We are delighted to announce that the University of Bologna is organizing the San Vitale Challenge, in conjunction with the Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities Workshop (AI4DH 2024) at the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024).
The challenge consists in finding the best algorithm able to reconstruct irregular-shaped glass fragments.
We link to the official challenge website for further information.
ABSTRACT:
The San Vitale church, constructed in the sixth century, has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
Unfortunately, its original stained glass windows have fallen to the ground and nothing remains of the original supporting structure.
Recently, archaeologists have recovered the fragments of these stained glass windows. These disks are a unicum in Italy, while similar findings dated back to the sixth century are known in Egypt and the Middle East.
Currently, the original disks are reconstructed entirely by hand in a jigsaw-like fashion, by comparing the color and shape of each fragment to check if they match. This process is notoriously tedious and time-consuming. Therefore, being able to automate this process at least partially would significantly simplify the work of conservators, helping them to document and preserve the historical heritage of the Church of San Vitale.
In this scenario, this challenge aims to find the best algorithm able to find connections between glass fragments, helping the reconstruction of ancient window elements of a sixth-century UNESCO World Heritage Site.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Solution submission deadline: July 7th, 2024
Results to authors: July 31st, 2024
Workshop date: September 2024
OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
https://sites.google.com/view/svitale-2024/home
COMMITTEE:
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Bologna: Annalisa Franco, Nicolò Di Domenico
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia: Guido Borghi
Department of Mathematics, University of Bologna: Marco Antonio Boschetti
Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna: Simone Zambruno, Federica Giacomini, Silvia Ferrucci, Sebastian Barzaghi, Lorenzo Mularoni
Kind regards,
San Vitale Challenge organizers
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