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  9. Mona Hess

Prof. Dr. Mona Hess

Full Professor and Lead of the chair for Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation

Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Architecture, M.A. Denkmalpflege / Heritage Conservation, PhD in 3D imaging metrology for cultural heritage (UCL Faculty of Engineering/ UCL CEGE), Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (UK FHEA)

  • Lead of the Chair of Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation, Program director of the M.Sc. Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation
  • Vice speaker and Lead of Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation at the Centre for Heritage Studies and Technologies (KDWT) , Am Zwinger 6, Bamberg

Meetings online or in person can be agreed by appointment through my personal assistant (sekretariat.ddt (at) uni-bamberg.de) .

Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg
Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien
Lehrstuhl für Digitale Denkmaltechnologien
Office: ZW4/01.26

Am Zwinger 4 (Villa)
D-96047 Bamberg
Germany
Tel.: +49 951 863-1634 / Secretary: +49 951 863-1633
Mail: mona.hess(at)uni-bamberg.de

Short bio Prof. Dr. Mona Hess

Mona Hess has graduate degrees in architecture from Munich University of Technology, heritage conservation from University of Bamberg, both Germany, and a PhD in 3D imaging metrology for cultural heritage from University College London (UK) in 2015. She has a 20-year-experience in interdisciplinary research projects for 3D imaging metrology and digital documentation for cultural heritage buildings and museum artefacts.

Since 2017 she is full professor and course director for the new M.Sc. in Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation at the University of Bamberg, Germany, and was vice-womens' officer of the university 2019 to 2022.  She is also co-chair at the Centre for Innovative Applications of Computer Science and vice-chair at the Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies (KDWT) at the University of Bamberg.

She has published papers and book chapters in the cultural heritage and geomatics community (CIPA and ISPRS) She has been an expert member at CIPA ICOMOS since 2019 and will be on the executive committee of CIPA ICOMOS from 2024 as Commission Chair for Education and Dissemination.

Publikationen/ Publications

Chizhova, M., Pan, J., Luhmann, T., Karami, A., Menna, F., Remondino, F., Hess, M., et al. (2024), “Towards automatic defects analyses for 3D structural monitoring of historic timber”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVIII-2/W4-2024, Copernicus GmbH, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 103–110, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlviii-2-w4-2024-103-2024.

Hindmarch, J., Hess, M., Groh, M. and Burioni, M. (2023), “A semi-automated methodology for 3D imaging of large vaulted ceiling paintings”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVIII-M-2–2023, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 721–727, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-721-2023.

MacDonald, L. and Hess, M. (2023), “3D imaging, colour and specularity of an Egyptian Scarab”, in Guerra, M.F., Martinón-Torres, M. and Quirke, S. (Eds.), Ancient Egyptian Gold: Archaeology and Science in Jewellery (3500-1000 BC), 1st ed., McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, Cambridge, pp. 165–174, doi: 10.17863/cam.99681.

Hess, M., Bochenska, A., Kot, P., Muradov, M., Markiewicz, J., Zawieska, D. and Antoniou, A. (2023), “Critical evaluation of cultural heritage architectual standard documentation methods across different european countries”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVIII-M-2–2023, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 251–258, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-251-2023.

Liu, F., Hindmarch, J. and Hess, M. (2023), “A review of the cultural heritage linked open data ontologies and models”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVIII-M-2–2023, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 943–950, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-943-2023.

Pattee, A., Burioni, M., Hoppe, S., Hindmarch, J. and Hess, M. (2023), “Historical Construction Research Based Upon 3D Digital Documentation of the Baroque Palais im Grossen Garten in Dresden”, in Münster, S., Pattee, A., Kröber, C. and Niebling, F. (Eds.), Research and Education in Urban History in the Age of Digital Libraries: UHDL 2023, Vol. 1853, Springer, Cham, pp. 19–31, doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-38871-2_2.

Hindmarch, J., Hess, M. and Burioni, M. (2023), “A flexible workflow for multimodal 3D imaging of vaulted painted ceilings in high detail”, ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. X-M-1–2023, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 133–141, doi: 10.5194/isprs-annals-X-M-1-2023-133-2023.

