We are pleased to invite you to our online lecture on 3D digitisation in the humanities – part of Explore 3D, a joint open research data project by EPFL, the ETH Library, Université de Genève and University of Lausanne, and DaSCH - Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities, Switzerland, funded by swissuniversities.
"Beyond the 3D Model: When Heritage Becomes Data, Evidence, and Memory"
Speaker: Margarita Skamantzari
Thursday, 9 July 2026, 16:00 CEST
Online lecture (30–40 min + Q&A)
Register here: https://lnkd.in/ecgzPMc4
What happens when cultural heritage is transformed into digital data, 3D models, archives, and immersive experiences? The lecture explores how 3D documentation can transform cultural heritage into a reusable resource for conservation, interpretation, risk awareness and long-term preservation.
Margarita discusses how 3D heritage data can serve as evidence and memory, while raising practical and ethical questions around documentation, access and reuse within #FAIR and #OpenResearchData practices.
Drawing on field-based examples from heritage documentation, archaeological contexts, conflict-affected sites, risk assessment, and digital learning environments, the presentation reflects on the practical and ethical dimensions of creating, documenting, and sharing 3D heritage data within FAIR and open research data practices.
About the speaker:
Margarita Skamantzari is a Senior Researcher and PhD Candidate at the National Technical University of Athens, specialising in 3D cultural heritage documentation, digital heritage, and the use of documentation data for conservation and risk assessment, and serves as CIPA Expert Member and CIPA Emerging Professionals Co-chair.