed is the “digital lab notebook”, an essential element in the generation of scientifically reliable and reusable digital representations, enabling data reuse, long-term digital preservation, and aiding in physical conservation.
Yale University, New Haven, CT: June 11-16, 2012 (see the conference web site for details)
2. “Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) for empirical documentation of natural history collections” (Democamp)
CHI's Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer demonstrate how Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) has the potential to revolutionize the documentation, treatment, and research of natural history and art museum collections. Included will be an overview of the inexpensive and easy-to-learn image capture methodology and image processing based on RTI open-source software. Examples of the resulting RTI images using the RTIViewer, a viewing and analysis tool, will also be presented.
Yale University, New Haven, CT: June 11-16, 2012 (check the conference web site for details)
Stanford Research Institute (SRI), Artificial Intelligence Center (AIC): Seminar
“Advances in computational photography techniques for cultural, historic, and natural history materials”
CHI's Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer will present this talk in SRI AIC's seminar series on robust new imaging tools from the emerging science known as Computational Photography. The common feature of the computational photography imaging family is the purpose-driven, selective extraction of information from sequences of digital photographs for use with a wide range of cultural and natural history materials and associated research.
SRI's Artificial Intelligence Center, EJ228 (SRI E building), Menlo Park, CA: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 4:00 pm
CAA 2012: Keynote, Workshop, and Paper
1. “Computational photography’s emergence and the ascent of digital image transparency” (Keynote)
CHI President Mark Mudge will present a keynote talk at the opening plenary session.
University of Southampton, UK: Plenary session is on Monday, March 26, 2012, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm in EEE Building
2. “Computational Photography” (Workshop 10)
This two-hour workshop will consist of presentations, discussion, and hands-on demonstration. The presenters, Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer of CHI, will discuss advances in robust new conservation tools from the emerging science known as Computational Photography.
University of Southampton, UK: Monday, March 26, 2012, 10 am to 12 pm in Building 65, room 1177
3. “Advances in the computational photography tools: Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Algorithmic Rendering (AR)” (Paper)
This paper, to be presented by Mark Mudge and Carla Schroer, will provide an overview of the latest developments in Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and Algorithmic Rendering (AR) technologies. The paper is part of the session “Advances in computational photography: techniques for conservation, research, analysis and public access”.
University of Southampton, UK: Session is on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, from 2:00 pm to 6:15 pm in Building 65, room 1177
WebWise 2012: Demo
“Imaging Technology Pathways for Museum Professionals”
CHI President Mark Mudge and Director Carla Schroer present a demo during Demo Session on March 1, illustrating how CHI is introducing both emerging and established museum professionals to state-of-the-art imaging technology through a series of 10 workshops reaching a minimum of 150 participants. These participatory workshops provide training in Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and other new technologies based on digital photography.
Baltimore, Maryland: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 2:45–3:30 pm
