Symposium on Heritage in the Digital Age

数字时代的文化遗产研讨会

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From Friday, April 25, to Sunday, April 27, 2025

NYU Shanghai Qiantan Campus, E903-904

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The “Symposium on Heritage in the Digital Age” is a three-day conference held from April 25–27, 2025, that brings together leading and young scholars, practitioners, and industry experts to explore the digital transformation of cultural heritage. The program features a range of formats—including keynote speeches, panels, workshops, roundtables and fieldtrips—covering topics such as digital curation and archiving, AI-assisted imaging, and computational innovations in cultural heritage conservation.

 

Participants discuss methods for digitizing historical archives, preserving and revitalizing cultural narratives through digital tools, and integrating emerging technologies like augmented reality, virtual reality, and gaming to create immersive experiences. The conference also addresses architectural heritage, showcasing innovative projects that reimagine historical spaces through digital modeling and interactive narratives. The symposium offers a multidisciplinary platform to exchange ideas on how digital tools can both conserve the past and inspire new forms of expressions.

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Keynote Speeches

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The Roots and Branches of Digital Cultural Heritage

Li Zhirong, Professor and Vice Dean of the Institute of Cultural Heritage, Zhejiang University

 

AI-Assisted Imaging for Culture Heritage Preservation

Gene Wen, Visiting Professor of Engineering, NYU Shanghai

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Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age: Discovering and Displaying an Immersive Ancient Space for Cultivation and Outreach

LI Luke, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University

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Panels

 

Digital Curation and Archiving

 

Computational Innovations in Cultural Heritage Conservation

 

Digital Innovations with Buddhist Art and Monuments

 

Global Practices and Perspectives on Digital Heritage

 

Gaming for Cultural Heritage

 

Multisensory Digital Performance and Interactive Narratives

 

XR Experiences with Cultural Heritage

 

Architectural Heritage of Shanghai

 

Reimagining Chinese Garden and Landscape Heritage

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Industrial Talk and Roundtable

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Genshin Impact: Chinese Flair and a World of Adventure

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Game Narratives and Global History