Excited to share that Iβll be presenting at the upcoming Impresso Seminar, on April 2! Really looking forward to presenting the results of the Mini-Muse project.
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π https://impresso-project.ch/events/history/2026/03/19/Impresso-seminar-spring-2026.html
#DigitalHumanities #DigitalHistory #DataVisualization #CulturalHeritage #DigitalArchive #ETHBibliothek #SSH #SUPSI
It was a pleasure to present at Digital Heritage 2025 conference in Siena the results of the Mini-Muse research project β a preliminary study that combines #NLP algorithms and #DataVisualization to enhance access to digitized publications on history. The research team includes Fabio Rinaldi and Joseph Cornelius. The project was made in partnership with ETH-Bibliothek.
You can read the paper at link below.
One of the most important tasks for a historian is to identify key historical figures across multiple cultural archives and analyze their impact on history. The extensive effort of cultural institutions in digitizing historical archival materials and distributing them through online digital archives have significantly enhanced the study of historical figures. However, current historical digital archives, which rely on keyword-based search methods, often return numerous but imprecise results making it challenging for historians to understand chronological and contextual events surrounding a historical figure. We would like to present the result of the Mini-Muse project. It was a preliminary research project aimed at identifying data visualization models and user-friendly interface features to help historians visually explore historical figures and their actions. The project leverages Natural Language Processing (NLP) algorithms to extract metadata from unstructured text and generate structured data about key figures. It also applies data visualization techniques to support the visual analysis of each figure's timeline. The project adopts a user-centered design approach to ensure that the user interface features meet the needs of historians. It involves a pool of Swiss and Italian historians to gather insights on their research practices and validate a working prototype. The findings of the preliminary research project suggests that the introduction of an ''action flow view'', an interactive timeline displaying the historical figure's actions extracted automatically, can significantly improve the identification and study of historical figures.
Un team di ricerca europeo ha presentato un robot batterista umanoide capace di eseguire brani complessi con oltre il 90% di precisione ritmica
spaziando dal jazz al metal. Il progetto #RobotDrummer, frutto della collaborazione tra la #SUPSI, lβ #IDSIA e il #PolitecnicodiMilano, si prefigge l'obiettivo di esplorare il potenziale dei #robot in ambiti creativi.
Robot Drum Cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7HGUoz6Xbs
π How can data help us see the world differently?
My #DataScience students at #SUPSI have turned open raw data into powerful visual stories. Through insightful #DataVisualization, their projects show how #OpenData can be engaging and impactful.
I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be presenting at the Digital History Switzerland conference, on September 12th, our Mini-Muse research project. The work explores how #NLP and #dataVisualization can enhance scholars' activities. #IDSIA #SUPSI #DigiHistCH24
#digitalHistory #AI #UX #DigitalHumanities
https://conferences.unibas.ch/frontend/index.php?folder_id=232&page_id=
My data visualization students, from the Bachelor #SUPSI in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, explored phenomena focusing on human relationships with nature and technology by using visualizations of #openData.
Dive into their insightful works and see how #dataVisualization can tell compelling stories about our complex world.
https://dataviz-supsi.github.io/2023/
#DataScience #TechForGood #DataAnalysis #humanCenteredDesign
Giovanni Profeta
Lo Sherlock del Fediverso
