28th Berlin EVA – Conference
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DIGITALITY AND CULTURE
12 March – 14 March 2025
Call for Papers 2025
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DIGITALITY AND CULTURE
The 28th conference EVA-BERLIN ties in with the ongoing disruptive changes in culture and digitality. After the successful relaunch of last year, we are happy to announce the next event of the forum for Electronic Media and Visual Arts.
The raise of Artificial Intelligence, digital projects in field of culture, web-based research and communication co-operations as well as information technology and multimedia services for libraries, archives and museum institutions and performative arts will be discussed in an application-oriented and interdisciplinary context. Current projects can be accepted for a lecture or to be shown in the poster session. As part of the international EVA conference network with venues in London, Florence and Paris, the Berlin event is a platform for broader international exchange as well as European cooperations.
The 28th EVA-Berlin Conference invites you to present current positions and practical application examples on these topics. Innovative contributions are welcome for the conference and for application-oriented workshops. Novel procedures, technologies and products can be presented at an exhibition at the same time.
As part of the international EVA Conference Network, the Berlin event is a platform for international exchange and European cooperation.
Veranstaltungsort/Venue:
SU6 @ Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut
Salzufer 6 – 4.Stock / 4th floor
Eingang / Entrance: Otto-Dibelius-Straße
10857 Berlin (Directions)
The Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU), Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut and the
Gesellschaft von Freunden des Heinrich-Hertz-Instituts e.V. are looking forward to your contributions, project presentations and cooperation proposals on the following
Focus areas and topics
- Artificial Intelligence in Art and cultural field
- Imaging: digital image acquisition methods in 2D and 3D
- Visualization: from dataset to user interface
- Modelling: 3D models and replicas
- Narratives: stories between curator and AI
- Performing Arts: digital installations, immersive videos and digital concert halls
- Event Formats: Collections between selfies and instawalks
- Strategies: Digital Asset Management, documentation and metadata standards
- Verification: Smart Contracts, Blockchain, Certificates
- Licensing: Open Access, NFT and creative industries
- Inclusion: multi-modal access and multimedia transformations
- Cybercrime: Phishing, bots, and fakes in the digital culture
- Initiatives, network projects and collaborations for culture: Europeana, DDB, subject and network portals
As part of the network of EVA conferences International located in Florence, London and Paris the 28th EVA event in Berlin is a platform for transnational exchange and European co-operation.
Participants from:
- Museums, libraries, archives and performing arts institutions
- Ministries of culture and education, museums and heritage organisations, other cultural institutions
- Research institutions for image processing, computer graphics, information and media sciences
- Suppliers of multimedia and image processing systems, hardware and software, online information services, databases
The conference EVA Berlin 2025 is to be held by the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus – Senftenberg with the dedicated support of the Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, the Gesellschaft von Freunden des Heinrich-Hertz-Instituts e.V.
and the Eva-Conferences International.
Program EVA 2025
Conference Day 1
“AI and the Arts”
Wednesday, March 12: 09:00 am – 07:30 pm
08:45 am – 09:00 am Reception
09:00 am – 09:45 am Morning Refreshment
09:45 am – 10:00 am Conference Opening
10:00 am – 10:30 am Keynote 1: Matteo Vallerian (Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG) in Berlin)
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Session 1: Generative Identities
Matilde Gardini and Cristiana Bartolomei
(Department of Architecture – Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna):
From Concept to Reality: Analyzing the Role of AI in Architectural Visualization and Design
Katharina Weinstock
(HfG Karlsruhe / DFG-Schwerpunktprogramm “Das digitale Bild”):
Memory, Ghosts and Trauma. AI-Generated Photorealism Beyond the Deepfake.
