ITSERR

6° ITSERR TRAINING IN-HOUSE
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-11 | ISTI CNR, G. Moruzzi 1, Pisa
On April 10–11, 2025, the ITSERR project hosted its sixth in-house training event at the Institute of Information Science and Technologies “A. Faedo” (ISTI-CNR) in Pisa. The two-day meeting brought together project members and international experts for updates on the state of the project and advanced training on key topics at the intersection of Digital Humanities and Religious Studies.
The programme included sessions on manuscript cataloguing in the digital age, automated methods and data conversion, Natural Language Processing for Latin, and the codification of material culture and religious practices. These sessions were led by scholars from leading institutions and fostered in-depth discussion on methodologies and tools for enhancing access to cultural and religious heritage.
This training marked an important milestone in ITSERR’s mission to strengthen the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE through digital innovation and international collaboration.
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Seminar La “Guida spirituale” di Miguel de Molinos tra Palermo e Siviglia
2025-03-31 | Campus UniPa Ed. 16 aula D3, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo
The Department of Cultures and Society at the University of Palermo recently hosted two seminars led by Prof. Pedro Ramirez Rueda (University of Barcelona), the first scholar to visit the University of Palermo with a TNA grant as part of the ITSERR project.
The first seminar focused on Miguel de Molinos’ Spiritual Guide and its connections between Palermo and Seville, shedding light on the historical and intellectual ties between these two cities. Professor Rueda provided an in-depth analysis of Molinos’ work, examining its influence on religious thought and its significance within the broader European intellectual landscape.
The second seminar, titled “From the Old to the New World: Circulation and Consumption of Printed Books between Europe and Latin America (16th-17th centuries)”, explored the movement of printed materials across the Atlantic, highlighting the dynamics of book circulation and readership between Europe and Latin America during the early modern period.
Both events attracted a diverse audience of scholars, students, and researchers interested in early modern spirituality, book history, and historical cultural exchanges.

ICAART 2025 -17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
2025-02-23 - 2025-02-25 | Porto, Portugal
Irfan Ali (University of Palermo) and Amina El Ganadi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 17th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence, presenting their research on AI applications in linguistic and textual analysis.
Irfan Ali presented ABBIE: Attention-Based BI-Encoders for Predicting Where to Split Compound Sanskrit Words, a deep learning model based on bi-encoders and multi-head attention that achieves high accuracy in segmenting compound Sanskrit words. The study also introduces a new dataset built from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit and the University of Hyderabad corpus, showing that ABBIE outperforms previous state-of-the-art methods.
Amina El Ganadi presented Generative AI for Islamic Texts: The EMAN Framework for Mitigating GPT Hallucinations, which enhances AI reliability in Islamic studies by integrating verified sources to reduce misinformation. Her research explores the challenges of applying large language models (LLMs) to Islamic studies, addressing issues such as hallucinations and reference inaccuracies. The proposed EMAN framework enhances model reliability through API-based integration with verified sources like Sahih al-Bukhari. The study highlights how embedding-based methodologies improve accuracy and reduce misinformation in AI-generated religious content.

IRCDL 25 - 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science
2025-02-20 - 2025-02-21 | Udine
Amina El Ganadi (University of Palermo) presented her paper “Digital Maktaba Project: Proposing a Metadata-Driven Framework for Arabic Library Digitization” at the 21st Conference on Information and Research Science Connecting to Digital and Library Science.
Her research explores innovative metadata strategies for digitizing Arabic library collections, contributing to the advancement of digital library science.

Multimedioevo. Storie medievali e linguaggi multimediali fra XX e XXI secolo
2025-01-29 - 2025-01-31 | Università di Bologna, Bologna
Ilaria Sabbatini (University of Palermo) participated in the international conference “Multimedioevo. Storie medievali e linguaggi multimediali fra XX e XXI secolo” with her paper: “Teaching Medieval Sources in the Age of Digital Intelligence”.
The conference explored the intersection of medieval studies and multimedia languages, highlighting the role of digital tools in historical research and education.