Colson, A., Hastedt, H., Luhmann, T. and Hess, M. (2022), “The Role of Conservators in the Implementation of Surveying Techniques: Reflections on the Bremen Cog Monitoring Project”, Wet Organic Archaeological Materials 2019: Proceedings of the 14th ICOM-CC Wet Organic Archaeological Materials Working Group Interim Meeting, Portsmouth 2019, pp. 281–286.

Luhmann, T., Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Popovas, D., Gorkovchuk, J. and Hess, M. (2022), “Development of terrestrial laser scanning simulator”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVI-2/W1-2022, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 329–334, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-xlvi-2-w1-2022-329-2022.

Hess, M. and Sonnemann, T. (2022), “International Summer School Monitoring Heritage 2019”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 94–95, doi: 10.20378/irb-56705.

Hess, M., Lutteroth, J.-E. and Burioni, M. (2022), “Corpus der barocken Deckenmalerei in Deutschland (CbDD): Kooperationsprojekt: Rittersaal von Schloss Weikersheim”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 98–103, doi: 10.20378/irb-56708.

Hess, M. (2022a), “Digitale Denkmaltechnologien”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 68–69, doi: 10.20378/irb-56697.

Hess, M., Ullmann, M. and Schulz, R. (2022), “Virtuelle 3D Rekonstruktion: Der Tempel Amenophis‘ III. als Teil der sakralen Landschaft Nubiens”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 86–91, doi: 10.20378/irb-56703.

Hess, M. and Garbe, I. (2022), “International Summer School Monitoring Heritage 2020”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 96–97, doi: 10.20378/irb-56707.

Hess, M. (2022b), “Anwendung SLAM-basierter Erfassung für die Erforschung von historischen Gärten in der Denkmalpflege”, in Luhmann, T. and Schumacher, C. (Eds.), Photogrammetrie - Laserscanning - Optische 3D-Messtechnik: Beiträge der Oldenburger 3D-Tage 2022, Wichmann, Berlin, pp. 168–177.

Albrecht, S., Arera-Rütenik, T., Basse, E., Bellendorf, P., Bischoff, B., Breitling, S., Burioni, M., et al. (2022), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-54270.

Hess, M. (2022c), “International Summer School Monitoring Heritage 2018”, in Arera-Rütenik, T., Bellendorf, P., Breitling, S., Drewello, R., Hess, M. and Vinken, G. (Eds.), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2018 – 2020, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, pp. 92–93, doi: 10.20378/irb-56704.

Hess, M. and Luhmann, T. (2021), “3D-Erfassung in der Denkmalpflege: Anforderungen und Perspektiven”, in Götze, B. (Ed.), Meydenbauer, Busch: Pioniere der Photogrammetrie: Begleitband zur Sonderausstellung im Kulturzentrum Rathenow, Kulturzentrum Rathenow, Rathenow, pp. 58–65.

Rauscher, J., Deuschel, J., Finzel, B., Rieger, I., Wagner, A., Velde, C. van der, Oehlhorn, C., et al. (2021), “Kolloquium Forschende Frauen 2020: Gender in Gesellschaft 4.0: Beiträge Bamberger Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen”, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-50050.

Hess, M., Schlieder, C., Schnier, V. and Troi, A. (2021), “M.Sc. in Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation: Sustainable mission for education in heritage”, IOP Conference Series. Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 863 No. 1, p. 012035, doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/863/1/012035.

Arera-Rütenik, T., Breitling, S., Basse, E., Drewello, R., Eckstein, C., Eißing, T., Enss, C.M., et al. (2021), The Centre for Heritage Conservation Studies and Technologies 2016-2018, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-49842.

Hess, M. and Ferreyra, C. (2021), “Recording and comparing historic garden architecture: value of SLAM-based recording for research on cultural landscpaes in connection with heritage conservation”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XLVI-M-1–2021, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, pp. 301–308, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVI-M-1-2021-301-2021.

Hess, M., Schnier, V. and Huth, O. (2021), “Masterstudiengang Digitale Denkmaltechnologien: Weiterführende Ausbildung an der Schnittstelle zwischen Digitalisierung und Denkmalpflege.”, Bausubstanz, Fraunhofer IRB Verlag, Stuttgart, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 46–48.

Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Kachkovskaya, T., Popovas, D., Gorkovchuk, J., Luhmann, T. and Hess, M. (2021), “Qualitative testing of an advanced terrestrial laser scanner simulator: users experience and feedback”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLIII-B5-2021, pp. 29–35, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B5-2021-29-2021.