Abigail Rekas and Xinpeng Liu
(University of Galway):
Authorship and AI – Considering the Copyright Protection of AI Generated Materials
12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Lunch Break
01:00 pm – 02:45 pm Session 2: CH between Draft and Signature
Ilan Manouach
(Aalto University/University of Liege):
Generative Palimpsests: The Feature Space of Synthetic Comics
Mar Morosse
(Baruch College, City University of New York):
Artificial Intelligence and Art History: Exploring New Dimensions in Cultural Analysis
Julio Velasco
(Centre Marc Bloch):
AI in Artistic Creation: Tool, Gadget, or Aesthetic (R)evolution – Text/Image Platforms
Sofia Menconero and Leonardo Baglioni
(Sapienza University of Rome – Dept. of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture):
AI and Landscape Painting: Perspective and Augmented Reality in Perugino’s Annunciazione Ranieri
02:45 pm – 03:15 pm Coffee Break
03:15 pm – 05:00 pm Session 3: Connected to the Machine
Isabelle Hamm
(University of Cologne):
Generative AI and Art Mediation: Exploring Personalization, Participation, and Shared Experiences
Sławomir Nikiel
(University of Zielona Góra):
Concept Art Design and Generative Artificial Intelligence
Karam Al-Janabi, Hendrik Appel, Brian Eschrich, Robert Fischer, Maria Matthes and Monika Reich
(Chair for Immersive Media Design, TU Dresden / Interactive Science Lab, Center of Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences, TU Dresden):
Discussing AI with AI – Interacting with a Chatbot System
Brian Eschrich, Robert Fischer, Maria Matthes, Kelsang Mende and Monika Reich
(Chair for Immersive Media Design, TU Dresden / Interactive Science Lab, Center of Interdisciplinary Digital Sciences, TU Dresden):
Exploring Virtual Reality in an Exhibition Context/ Virtual Reality Demonstrator
05:00 pm – 05:30 pm Coffee Break
05:30 pm – 07:30 pm Exhibition, Performances
Eva Waldherr werk5 GmbH
Andrea de Polo Saibanti Zeutschel GmbH
Gerhard Schnittger Verus Digital GmbH
Monika Reich TU Dresden
Robert Fischer TU Dresden
Conference Day 2
“CH Digitally Formatted”
Thursday, March 13: 09:00 am – 09:30 pm
08:45 am – 09:00 am Reception
09:00 am – 09:30 am Morning Refreshment
09:30 am – 11:15 am Session 1: Memory Twins I
Marinos Ioannides, Elena Karittevli, Panayiotis Panayiotou and Drew Baker
(UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Cyprus University of Technology):
Beyond Digital Twins: Introducing the Memory Twin for Cultural Heritage
Yinhua Chu
(Associate Professor, National Taipei University of Education):
Digital Ghosts: Flusser, Vampyroteuthis, and Li Yi-Fan’s Virtual Memories
Zijing Song and Christian Wagner
(City University of Hong Kong):
The Virtual Time Machine: An Artistic Exploration with Generative Artificial Intelligence in Heritage Practices
Andrea de Polo Saibanti, Frank Ulrich Weber and Matthias Ronge
(Zeutschel GmbH / MIK Center, Berlin):
Using Kitodo for Digitizing your Resources
11:15 am – 11:45 am Coffee Break
11:45 am – 01:00 pm Session 2: Memory Twins II
Benjamin Feder and Daniel Johannes Meyer
(Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut):
ToHyVe: Walkable 360° Videos for Hybrid Formats
Alessandro Basso, Caterina Palestini, Maurizio Perticarini and Giovanni Rasetti
(Università degli Studi di Camerino / Università degli Studi G.d’Annunzio Dip. Architettura):
D(A)nte’s (I)nferno Representations Through Integrated A.I. and Parametric Drawing Techniques.