Le infrastrutture di ricerca ESFRI nelle scienze sociali, umane e del patrimonio culturale: motori di innovazione per la ricerca in Italia e in Europa
2025-01-22 00:00 - 2025-01-23 18:30 (Europe/Brussels)
At the recent conference on European research infrastructures in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Cultural Heritage, organised by CNR-DSU in Rome to promote open and integrated research systems oriented towards innovation and technology transfer, Francesca Cadeddu (FSCIRE) presented RESILIENCE together with its Italian strengthening project ITSERR.
In her talk, she underlined how ITSERR is developing an innovative digital platform for storing and sharing data, facilitating access to study materials and supporting the development of new research methodologies for researchers in Religious Studies. The platform is designed as an advanced environment to respond to the IT needs of Religious Studies scholars, providing tools and functionalities that enhance research, collaboration and knowledge sharing beyond the timespan of the project.

5th Plenary Meeting of ITSERR. State of the Art and Training on NLP and Onomasiological Searching and on Digital Preservation and Communication of Tangible and Intangible Heritage
2025-01-14 - 2025-01-15 | Dipartimento di Studi Storici (Palazzo Nuovo), via San Ottavio, Torino, 10124, Italy
The Fifth Training Event of the ITSERR project in Turin: at the center of Innovation and Interdisciplinary Research in the filedwork of Religious Studies
On 14 and 15 January 2025, the Department of Historical Studies (Palazzo Nuovo) of the University of Turin will host the fifth training and update event on the progress of the research of the PNRR ITSERR project – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE, coordinated by Dr. Fabrizio Sebastiani (ISTI-CNR) and involving UniTo through the Department of Historical Studies, under the scientific guidance of Prof. Stefano De Martino.
After the meetings in Bologna, Palermo, Reggio Emilia and Naples, this event will be a crucial moment to evaluate the progress of the project and plan future challenges. ITSERR aims to develop state-of-the-art technological solutions for the analysis and management of sources and data related to Religious Studies through the European research infrastructure RESILIENCE. The project brings together scholars from different disciplines – linguists, historians, philologists and religious experts – together with computer engineers in a unique synergy aimed at creating innovative and accessible tools for the entire scientific community.
The results achieved so far have already obtained international recognition, with publications in academic journals and presentations at important conferences. Among the main innovations, the project includes the development of algorithms for the recognition of title pages in non-Latin alphabets, software for the extraction of semantic data applied to the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, tools for the multidimensional visualization of normative texts and the indexing of historical documents based on consolidated recording methodologies.
More than 50 participants are expected, including professors, researchers, PhD students and technologists from the project partners, which, in addition to the University of Turin, include the CNR, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, the University of Naples L’Orientale and the University of Palermo.
The event will be opened by the greetings of Prof. Paolo Cozzo, Director of the Department of Historical Studies of the University of Turin, Dr. Monica Cini, Head of Research Support Services for the Humanities Pole, and Prof. Stefano De Martino, scientific coordinator of the ITSERR.
Over the course of the two days, participants will discuss the progress of the project and the challenges for 2025, highlighting the value of interdisciplinarity in research.
Ample space will be dedicated to training, with lectures by Prof. Alek Keersmaekers on advances in the processing of the natural language of ancient Greek, with reference to the GLAUx project, and by Prof. Vincenzo Lombardo, who will give a lecture on digital preservation and communication of tangible and intangible heritage.
The training sessions will be interspersed with thematic workshops, covering topics such as data management and visualization, large and small language models, information analysis, and critical editions.
Updates on the progress of each of the seven research groups will also be presented to identify opportunities and challenges that require interdisciplinary collaboration.
Here you can find the Program Training in-House Torino_ext

JCDL 2024 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries
2024-12-16 08:00 - 2024-12-20 17:00 | University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
PhD students Luca Sala and Giovanni Sullutrone presented the paper “Arabic Text Enhancement with GPT for Digital Libraries” at JCDL 2024, where the work was awarded second place in the Best Short Paper category. The contribution, co-authored with Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo and Sonia Bergamaschi, proposes innovative solutions for improving the processing of Arabic texts in digital library environments.
This recognition underscores the relevance of their research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cultural heritage, in line with ITSERR’s commitment to developing advanced digital tools for the access and analysis of complex textual resources.

