Denis Pitzalis
 Researcher in Archaeological Sciences
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- Profile
- Denis joined the Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC) of the Cyprus Institute in June 2008, he is also a Scientific Researcher at the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France, since 2003. He received his MSc in Computer Sciences, specialisation Digital Imaging, at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie. He obtained his BSc in Computer Science at the University of Udine, in Italy and was an ERASMUS student at the University of Valencia, in Spain.
Denis has participated in a number of EU and French national funded projects on IT applications to museum collections. He has developed skills in 2D and 3D data acquisition, image analysis and processing and data management, including ontologies and semantic web, on which he has published a number of papers and conference lectures. He has contributed to the publication of two books about the findings of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" painting. He is member of Europeana v1.0 project as external expert for working group 3.2, co-chair for the International Workshop on Art, Science and Technology Virtual tools for Cultural Heritage (AST) at the GRAPP 2008 conference with Prof. Patrick Callet, Scientific chair at VAST 2009, in Malta, local organizer at VAST 2010, in Paris and volunteer referee for Journal of Optics A. - Research Interests
- 3D modelling, digital imaging, web 2.0, semantic, ontologies, computer technologies for cultural heritage
- Publications
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"3D Enhanced Model from Multiple Data Sources for the Analysis of the Cylinder Seal of Ibni-Sharrum", VAST: International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage, Braga, Portugal, Eurographics Association, pp. 79-84, 12/2008. Abstract"The Divine Project: Interactive Visitor Access To Archive And Scientific Multimedia Via Hand-held Computers And Mobile Devices ", Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2008), Limassol, Cyprus, Archaeolingua, pp. 380-386, 10/2008."VAST09: The 10th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage", International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Intelligent Cultural Heritage, St. Julians, Malta, Eurographics Association, 09/2009."Mobile wireless multimedia for visitors and conservation in museums", 15th Triennial Conference ICOM, 22 - 26 September 2008, New Delhi (India), vol. 1, New Delhi (India), ICOM, pp. 50–56, September, 2008. Abstract"Evolutions de la base de données EROS dédiée à la conservation-restauration", 15th Triennial Conference ICOM, 22 - 26 September 2008, New Delhi (India), vol. 1, New Delhi (India), ICOM, pp. 28–35, 2008. Abstract"GPU spectral viewer. A tool for an enhanced colorimetric perspective of cultural heritage", GRAPP 2008. Third international conference on computer graphics theory and applications. Proceedings Funchal, Madeira - Portugal, 22-25 janvier 2008, Portugal, INSTICC. Institute for systems and technologies of information, control and communication, pp. 492–496, 2008." Multi Source 3D for Documentation: The Case of the Cylinder Seal of IBNI- SHARRUM", EVA Florence 2009, Florence, Pitagora, 04/2009."A comparative study of 3d scanning techniques of ancient statues and their outcomes - a case study", 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia (VSMM 2009), Vienna, AU, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ) , 09/2009."Evaluation of Acquisition and Post-Processing Pipeline for 3D Models of Ancient Statues", 38th Computer Application in Archaeology, Granada, Spain, In Press."3D-COFORM: Making 3D documentation an everyday choice for the Cultural Heritage sector", FOCUS K3D Conference on Semantic 3D Media and Content , Sophia Antipolis - Méditerranée, France, INRIA, 02/2010, In Press."GPU Spectral Viewer - A Tool for an Enhanced Colorimetric Perspective of Cultural Heritage", Splitting the Scene Graph - Using Spatial Relationship Graphs Instead of Scene Graphs in Augmented Reality, pp. 492-496, 2008.
