Artificial Intelligence and Digital Humanities

Core issues

In future, it is vital to know about neural networks, how they work, and how to get trained. Only then researchers will fully comprehend how their data might be used, and how neural networks can promote research and technology.

The cluster puts emphasis on the creation of synergies between Digital Humanities and Artificial Intelligence. Moreover, it focuses on recruiting further researchers who are interested in AI and DH projects, exchanging ideas and research questions, and initiating interdisciplinary collaboration and research. The aims are to develop joint project proposals, to present at conferences and to network with other institutions and potential partners in order to connect researchers from informatics and humanities.

Research questions

The focus is on the following questions:

• How can AI support learning?
• What role does AI play in the digital transformation of science, society, industry, culture etc.?
• How can AI work in line with the GDPR, and what are the limits?
• Which of the data already collected or soon to be collected may serve for AI concepts/projects?
• Is AI only for computer scientists? How can humanities scholars participate in and contribute to the potentials of the new technologies?

Topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Digital Humanities
• Digital Learning and Teaching
• Computer Vision
• Virtual Reality
• Augmented Reality
• Serious Games

Publications

Perera, W. L., Messemer, H., Clados, C. & Heinz, M. (2021). Processing History. Potentials of Transformers for 3D Reconstruction of Historical Objects with the Help of Artificial Intelligence. In T. Köhler, E. Schoop, N. Kahnwald & R. Sonntag (Hrsg.), Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Digitale Partizipation in hybriden Realitäten und Gemeinschaften. 24. Workshop GeNeMe’21. Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Dresden, 07.-08.10.2021. Dresden: TUDpress, S. 191-201.

Messemer, H., Perera, W. L., Heinz, M., Niebling, F. & Maiwald, F. (2020). Supporting Learning in Art History – Artificial Intelligence in Digital Humanities Education. In T. Köhler, E. Schoop & N. Kahnwald (Hrsg.), Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Von hybriden Realitäten zu hybriden Gemeinschaften. 23. Workshop GeNeMe’20. Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Dresden, 07.-09.10.2020. Dresden: TUDpress, S. 28-35.

Perera, W. L., Messemer, H., Heinz, M. & Kretzschmar, M. (2020). Detecting Treasures in Museums with Artificial Intelligence. In T. Köhler, E. Schoop & N. Kahnwald (Hrsg.), Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Von hybriden Realitäten zu hybriden Gemeinschaften. 23. Workshop GeNeMe’20. Gemeinschaften in Neuen Medien. Dresden, 07.-09.10.2020. Dresden: TUDpress, S. 36-48.

Perera, W. L., Messemer, H., Heinz, M. & Kretzschmar, M. (2020). Identifying Historical Objects by  Using Computer Vision. In W. Börner, S.  Uhlirz & I. Herzog (Hrsg.),  Artificial  Intelligence.  New  Pathways  towards  Cultural  Heritage. Proceedings  of  the  25th  CHNT – Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies. November 4-6, 2020, Vienna, Austria. 

Perera, W. L., Messemer, H., Heinz, M. & Dietz, R. (2020). Time Traveller. In W. Börner, S.  Uhlirz & I. Herzog (Hrsg.),  Artificial  Intelligence.  New  Pathways  towards  Cultural  Heritage. Proceedings  of  the  25th  CHNT – Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies. November 4-6, 2020, Vienna, Austria. 

References

• Projects: HistStadt4D, http://4dbrowser.urbanhistory4d.org; tech4comp https://tech4comp.de/
• Planned events: Workshop for members of the CODIP as an introduction of AI and how it can be supportive for the humanities (neural networks, computer vision)
• Publications: Messemer, Heike: Digitale 3D-Modelle historischer Architektur – Entwicklung, Potentiale und Analyse eines neuen Bildmediums aus kunsthistorischer Perspektive, Heidelberg 2020 (= Computing in Art and Architecture, vol. 3). https://doi.org/10.11588/arthistoricum.516

Contact persons

Dr. Heike Messemer

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