Popovas, D., Chizhova, M., Gorkovchuk, D., Gorkovchuk, J., Hess, M. and Luhmann, T. (2021), “Virtual terrestrial laser scanner simulator in digital twin environment”, Proceedings of the Joint International Event 9th ARQUEOLÓGICA 2.0 & 3rd GEORES (‘GEOmatics and PREServation), Valencia (Spain). 26–28 April 2021, Universitat Polytecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, pp. 85–92, doi: 10.4995/Arqueologica9.2021.12091.

Kreutzer, C.S., Dücker, L., Münderlein, K.-A., Stackmann, S., Hönig, S., Körner, T., Winkler, S.R., et al. (2020), “Kolloquium Forschende Frauen 2019: Beiträge Bamberger Nachwuchswissenschaftlerinnen”, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-47039.

Chizhova, M., Popovas, D., Gorkovchuk, D., Gorkovchuk, J., Hess, M. and Luhmann, T. (2020), “Virtual terrestrial laser scanner simulator for digitalisation of teaching environment concept and first results”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLIII No. B5, pp. 91–97, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B5-2020-91-2020.

Pavlovski, M., Chizhova, M., Hindmarch, J. and Hess, M. (2020), “Application of multi-criteria decision making for the selection of sensing tools for historical gravestones”, The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Copernicus Publications, Katlenburg-Lindau, Vol. XLIII No. B2, pp. 1435–1442, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B2-2020-1435-2020.

Hess, M., Huth, O., Jagfeld, M. and Troi, A. (2019), “Digitale Denkmaltechnologien - neue Ansätze zur Fortschreibung der Denkmalpflege”, Die Denkmalpflege, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin, Vol. 77 No. 2, pp. 145–151.

Arera-Rütenik, T., Breitling, S., Basse, E., Drewello, R., Eckstein, C., Eißing, T., Enss, C.M., et al. (2019), Kompetenzzentrum Denkmalwissenschaften und Denkmaltechnologien 2016-2018, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irbo-54686.

Hess, M. (2019a), “Coburger Puppenmuseum: Interaktive Installation”, University of Bamberg Press, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-46629.

Hess, M. (2019b), “Corpus Barocke Deckenmalereien: Schloss Arnstorf in Niederbayern”, Otto-Friedrich-Universität, Bamberg, doi: 10.20378/irb-46630.

Hess, M., Schlieder, C., Troi, A., Huth, O., Jagfeld, M., Hindmarch, J. and Henrich, A. (2019), “Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation. Methods of Teaching and Learning This M.Sc. Degree, Unique in Germany”, in Luigini, A. (Ed.), Proceedings of the 1st International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Digital Environments for Education, Arts and Heritage: EARTH 2018, Springer, Cham, pp. 53–63, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-12240-9_7.

Hess, M., Drewello, R., Engel, U. and Rahrig, M. (2018), “Welttheater in 3D - Wie barocke Deckenmalereien ihre Geheimnisse offenbaren”, uni.vers Forschung, Bamberg, No. Mai, Der universelle Wert : Neue Perspektiven auf das Welterbe  in Bamberg und in aller Wel, pp. 20–23.

Hess, M. (2018a), “Das Puppenhaus als Vorläufer des immersiven virtuellen 3D-Modells”, in Fuchs, B., Holtorf, C. and Spiller, C. (Eds.), Modelle, die die Welt bedeuten: Wie Wissen entsteht, 1st ed., Erich Weiß Verlag, Bamberg, pp. 60–65.

Hess, M., Colson, A. and Hindmarch, J. (2018a), “Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange of Digital Technologies in Cultural Heritage Institutions”, Museum International, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Vol. 70, pp. 48–61, doi: 10.1111/muse.12192.

Hess, M. (2018b), “Digitalisierung für Kultur”, in Epple, P. (Ed.), Digitalisierung, 1st ed., Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen, pp. 53–74.

Hess, M., MacDonald, L. and Valach, J. (2018), “Application of multi-modal 2D and 3D imaging and analytical techniques to document and examine coins on the example of two Roman silver denarii”, Heritage Science, Chemistry Central, London, Vol. 6 No. 5, doi: 10.1186/s40494-018-0169-2.