Workshop "Digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence and Religious Studies: First Research Perspectives"
2024-12-02 10:30 - 18:30 | Edificio 14 – Aula 3.3 Dipartimento di Architettura, viale delle Scienze, Palermo, Palermo, 90128, Italy
“Digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence and Religious Studies: initial research perspectives”
December 2, 2024, the Workshop “Digital Humanities, Artificial Intelligence and Religious Studies: first research perspectives” will be held in Room 3.3 of Building 14, Viale delle Scienze, Palermo.
The event is part of the PNRR project ITSERR – Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE in which the University of Palermo is partner with the Departments of Culture and Society, Law, Mathematics and Informatics, Engineering and Architecture.
The initiative is part of the internationalization and research promotion activities of the Department Culture and Society and it will feature contributions from experts and scholars from national and international universities and research centres, including the CNR, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, the University of Turin and the University of Naples L’Orientale, as well as French scholars from the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). The workshop will be introduced by Prof. Fabrizio D’Avenia, Principal Investigator of the project for the University of Palermo.
The workshop represents a significant opportunity for the advancement of interdisciplinary and international research in the field of Digital Humanities applied to Religious Studies.
Innovative topics related to Artificial Intelligence applied to Religious Studies will be addressed, one of the key themes of the PNRR ITSERR project, which aims to promote innovative methodologies and technological solutions capable of overcoming geographical and disciplinary boundaries, encouraging the construction of global and interdisciplinary research networks.
The workshop represents an important opportunity for the advancement of interdisciplinary and international research in the field of Digital Humanities applied to Religious Studies. Innovative topics related to Artificial Intelligence applied to Religious Studies, one of the key themes of the PNRR ITSERR project, which aims to promote innovative methodologies and technological solutions capable of overcoming geographical and disciplinary boundaries, fostering the construction of global and interdisciplinary research networks, will be addressed. In particular, during the day, aspects related to the digital processing of corpora of religious texts in both Latin and non-Latin languages, as well as artifacts and buildings of religious-cultural character from the 4th to the 19th century, will be explored through the creation of next-generation interactive software.
To encourage wider participation, it will also be possible to follow the event remotely by this google meet link.
Here you can find the complete program

The 2nd International Conference on Foundation and Large Language Models (FLLM2024)
2024-11-26 - 2024-11-29 | Dubai
At FLLM 2024, Amina El Ganadi (University of Palermo) presented the paper The Impact of Generative AI on Islamic Studies: Case Analysis of “Digital Muhammad ibn Ismail Al-Bukhari”, co-authored by Sania Aftar, Luca Gagliardelli, Sonia Bergamaschi, and Federico Ruozzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
The study explores the role of generative AI in Islamic studies, focusing on the Digital Al-Bukhari project and its implications for research and analysis. It examines how large language models can assist in processing and interpreting historical Islamic texts, offering new tools for scholars.

BMVC 2024_The 35th British Machine Vision Conference
2024-11-25 - 2024-11-28 | Glasgow, United Kingdom
Davide Caffagni, ITSERR researcher (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 35th British Machine Vision Conference (BMVC), presenting the paper “Revisiting Image Captioning Training Paradigm via Direct CLIP-based Optimization“, co-authored with Nicholas Moratelli, Marcella Cornia, Lorenzo Baraldi, and Rita Cucchiara (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia).
The paper introduces Direct CLIP-Based Optimization (DiCO), a novel training paradigm for image captioning that improves stability and enhances caption quality by optimizing modern metrics like CLIP-Score while maintaining fluency. The proposed approach outperforms existing methods in aligning with human preferences and generates more informative captions.

Niente su di noi, senza di noi. Biblioteche per l’inclusione
2024-11-21 - 2024-11-22 | Bblioteca Universitaria di Napoli, Napoli
Federico Ruozzi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Domenico Ciccarello (University of Palermo) presented the paper “Digital Maktaba: Enhancing Library Inclusivity through Automated Knowledge Extraction from Multi-Alphabet Digital Collections” at the AIB national conference “Niente su di noi, senza di noi. Biblioteche per l’inclusione.”
The Digital Maktaba project leverages AI-driven technologies like OCR, NLP, and machine learning to improve the cataloging and accessibility of multilingual, non-Latin script bibliographic resources. By promoting inclusivity in library systems, it aligns with the UN’s 2030 Agenda, fostering equitable access to knowledge.

