Marc Frîncu
West University of Timisoara, Romania
Description: Around the world, we notice remote heritage sites that cannot be investigated in person due to their location and size. Examples include stone structures in Africa or the Middle East. Some of these structures exhibit main axes that point in certain directions and by analysing their orientation (w.r.t. skyscape), we can gain insights into the customs of past cultures. In this tutorial, we present how QGIS can be used together with AI models and image processing to automate the large-scale analysis of such sites.
Short bio:
- Marc Frincu is a Full Professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, West University of Timisoara Romania. He is an IEEE Senior Member and Secretary of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Previously he was a Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, UK. His research interests include big data analysis with applications in heritage and well-being. He also works on XR for digital reconstruction and rehabilitation of people with disabilities. He is currently national PI for the CHIST-ERA project AI4MultiGIS.