[General] [GCH2025] Call for Papers

& You are cordially invited to contribute to the 23rd EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Graphics and Cultural Heritage (GCH) as part of the 4th DigitalHeritage World Congress and Expo (DH2025) organised in Siena (Italy), from September 8 to 13, 2025 DH2025 (https://digitalheritage2025.unisi.it/digital-heritage/) welcomes presentations of new research, projects, demonstrations and applications that demonstrate how computer graphics and other digital technologies are impacting cultural heritage research, preservation and dissemination and promoting sustainable cultural tourism. Specific sessions will be organised to seek new challenges and projects involving different stakeholders of the Heritage ecosystem. Hence, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome to the event. A groundbreaking public exhibition of cutting-edge digital heritage projects will also be set up. Following the successful format of the previous editions, the conference will have a single call for papers and a coordinated scientific review process. Location In 2025 the Congress is organised in Siena (Italy), one of the most important cities in mediaeval Europe. The whole city, with its iconic Piazza del Campo, was devised as a work of art that blends into the surrounding landscape. Objectives We are seeking original, innovative and previously unpublished contributions in theoretical or applied Digital Heritage domains. All papers will have a blind peer review by the International Programme Committee (IPC). The IPC seeks for every submission at least one "digital" and one "heritage" reviewer to ensure a rich diversity of accepted works spanning both technology and humanities. All submissions will be reviewed for originality, significance, clarity, impact, and soundness. Each submission shall indicate the specific Digital Heritage 2025 Track that is relevant to the submission (see below "Tracks and Special Sessions"). You can submit full or short papers, special sessions (tutorials, workshops and panels), and exhibitions (follow dedicated "call for exhibits"). Types of Contributions The event seeks different types of contributions, that will be published in the EG DL, including: Scientific Results Full Research papers: original and innovative research (max. 10 pages incl. refs.) Short Papers: research activities, applications or projects (max. 4 pages inc. refs.) Posters / Demo: overview of activities or national/international Interdisciplinary projects (2 pages) Special Scientific and Policy Sessions Workshop (2-pages incl. bibliography) forum for researchers and practitioners to discuss and exchange positions on current and emergent topics; Tutorial (2-pages incl. bibliography) presentation of technological solutions and methods for students and professionals; Panel (2-pages incl. bibliography) high level discussion session with experts on key challenges. EXPO* (template is provided): Exhibition description (up to 2-pages incl. bibliography) * a separate "call4expo" is launched including all specific details. Topics Contributions are solicited within the following topics (but not limited to): 1. Documentation, Preservation, Monitoring and Restoration track: Heritage impact assessment Inventory for heritage management Cultural heritage and archives Heritage management planning Endangered heritage Natural risk management Climate change mitigation Long term archiving/storage Intangible heritage Rehabilitation of historical buildings Digital publishing and Philology Digital Technologies for Restoration&Monitoring 2. Policy, Standards, Ethics and Education: Ethical use of AI technologies Requirements and policies SDG for heritage Cultural tourism Education and training Sociology and User studies Neuroscience and cognitive psychology in DH Sustainability Metadata Archives accessibility and reproduction rights Public use of History digital society Heritage & tourism sustainability Citizen science for heritage Cultural heritage and local identity 3. Infrastructures, Dataspace and international projects track Collaborative cloud for Cultural Heritage Connecting infrastructures Best practices Digital transformation Digital Archives and Digital Libraries Digital accessibility Heritage cybersecurity Blockchain and NFT 4. Acquisition and Digitization track Photogrammetry and Computer Vision Laser scanning and active sensors AI-based methods Multimodal data Remote sensing Historical data processing Materials and colours Reflectance modelling Neural Rendering Techniques (NeRF) Generative AI for Cultural Heritage and Design Massive digitization 5. Analysis and Interpretation track Data fusion Multi-temporal data analysis Multi-modal analysis Semantic enrichment Point cloud segmentation and classification Object detection finite element modelling Scan2BIM GIS and spatial analyses BIM and Digital Twin for Cultural Heritage Ontologies Diagnostic analysis 6. Visualisation and Interaction track Web-based interactive solutions Virtual, Augmented, Mixed, Extended Reality Hybrid Experiences, Hybrid Museums Interfaces Serious Games, Applied Games and Gamification Virtual technologies for museums, Virtual Museums Advanced image-based rendering techniques Design UX / UI Haptic and HCI for heritage Simulations Digital born art Cultural creativity Submission dates ____________________________________________________________________________ _____ IMPORTANT DATES Deadline Notification Camera Ready Abstract** (400 words) 15.03.2025 Workshops/Panels/Round Tables 15.03.2025 15.04.2025 / Tutorials 15.03.2025 15.04.2025 / Exhibits 01.04.2025 15.05.2025 01.06.2025 Full Papers (10p) 15.04.2025 15.06.2025 01.07.2025 Short Papers (4p) 15.05.2025 15.06.2025 01.07.2025 Poster (2p) 15.05.2025 15.06.2025 01.07.2025 * a separate call is launched by web3D ** Abstracts are not going to be reviewed but are required to organize the reviewing process. Journal Publications Works with a high innovation potential will receive a proposal to prepare an extended manuscript of their contribution (or extended version in case of Full Papers) to be submitted to a scientific journal. Following last years' events, DH25 aims at establishing dedicated agreements with leading journals, e.g. ACM JOCCH Journal <https://dl.acm.org/journal/jocch> , Elsevier DAACH <https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/digital-applications-in-archaeology-a nd-cultural-heritage> , MDPI Heritage <https://www.mdpi.com/journal/heritage> or Elsevier JCH <https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-cultural-heritage> . More information will be published as soon as the agreements are in place.