The 2024 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing
2024-11-12 - 2024-11-16 | Florida, Miami, United States
At EMNLP 2024, Sania Aftarha presented RoBERT2VecTM: A Novel Approach for Topic Extraction in Islamic Studies, co-authored by Luca Gagliardelli, Amina El Ganadi, Federico Ruozzi, and Sonia Bergamaschi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
The study introduces RoBERT2VecTM, combining RoBERTa and Doc2Vec to enhance topic modeling in Hadith studies. The approach improves semantic analysis, generating more coherent and diverse Arabic topics. The research also highlights the role of lemmatization and stopwords in refining results.

2024 MELA Annual Meeting - The Middle East Librarians Association
2024-11-07 - 2024-11-09 | Stanford Humanities Center, Stanford, CA, United States
Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 2024 Middle East Librarians Association (MELA) Annual Meeting, presenting the paper “The Digital Maktaba Project: Building an Intelligent System for Cataloguing
Non-Latin Script Heritages“.
The Digital Maktaba (DM) project, developed within ITSERR and funded by PNRR, focuses on AI-driven cataloguing and metadata extraction for multilingual, non-Latin script texts. Using OCR, NLP, and machine learning, it enhances the management and accessibility of cultural heritage collections, with a key test case being the “Giorgio La Pira“ library in Palermo.

Seminar "I santi internauti"
2024-11-07 | Università degli Studi della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) will speak at the seminar “Santi scrittori in digitale”, part of the permanent seminar series I Santi internauti. His talk, “Ildegarda spirituale: letture, riletture e reinterpretazioni della Sibilla del Reno sul Web”, will explore the digital reception and reinterpretation of Hildegard of Bingen’s spiritual legacy.

Fourth Plenary Meeting of ITSERR: State of the Art of ITSERR project and Training on Distributional Semantics and Interoperability between Datasets
2024-10-23 09:00 - 2024-10-24 16:00 | Palazzo Corigliano Napoli, Piazza S. Domenico Maggiore 12, Napoli, Italy
ITSERR has organized its own fourth plenary meeting on the 23 and 24 of October to present the state of the art of the project and to offer to its team members a training program.
ITSERR is the Italian project aimed at enhancing the RESILIENCE Research Infrastructure, whose high interdisciplinarity is finalized to meet the evolving needs of the Religious Studies scientific community by enriching the diversity, the quality and innovation of the knowledge in this specific domain. The project is developed thanks to the collaboration between humanists (experts on History, Philology and Christian, Islamic and Jewish Studies) and IT engineers.
The venue of the meeting is the Department of Asian, African and Mediterranean Studies (DAAM), which is a partner of the Italian ITSERR Consortium.
The meeting involves more than 50 researchers, PhD students, Professors and technologists affiliated to the centres of the partnership (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, CNR, University of Turin, University of Palermo, University of Naples “L’Orientale”)
During the two days of work, besides their participation to the workshops and round tables, team members will present the state of advancement of each WP of the project and will attend master classes and trainings offered by Professor Alessandro Lenci (University of Pisa) distributional semantics and by Professor Franco Nicolucci (University of Florence) on the interoperability between datasets.
Here, you can find the program: Corsi di formazione ITSERR

Annual Meeting on Christian Origins - Italian Centre for Advanced Studies on Religions
2024-10-04 09:00 - 11:00 | Centro Residenziale Universitario di Bertinoro, via Frangipane 6, Bertinoro, Forlì-Cesena, 47032, Italy
Within the framework of the Annual Meeting on Christian Origins our colleagues Anna Mambelli and Davide Dainese of ITSERR (Italian Strengthening of the ESFRI RI RESILIENCE) participate with the following paper dedicated to the research leaded within the WP8:
“Resilient Septuagint and uBIQUity: Interrelated Research Projects on Sacred Texts and
their Heritages in the Digital World” – Anna Mambelli (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), Isabella Pignocco (University of Catania), Davide Dainese (University of Bologna), Laura Bigoni (University of Bologna).
Here the program of the Annual Meeting on Christian Origins: 1.CISSR Meeting 2024_Programme

ECCV 2024 – The 18th European Conference on Computer Vision
2024-10-01 - 2024-10-04 | MiCo, Milan, Italy
Federico Cocchi and Marcella Cornia (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 18th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV 2024), presenting the paper “Contrasting Deepfakes Diffusion via Contrastive Learning and Global-Local Similarities.”
The work introduces CoDE, a novel embedding space for deepfake detection that leverages contrastive learning and both global and local similarities to distinguish real images from those generated by diffusion models.

