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