Programme

Tuesday 22nd

8:30 Registration (Workshops)
9:00 Workshops
- 3D CoForm : tools and expertise for 3D collection formation
- Microsoft Research Talks about Digital Heritage
20:30 Welcome Reception, Hastings Gardens, Valletta
(Changed due to bad weather) Old University Building, Valletta

Wednesday 23rd

8:30 Registration (Conference)
9:00 Welcome Speech
Prof. Juanito Camilleri, Rector, University of Malta
9:15 Keynote speaker. Chair: Cinzia Perlingieri
Dr Pierre Drap
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Tools for Cultural Heritage. Chair: Sorin Hermon
- Location-based mobile applications to experience collective memory
- Interactive Remote Exploration of Massive Cityscapes
- Parsing Architecture within Archaeological Plan Drawings with Application to Medieval Castles and Fortresses
- A point-based system for local and remote exploration of dense 3D scanned models
12:40 Lunch
14:00 Visualisation of Cultural Heritage (Part I). Chair: Luis Paolo Santos
- Recreating Early Islamic Glass Lamp Lighting
- Reconstruction of large CH sites from archived maps
- The Virtual Reconstruction and Daylight Illumination of the Panagia Angeloktisti
- Structural and Lighting models for the Minoan Cemetry at Phourni Crete
15:40 Coffee break
16:05 Visualisation of Cultural Heritage (Part II). Chair: TBA
- Interactive Domitilla Catacomb Exploration
- Serious Gaming with VENUS-PD: A Virtual Submarine for Accessing Europe's Sunken Archaeological Treasures
17:00 Data Acquisition. Chair: Karina Rodriguez-Echavarria
- Articats removal for colour projection on 3D models using flash light
- Pushing Time-of-Flight scanners to the limits
- Optimized Image Sampling for View and Light Interpolation

Thursday 24th

9:00 VAST State of the Art Reports - Illuminating the Past. Chair: Fotis Liarokapis
Jassim Happa, Mark Mudge, Kurt Debattista, Alessandro Artusi, Alexandrino Gonçalves and Alan Chalmers
10:05 Short/project papers session (10min each incl Q&A)
Digital Capture and Processing of Heritage (Part I). Chair: Selma Rizvic
- Historical Coins in 3D: Acquisition and Numismatic Applications
- Accessing Cultural Heritage using the Web of Data
- IBISA: Image-Based Identification/Search for Archaeology
10:40 Coffee Break
11:10 Short/project papers session (10min each incl Q&A)
Digital Capture and Processing of Heritage (Part II). Chair: Selma Rizvic
- Underwater Robots with Sonar and Smart Tether for Underground Cistern Mapping and Exploration
- Virtual Integration of High Quality 3D-Models into a high-resolution landscape for Reconstruction of a Celtic Hillfort
- VirtualXibIT - Framework for Venue Authoring/Popultaion and Visualisation of 3D Virtual Exhibitions
- Objectified: Giving Objects Memories
- Visualising Pozzuoli: Digital Models for Reading Imperial Architecture
- Digital Media to Communicate Vindolanda's Intangible CH: Preliminary Reflections
12:40 Lunch
14:00 Documentation and Archiving. Chair: TBA
- Analysis of Document Snippets as a Basis for Reconstruction
- Last House on the Hill: Digitally Remediating Data and Media for Preservation and Access
- Publishing 3D Content in Cultural Heritage
- Managing Full-text Excavation Data with Semantic Tools
16:00 Coffee Break
16:40 Augmentation of Physical Collections. Chair: Alessandro Artusi
- Interaction with Replicas of Small Pieces: Using Complementary Technologies to Maximize Visitors' Experience
- Augmented Real-Time Virtual Environment of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Mostar
20:30 Social Dinner, Palazzo Vilhena, Mdina

Friday 25th

9:00 VAST State of the Art Reports - Serious Games in Cultural Heritage. Chair: Michael Ashley
Eike Falk Anderson, Leigh McLoughlin, Fotis Liarokapis, Christopher Peters, Panagiotis Petridis and Sara de Freitas
10:00 Coffee Break
10:30 Short/project papers session (10min each incl Q&A)
Interactive Environments for Cultural Heritage. Chair: Stephen Laycock
- Otranto in the Middle Ages: A Virtual Cultural Heritage Application
- The Blue Gold Exhibition: A Multimodal Installation for Small Artifacts
- Wireless Interaction for Virtual Exhibitions of Archaeological Finds
- An art and design perspective: The Development of 3D Interactive Saltaire UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Between Reason and Emotion: VR and Cultural Heritage, an Evolving Relationship Seen through Projects Developed at CINECA
- Evaluating a multi-touch interface for 3D navigation inside the virtual world of a museum exhibit
- An Augmented Reality Presentation System for Remote Cultural Heritage Sites
11:40 EU Projects in Digital Heritage / ICT. Chair: Denis Pitzalis
From the European Commission: Mr Albert Gauthier
12:15 Keynote speaker. Chair: Denis Pitzalis
Mme. Christiane Naffah
13:15 Closing note