AI4DH 2024_3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities
2024-09-29 - 2024-10-04 | MiCo, Milan, Italy
Silvia Cascianelli and Giuseppe Cartella participated in the 3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Digital Humanities (AI4DH).
Silvia Cascianelli presented the paper “µgat: Improving Single-Page Document Parsing by Providing Multi-Page Context”, co-authored with Fabio Quattrini, Carmine Zaccagnino, Laura Righi and Rita Cucchiara. The work focuses on regesta as visually rich, multi-page documents and extends recent document parsing architectures by incorporating information from neighbouring pages, in order to obtain more accurate, machine-readable representations of complex historical sources.
Giuseppe Cartella presented the paper “Pixels of Faith: Exploiting Visual Saliency to Detect Religious Image Manipulation”, co-authored with Vittorio Cuculo, Marcella Cornia, Marco Papasidero, Federico Ruozzi and Rita Cucchiara. The study addresses the challenge of detecting partially manipulated religious images using deep learning models enhanced by human-derived visual saliency maps and highlights a human-in-the-loop approach to improve fake detection systems, contributing to the preservation of religious and cultural content in the age of generative AI.
Both contributions are closely related to the research activities of the ITSERR project, which promotes the use of artificial intelligence for the analysis, structuring and safeguarding of textual and visual heritage.

TPDL 2024 - International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
2024-09-24 - 2024-09-27 | National and University Library of Slovenia (NUK), Ljubljana, Slovenia
Riccardo Amerigo Vigliermo (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 28th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2024), presenting the paper “Sensitive Topics Retrieval in Digital Libraries: A Case Study of ḥadīṯ Collections”.
Co-authored with Giovanni Sullutrone, Luca Sala, and Sonia Bergamaschi (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), the study explores the reliability of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems in handling sensitive topics within digital libraries. By analyzing a ḥadīṯ dataset through an ad-hoc Question-Classify-Retrieve (QCR) framework, the research highlights potential biases in document retrieval and their impact on accessibility and knowledge dissemination.

Seminario dottorale di Storia medievale
2024-09-16 | Università degli Studi di Messina
Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) took part in the Seminario dottorale di Storia medievale at the University of Messina, where he presented his talk “Demoni, santi e tempeste sovrannaturali. Appunti per una storia culturale.”
His presentation focused on how believers sought saintly intercession to ensure favorable weather or ward off storms, while Vincenzo Tedesco examined the demonological perspective, interpreting the same events as manifestations of the devil’s influence. This dual approach sheds light on the evolving relationship between humans and nature over the centuries.

"Rotte Mediterranee. Migrazioni e ibridazioni nella letteratura italiana." XXVII Convegno Nazionale dell’Associazione degli Italianisti
2024-09-12 - 2024-09-14 | Università degli Studi di Palermo, Campus Unipa - Via delle Scienze, ed. 15, Palermo
The ADI (Associazione di Italianistica) National Conference was held in Palermo, during the event, Marco Papasidero (University of Palermo) presented his talk “L’immagine del ‘saraceno’ in alcune leggende mariane di prima età moderna (secc. XVI-XVIII).”
His research examines how Marian legends from the 16th to 18th centuries depicted the figure of the ‘Saracen,’ offering new perspectives on historical narratives and cultural perceptions in early modern Italy.

XXXVII CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE DELL’AISG 2024 - NUOVI PERCORSI E TEMI DELLA RICERCA IN AMBITO GIUDAISTICO
2024-09-09 - 2024-09-10 | Università di Bologna – Dip. di Beni Culturali, Via degli Ariani 1, Ravenna, Italy
ITSERR took part in the Convegno Internazionale dell’AISG, entitled “Nuovi Percorsi e Temi della Ricerca in Ambito Giudaistico”.
During the conference, Andrea Ravasco (University of Palermo) presented the paper “Applicazione delle intelligenze artificiali allo studio del Talmud Babilonese”. The presentation is part of the research activities carried out within WP3 of the ITSERR project, which focuses on developing digital and AI-based methodologies for the study of religious sources.
Download the conference programme.