Hess, M., Colson, A. and Hindmarch, J. (2018b), “Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange of Digital Technologies in Cultural Heritage Institutions”, Museums in a Digital World, Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, Vol. 70 No. Issue 1-2  Special Issue: Museums in a Digital World, pp. 48–61, doi: 10.1111/muse.12192.

Hess, M. and Green, S. (2017), “Structure from Motion”, in Bentkowska-Kafel, A. and MacDonald, L. (Eds.), Digital Techniques for Documenting and Preserving Cultural Heritage, 1st ed., Arc Humanities Press, Kalamazoo ; Bradford, pp. 243–246.

Hess, M., Guery, J. and Mathys, A. (2017), “Photogrammetry”, in Bentkowska-Kafel, A. and MacDonald, L. (Eds.), Digital Techniques for Documenting and Preserving Cultural Heritage, 1st ed., Arc Humanities Press, Kalamazoo ; Bradford, pp. 229–236.

Hess, M., MacDonald, L. and Moitinho de Almeida, V. (2017), “Three-dimensional reconstruction of Roman coins from photometric image sets”, Journal of Electronic Imaging, Bellingham, Wash. [u.a.], Vol. 26, doi: 10.1117/1.JEI.26.1.011017.

Hess, M., Garside, D., Nelson, T., Weyrich, T. and Robson, S. (2017), “Object-Based Teaching and Learning for a Critical Assessment of Digital Technologies in Arts and Cultural Heritage”, The International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences = Internationales Archiv Für Photogrammetrie, Fernerkundung Und Raumbezogene Informationswissenschaften = Archives Internationales de Photogrammétrie, de La Télédétection et de l’information Spatiale / International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ISPRS, ISPRS, pp. 349–354, doi: 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-2-W5-349-2017.

Hess, M. and Baik, A. (2017), “3D Laser Scanning”, in Bentkowska-Kafel, A. and MacDonald, L. (Eds.), Digital Techniques for Documenting and Preserving Cultural Heritage, 1st ed., Arc Humanities Press, Kalamazoo ; Bradford, pp. 199–206.

Hess, M. (2016), “Online survey about current use of 3D imaging and its user requirements in cultural heritage institutions”, 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress, Digital Heritage 2015, pp. 333–338, doi: 10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7419517.

MacDonald, L., Toschi, I., Nocerino, E., Hess, M., Remondino, F. and Robson, S. (2016), “Accuracy Of 3D reconstruction in an illumination dome”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, Vol. 41, pp. 69–76, doi: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XLI-B5-69-2016.

Hess, M., Korenberg, C., Ward, C., Robson, S. and Entwistle, C. (2015), “Use of 3D laser scanning for monitoring the dimensional stability of a Byzantine ivory panel”, Studies in Conservation, Vol. 60, pp. S126–S133, doi: 10.1179/0039363015Z.000000000217.

Hess, M., Robson, S., Serpico, M., Amati, G., Pridden, I. and Nelson, T. (2015), “Developing 3D imaging programmes - Workflow and quality control”, Journal of Computing and Cultural Heritage, Vol. 9, doi: 10.1145/2786760.

Toschi, I., Nocerino, E., Hess, M., Menna, F., Sargeant, B., MacDonald, L., Remondino, F., et al. (2015), “Improving automated 3D reconstruction methods via vision metrology”, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 9528, doi: 10.1117/12.2184974.

MacDonald, L., Guerra, M.F., Pillay, R., Hess, M., Quirke, S., Robson, S. and Hosseininaveh Ahmadabadian, A. (2014), “Practice-based comparison of imaging methods for visualization of toolmarks on an Egyptian scarab”, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), Vol. 8509 LNCS, pp. 239–246, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-07998-1_27.

Hess, M., Robson, S. and Hosseininaveh Ahmadabadian, A. (2014), “A contest of sensors in close range 3D imaging: Performance evaluation with a new metric test object”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, Vol. 40, pp. 277–284, doi: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-277-2014.

Ali Hosseininaveh, A., Sargeant, B., Erfani, T., Robson, S., Shortis, M., Hess, M. and Boehm, J. (2014), “Towards fully automatic reliable 3D acquisition: From designing imaging network to a complete and accurate point cloud”, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, Vol. 62, pp. 1197–1207, doi: 10.1016/j.robot.2014.04.001.

Hess, M. and Robson, S. (2012), “3D imaging for museum artefacts: A portable test object for heritage and museum documentation of small objects”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, Vol. 39, pp. 103–108.