Tina Schneider, Jasper Funk-Smit and Jens Dobberthin
(Museum für Naturkunde Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung):
Transformation of a Dor Beetle – from a Scientific Collection Object to a Multimedia, Hybrid, Interactive and Barrier-free Experience
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch Break
02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Session 3: On Display – Experiencing the New Museum
Ulf Beyschlag
(tat-team GbR):
Mobile Museum
Francesca Fatta and Paola Raffa
(Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria):
From Museum to Theater Digital Humanities Tools towards include and Cultural Fruition
Roberta Spallone, Chiara Teolato, Michele Russo, Marco Vitali, Valerio Palma, Enrico Pupi and Martina Rinascimento
(Politecnico di Torino – Department of Architecture and Design / Consorzio Residenze Reali Sabaude /
Sapienza Università di Roma – Department of History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture / Shazarch s.r.l.):
Visualising Piffetti’s Library in Villa Della Regina Museum: An Interdisciplinary Digital Project for Knowledge Accessibility
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Coffee Break
04:00 pm – 05:45 pm Session 4: CH In Conversation
Thomas Weibel
(University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons):
The Antikythera Mechanism: Data Visualisation using Web-based Virtual Reality
Riccardo Rapparini
(Università di Parma):
Broadcasting Architecture in the Age of New Media. Innovative Tools for Changing Times
Laura Farroni and Matteo Flavio Mancini
(Department of Architecture – Roma Tre University):
Data Transformation for Narratives Context: From Scientific Research to its Communication
Francesco Stilo and Lorella Pizzonia
(‘Mediterranea’ University of Reggio Calabria, Department of Architecture and Territory (dArTe)):
The Famedio by Leone Savoja at the Monumental Cemetery of Messina
05:45 pm – 06:15 pm Keynote 2: Joachim Bauer
(Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg, International Psychoanalytic University Berlin,
Deutsche Psychologen Akademie (German Psychologists Academy))
06:30 pm – 08:00 pm Introduction to the HHI
Visit of Forum Digital Technologies (FDT) and of Innovation Center for Immersive Imaging Technologies (3IT) at Science Tech Space @ Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, just a five-minute walk away.
08:00 pm – 08:30 pm Social Event
Buffet and drinks, followed by an open-ended get together.
Conference Day 3
“Hybride Realities”
Friday, March 14: 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
08:45 am – 09:30 am Reception and Morning Refreshment
09:30 am – 11:00 am Session 1: Knowledge Architectures
Domenic Städtler
(Institute for Museum Research):
Authority Files for Search and Filter Options in the German Digital Library
Angela Kailus
(Deutsches Dokumentationszentrum für Kunstgeschichte – Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg):
Minimum Record Recommendation for Museums and Collections
Frithjof Schwartz and Björn Böhme
(Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten Baden-Württemberg / MicroMovie GmbH):
Virtual Models from the Ego Perspective. A Development for Comparative Perception
11:00 am – 11:30 am Coffee Break
11:30 am – 01:00 pm Session 2: CH Digitally Reproduced
Enrico Pupi and Piergiuseppe Rechichi
(Politecnico di Torino / Università di Pisa):
Optimizing Inference Conditioning Techniques In Image Generation For Participatory Urban Transformation.
Lisa Pfeiffer
(Museum für Naturkunde):
ELIO: Innovations is Object Digitalization and Business Models in the Cultural Sector
Benjamin Feder and Daniel Johannes Meyer
(Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut):
DOMEconnect – Interactive Live Streaming Connecting Immersive Venues
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm Lunch Break
02:00 pm – 03:30 pm Session 3: What’s on in Berlin
Andreas Bienert
(University of Applied Sciences Potsdam):
SHIFT MetamorphoSis of cultural Heritage Into augmented hypermedia assets For enhanced accessibiliTy and inclusion
Dominik Lengyel, Lyubov Dimova
(Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg):
The New Tactile Model of Pergamon for Berlin
Dominik Lengyel, Jacopo Spinelli
(Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg):
The Visual Identity of a Conference between Science, Art, Museums and Technology
03:30 pm – 04:00 pm Coffee Break
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm Keynote 3: Dirk Hagen
(Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) Ravensburg (Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University))
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Conference Closing Remarks