18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2024)
2024-08-30 - 2024-09-04 | Athens, Athens, Greece
Our colleague, Usman Nawaz (University of Palermo) participated in the 16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2024), jointly held with the 18th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2024), presenting the paper “Automatic Lemmatization of Old Church Slavonic Language Using a Novel Dictionary-Based Approach.”
Co-authored with Liliana Lo Presti (University of Palermo), Marianna Napolitano (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) and Marco La Cascia (University of Palermo), the paper introduces an innovative dictionary-based method for automatic lemmatization of Old Church Slavonic, contributing to the advancement of historical linguistics and digital humanities.

16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2024)
2024-08-30 - 2024-09-04 | Grand Hyatt Hotel Athens, 115, Syngrou Avenue, Athens, 11745, Greece
Within the framework of the prestigious 18th International conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2024) the 16th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS 2024) will be jointly held. Here, our colleagues Usman Nawaz, Liliana Lo Presti, Marianna Napolitano, and Marco La Cascia (ESFRI – RESILIENCE RI/PNRR ITSERR) will participate presenting the following paper:
“Automatic Lemmatization of Old Church Slavonic Language Using a Novel Dictionary-Based Approach”

ACL 2024_Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics
2024-08-11 - 2024-08-16 | Pathumwan Bangkok, 999/99 Rama 1 Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Our colleague, Davide Caffagni (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia) participated in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), presenting the paper “The Revolution of Multimodal Large Language Models: A Survey.”
Co-authored with Federico Cocchi, Luca Barsellotti, Nicholas Moratelli, Sara Sarto, Lorenzo Baraldi, Marcella Cornia and Rita Cucchiara (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), the paper explores the advancements and challenges of multimodal large language models, analyzing their impact on natural language processing and artificial intelligence.

IJCA 24_International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
2024-08-03 - 2024-08-09 | International Convention Center Jeju (ICC Jeju), 224 Jungmungwangwang-ro, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, Jeju Island, Korea, Republic of
Vittorio Cuculo took part in IJCAI 2024 – International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, presenting the paper “Trends, Applications, and Challenges in Human Attention Modelling”. The contribution offers a considered overview of recent attempts to integrate human attention mechanisms into contemporary deep learning models, highlighting applications ranging from image and video processing to vision-and-language tasks and language modelling.

International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL)
2024-07-31 | Amsterdam
Anna Mambelli, ITSERR researcher (FSCIRE / University of Modena and Reggio Emilia), took part in the International Meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), “Septuagint Studies” section, in Amsterdam. As part of the activities of WP8 uBIQUity, she contributed to the panel “WP8 ITSERR: Illuminating the uBIQUity of Sacred Texts Between the Ancient and Digital Worlds”, dedicated to the role of digital tools in the study of sacred texts and their reception. The presentation outlined the aims and the first achievements of uBIQUity, illustrating approaches and tools to identify and analyse quotations, allusions, and reuses of sacred texts between the ancient world and the digital environment.

Worlds Above and Below: An interdisciplinary conference on Supernatural Worlds in Classics, Judaism, and Early Christianity
2024-07-09 - 2024-07-11 | University of Otago
Fabio Tutrone (University of Palermo) took part in the interdisciplinary conference Worlds Above and Below: Supernatural Worlds in Classics, Judaism, and Early Christianity, organized by the University of Otago.
He presented a talk titled “Augustine on Souls, Elements, and Demons: A Journey the Roman Cosmos to the Christian Paradise” exploring the transition from classical cosmology to Christian thought.
The conference brought together scholars from various disciplines to discuss supernatural beliefs in ancient traditions, providing a valuable platform for exchange and debate.

Summer School “Significanza culturale del patrimonio ecclesiastico”
2024-07-08 09:30 - 2024-07-13 17:00 | Palazzo Arcivescovile Lucca, Piazzale Mons. Giulio Arrigoni, 2, Lucca, Lucca, Italy
Within the framework of the Summer School “Significanza culturale del patrimonio ecclesiastico“, promoted by the Accademia Maria Luisa di Borbone, the Università LUMSA and the Arcidiocesi di Lucca, the researcher of the ITSERR project, Ilaria Sabbatini (University of palemro) will participate as invited professor and by presenting the following paper about our project: “I sistemi OCR per la trascrizione dei documenti antichi: l’esperienza di REVErse Regesta”
You can download the program here: Brochure Summer School 8-13 luglio