Hess, M., Simon Millar, F., Robson, S., MacDonald, S., Were, G. and Brown, I. (2011), “Well connected to your digital object? E-curator: A web-based e-science platform for museum artefacts”, Literary and Linguistic Computing, Vol. 26, pp. 193–215, doi: 10.1093/llc/fqr006.

Hess, M. and Robson, S. (2010), “3D colour imaging for cultural heritage artefacts”, International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives, Vol. 38, pp. 288–292.

Hess, M., Robson, S., Simon Millar, F., Were, G., Hviding, E. and Berg, A.C. (2009), “Niabara: The Western Solomon Islands War Canoe at the British Museum; 3D Documentation, Virtual Reconstruction and Digital Repatriation”, Vol. 5, IEEE, New York, pp. 41–46, doi: 10.1109/vsmm.2009.12.

Aktuelle Forschungsprojekte/ Current research projects

Abgeschlossene Projekte/ Concluded Research Projects (ab/from 2017/ Uni Bamberg)

EU COSCH - Colour and Space in Cultural Heritage, Working Group II: Spatial Object Documentation. Case study: Multi-modal imaging of Roman coins

EU COSCH Action: Colour and Space in Cultural Heritage. Part of Working Group II: Spatial Object Documentation. The main objective of this COST Action is to promote research, development and application of optical measurement techniques – adapted to the needs of heritage documentation – based on an interdisciplinary cooperation, on a concerted European level and to offer a novel and reliable, independent and global knowledge base facilitating the use of today's and future optical measuring techniques to support the documentation of European heritage. Part of COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is one of the longest-running European frameworks supporting cooperation among  scientists and researchers across Europe.

Wel(l)come@3D - knowledge exchange in 3D imaging technology, 3D printing and dissemination of archival and collection objects , Knowledge Exchange Champion, UCL Enterprise

Principal investigator, UCL Enterprise Knowledge Exchange Grant plus match funding by the partner Wellcome Trust for a collaborative project on in-house capacity building of 3D imaging in collections. "Wel(l)come@3D". Collaboration of UCL CEGE with UCL Digital Humanities, partnering with the Welcome Trust.

Stamp printing plates, dies and rollers–from vault to view

The British Postal Museum & Archive [BPMA] has a comprehensive record of stamp production in the UK from the introduction of the world’s first stamp, the Penny Black. BPMA holds approximately 1300 dies and rollers from the stamp printing process and 280 printing plates. These objects, made of metal, provide a fuller context for the cycle of stamp production. The objective for this project is to provide access to these very valuable objects. The aim is to capture these finely engraved printing plates, rollers and dies as 3D digital objects. These objects pose a challenge for 3D digitization since they are manufactured mainly from steel with high reflectance, making them difficult to measure with optical surface technologies. A public outreach event will be qualitative evaluation and feedback from the public and researchers through user testing of a public delivery with selected objects from the feasibility study. The 15 Share Academy projects 2013-2014 aim to build sustainable and mutually beneficial relationships between the higher education sector and specialist museums in London.

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3DPetrie: 3D imaging research, digital applications and use of new technologies in the museum

3DPetrie at the UCL Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology: 3D imaging research and use of new technologies in the museum. 3DPetrie is researching the viability of using high quality 3D images of museum collections to engage a range of audiences through the production of 3D models of Petrie Museum  artefacts and the development of end-user digital 3D applications.

Publication

Re-engineering Watt: 3D laser scan and 3D printing in museum artefact documentation

Re-engineering Watt: A case study and best practice recommendations for 3D colour laser scans and 3D printing in museum artefact documentation. The project completed the full production cycle from an original negative plaster cast to the final product in the form of a physical exhibition replica of a newly discovered bust of James Watt. The replica has been accessioned and exhibited by the Science Museum, London, in "James Watt and our World".

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Publication

British Museum War Canoe - 3D virtual reconstruction and digital repatriation

3D digital documentation of a highly significant cultural heritage object from the Melanesian Southwest Pacific, held in the ethnographic collections of the British Museum. The object, which dates from about 1910, is a large plank-built war canoe from the island of Vella Lavella in New Georgia, Solomon Islands. 3D laser scanning is paired with anthropological research, which aims to deliver a holistic virtual 3D reconstruction and multimedia interactive delivery of the boat for the digital repatriation to the source community.Collaboration: University of Bergen, Norway; British Museum, London.

Publication

Play it again SAM. Design with Heritage.

The project will investigate issues of authenticity of historic objects and the relationship between original and reproduction(s), in particular digital reproduction, by making a reproduction of a kinetic interactive work. The project will use SAM (Sound Activated Mobile), by Edward Ihnatowicz (1968), as an exemplar by 3D scanning the existing artefact, constructing a 3D virtual model and validating the model by 3D printing the constituent parts. Design with Heritage is a twelve-month Knowledge Exchange project supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). The aim of the project is to develop connections between designers, academic researchers, and arts and heritage institutions by identifying shared interests and creating opportunities for collaboration.

E-Curator: 3D colour scans for remote object identification and assessment

The project 'E-Curator: 3D colour scans for remote object identification and assessment' was a one-year project from 2007 to 2008 at UCL Museums and Collections. This project draws on UCL's expertise both in curatorship and in e-Science. It takes advantage of the presence at UCL of world class collections across a range of disciplines and of a state of the art colour scanner, the quality of which is unequalled in the UK. The project explores the use of 3D colour scanning and e-Science technologies to capture and share very large 3D colour scans and detailed datasets about museum artefacts in a secure computing environment. The combination of these technologies could assist curators and conservators in object identification and assessment, both locally and remotely. The E-Curator project was jointly funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the Arts and Humanities e-Science Support Centre (AHESSC), the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC). The aim of this project is to bring together, through workshops, practical sessions and conferences, as well as in an edited publication, museum conservators, educators, scientists, curators and other professionals from the higher education and museum sectors who are interested in this technology and its implications across the heritage sector.

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Teaching and Tutoring

Teaching for M.Sc. Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation

GL Foundation course, P Profiling Course

  • Online Information Dasy  (autumn and spring each year)
  • Induction to the programme
  • M-DDT-GL-1: Introduction to Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation
  • M-DDT-GL-2: Principles and Theories of Heritage Conservation and their Significance for Digital Heritage Technologies
  • M-DDT-GL-4: Technical Drawing and Computer-aided Design (CAD),  subject: architectural drawing by hand (together with Univ. of Appl. Sciences Coburg)
  • M-DDT-GL-6: Digital Object Recording and Digital Imaging Technologies
  • M-DDT-GL-12 : Digital Modelling of 3D Spatial Data und Data Analysis
  • M-DDT-V-4: Architectural Design 1 (partly, together with Univ. of Appl. Sciences Coburg)
  • M-DDT-P-1: Digital Modelling and Building Information Modelling 2
  • M-DDT-MM: Methodologies for the Master Thesis and Science Communication
  • M-DDT-Masterarbeit: Colloqium and Seminar for Master thesis and doctoral theses in Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation

Additional teaching, also outside Bamberg University

Mai 2024: ICOMOS CIPA Summer School, Rhodos, Tutor for 3D-Laser scanning

2021 - ongoing: A lecuture in  : Digital Imaging & Conservation of Tangible Cultural Heritage, Hadassah Academic College Jerusalem

 

2020- ongoing Digital Technologies in heritage conservation - integration of optical surveying and measurement methods and sensor technologies into clasical heritage conservation and museology, interactive seminar with student presentations for University of Roma III, Attività didattica nell’ambito dei Master “Didattica Museale Generale”, Master di II livello in “Studi avanzati di educazione museale”, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Italien.” e nell’ambito dei seminari autunnali del progetto di ateneo “Il progetto Inclusive Memory nell’era post covid”, per Prof. Dr. Antonella Poce (organiser)

09/2022 Ukrainian - German Project week during the VRscan3D Projektes, Host at KDWT/ Uni Bamberg

2/2020Digitale Strategien in den Denkmalwissenschaften (Digital Strategies in Heritage Sciences), Gastvorlesung an der Universität Würzburg, Professur für Museologie und materielle Kultur (Lecture for a seminar in museum studies) hosted by Dr. Menke and Prof. Dr. Guido Fackler

08/2020 Tutor at the Summer School Monitoring Heritage 2020, Surveying the castle ruin Burg Neideck in the Fränkische Schweiz, Course directed by Prof. Dr. Till Sonnemann, with Prof. Dr. Mona Hess and Phil Burgdorf

05/2020Digitale Rekonstruktion/Digital Reconstruction , seminary 'Deckenmalerei Digital', geleitet von PD Dr. Matteo Burioni, Institut für Kunstgeschichte, LMU München. Cooperative Project with : Akademieprojekt Corpus der barocken Deckenmalerei in Deutschland

09/2019 Second Internationalal Summer School Monitoring Heritage in Havana/ Cuba , by Prof. Dr. Till Sonnemann/ Prof. Dr. Mona Hess/ Dr. John Hindmarch/ .

2019/08 Tutor at the Summer School LEVERAGE ICTs : Information and Communication Technologies in Tourism for preserving Living Heritage,  August 24 - 31, 2019 , Lugano & Müstair, Switzerland, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Schweiz

2019/05 Tutor at the 2-day course: Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation - integration of optical surveying and measurement methods and sensor technologies into classical heritage conservation. for the Master annuale di II livello “Didattica Museale Generale”, Master di II livello in “Studi avanzati di educazione museale”, Università degli Studi di Roma Tre, Italien.

07/2018 First International Summer School Monitoring Heritage in Bamberg, led by Prof. Dr. Till Sonnemann, Prof. Dr. Mona Hess and Dr. John Hindmarch together with Gastprofessor Prof. Dr. Jesus Pacheco Martinez

 

 

May to July 2021

Visiting Professor at the Politecnico di Milano, 3D Survey Group, ABC Department (Architecture, Built environment and construction engineering), Italy

Januar 2019to December 2022

Vice-Womens officer of the University of Bamberg

Since Oktober 2017

Appointment to Professor of Digital Technologies in Heritage Conservation and Chairholder as well as programm director of the M.Sc. at the University of Bamberg, Germany

November 2019 - October 2022

Honorary Senior Research Associate, Centre for Digital Humanities, University College London, United Kingdom

October 2017 to September 2019

Honorary Senior Research Associate, 3DIMPact Research Group, UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering,

January 2014 to September 2017

Research Associate, Research Manager for the 3DIMPact Research Group, Module coordinator (Bachelor of Arts and Sciences , one elective module), UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, UK

September 2016 to January 2017

Research Fellow, Preserving Maya Heritage, Department for Africa, Oceania and Americas at the British Museum, Coordinator via Adecco UK on assignment to Google (The Google Cultural Institute), London, UK

August 2015 to June 2016

UCL Robotics Coordinator, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council – Impact Acceleration Award, UCL Robotics and Autonomous Systems, UCL Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, UK

2008 to 2013

Research Associate, The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, UCL Public and Cultural Engagement, University College London, UK

September 2006 to August 2007

Graduate Research Intern, Getty Conservation Institute, Fields Projects department, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, USA, Project: Middle Eastern Geodatabase for Antiquities – Jordan (MEGA-J)

February 2005 to August 2006

Freelancer: Digital Cathedral Archives, Bamberger Dom, Dombauhütte, Staatliches Hochbauamt Bamberg

June 2004 to August 2006

Research Assistant, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Professorship of Building Preservation Sciences, Institute for Archeology, Heritage Sciences and Art, cooperation with Prof. Dr. Rainer Drewello

August 2002 to September 2003

Apprentice Architect, L’étude de Louis Brillant, Montreal, Canada, Architect's office with a focus on the preservation of architectural monuments and conservation

August to September 2000

Apprentice Architect, Luca Gazzaniga & Carlo Ceccolini Architetti, Lugano, Schwitzerland

August to Oktober 1999

Apprentice Architect, Braunfels Architekten, Munich

2024

Science Communication Qualification, Academy of Sciences Mainz, WissCommAcademy

2017

Appointment to Professor and Chairholder for Digital Technologies in Heritage conservation

2016

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF) for supporting and learning in higher education, Descriptor 2. certificate of educational qualification

2015

PhD in 3D imaging metrology for cultural heritage, UCL Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University College London, UK

2014

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA UKPSF)

2005

Master of Arts in Heritage Conservation, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg/ Fachhochschule Coburg

2002

Dipl.-Ing. Univ. Architecture, Technische Universität München (TUM)

Professional Memberships

  1. CIPA ICOMOS Heritage Documentation
  2. ICOMOS Germany
  3. ICOM Germany
  4. Deutscher Hochschulverband/ German Association of University Professors and Lecturers