Nowadays, the fields of technology and art are no longer isolated from each other; they are complex networks that are intertwined and influence each other. Augmented Reality (AR) technology makes museum exhibits come alive, Virtual Reality (VR) technology allows people to travel around the world without leaving home, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a helper or even protagonist in artistic creation raising many concerns and much discussion recently. From this point of view, the rapid development of science and technology has brought new possibilities to artistic creation, and vice versa: the expression of art on the other hand promotes the development of science and technology.
ICIITSHA 2024 aims to explore the intersection of technology and art, and to explore the interaction, conflicts and challenges between the two, as well as the opportunities for developments raising in the near future. The conference aims to promote cross-border collaboration between scientists and artists, to stimulate innovative thinking, explore future directions, and to contribute to building the foundations for embracing and integrating science, technology and culture in the modern society.
Herança organizes an international online conference on topics of Innovation and Integration: A symphony of history, technology and art. Relevant topics include but not limited to:
In an era where technology and art are increasingly interwoven, the conference aims to harness the synergy between these fields by fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing among diverse stakeholders. The transformative power of AR, VR, and AI in the arts, can inspire innovative initiatives that enhance the understanding and preservation of history and culture. By leveraging the dynamic interplay between technology and art, we can shape a future where the richness of cultural heritage is celebrated and explored through digital means.
Alma Mater Europaea (AMEU), is an international university initiated by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in Salzburg, Austria. The Academy unites about 2,000 top scientists, including 34 Nobel Prize winners. Over 2,000 students from 30+ countries study at Alma Mater's doctoral, master, and bachelor programs in humanities, project management, artificial intelligence, sustainable development, business, strategic communication, social gerontology, physical therapy and nursing.
European Academy of Sciences & Arts (EASA), is a non-governmental, European association committed to promoting scientific and societal progress. Founded in 1990 as a learned society, our members are leading scientists, artists, and practitioners of governance, who are dedicated to innovative research, interdisciplinary and transnational collaboration as well as the exchange and dissemination of knowledge.
Abstract Submission | 10th September - 2024 |
Full Paper Submission | 25th October - 2024 |
Notification Deadline | 27th October - 2024 |
Start of the Conference | 10th November - 2024 |
End of the Conference | 11th November - 2024 |
Peer Review | 12th November - 1st December -2024 |
Publication(immediate online after completion) | December for Special Issue of Dec-2024 |
President European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Philosophy of Science
Editor in Chief of Heranca
Professor of archaeometry & natural sciences
Professor for Architecture and Visualisation
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany
Distinguished Research Fellow Bejing Normal University at Zhuhai, China
Read More Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer)
Conservation of Antiquities & Works of Art Programme
PhD in History,associate professor at the School of History and Culture
Henan University
Speaker Prof. Klaus Mainzer (TUM Senior Excellence Faculty; Technical University of Munich; Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker Center; Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen; President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Abstract In the age of globalization, economic growth and the welfare of nations decisively depend on basic innovations. In the past, significant impulses for humanity in science, technology, economy, and culture came from the old continent of Europe. The resulting dominance of Europe was also perceived as oppression and colonisation by people outside Europe. Today, Europe itself is in competition with other political and ethical systems worldwide. The tectonic shifts in power in Asia, Russia, Africa, and America are giving rise to new centers of power, leading to considerable tensions and armed conflicts.
This is where Europe must focus on its profile as a center of innovation and culture. Europe's strength must be the creativity of its people in science, technology, business, and culture. In the age of artificial intelligence, work is increasingly being automated and replaced by machines. However, people and their creativity remain the decisive driving force and must ultimately bear the responsibility.
On the background of my scientific engagement in foundational research and institutional leadership, this talk considers innovation dynamics for Europe in the framework of the legal constitution of democracy which is deeply rooted in the European humanism since Antiquity.
Speaker Prof. Ioannis Liritzis (Editor in Chief of Heranca; Professor of archaeometry & natural sciences)
Abstract In The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), introduced by UN are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed and developing - in a global partnership. The question of my talk refers to the European Cultural Heritage, which term as such is not present, it is missing from the 17 SDG. However, I believe that the four SDG: No 4 quality education; No 9. Industry, innovation, infrastructure, No 16. peace, justice and strong institutions, and No 17. partnerships for the goals, are promoting sustainability through cultural heritage, when these are connected with natural sciences (STEM), for 2 reasons: a) The inclusion to a greater degree of STEM in an interdisciplinary manner to the three educational levels, enhances quality of education, investigatory minds and innovation, and, b) The interdisciplinarity of Arts & Cultural Heritage with natural Sciences & Technology /STEM enhances Understanding, foster peace, development & innovation, sustainability, and necessary partnerships. Achieved with exchange of tangible and intangible heritage experiences & knowledge, and development of cultural tourism and Cultural Creative Industries. In any case the primary SDGoal, in my opinion is, Developing & Sustaining the Inner Self and making a round educated person. Such a person shall apply more properly the 17 SDG. The World is more interconnected than ever. Improving access to interdisciplinary knowledge, caring for the maintenance, preservation and deciphering our past, is an important way to share ideas and foster innovation and establish a more complete person.
Speaker Prof. Dominik Lengyel (EASA, Austria; Professor for Architecture and Visualisation; Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany)
Abstract While VR is typically used to simulate real-world spatial experiences, whether interactively or simply as a walk-through, it offers some special features that are only implicit in physical reality. Architectural design, for example, usually begins with an arrangement of simple volumes that are later developed into a specific building. The innovation in the use of VR to communicate design processes presented here is to allow critical moments of the composition to be understood within a prefabricated experiential framework, in which the designer becomes involved even if the design principle has already been determined. The example of the ideal church of Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg during the Counter-Reformation, shows how this design process might have felt from the creator's perspective.
Speaker Prof. Thomas E. Levy (Center for Cyber-Archaeology and Sustainability, UC San Diego, USA)
Speaker Prof. Yongbin Li (Professor in School of History, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China)
Abstract The reforms of Cleisthenes in 508 BC marked a significant and transformative event in the history of Athens. Cleisthenes’ most important and unique contribution was the reorganization of the political community of Athens based on new political-geographical units through the organizational structure of trittyes. By forming new tribes composed of trittyes and demes, Cleisthenes carefully implemented geographic divisions, mixing different types of regions and established enclaves. These measures were designed to mitigate the traditional local force, family force, and religious force in various regions of Attica. Cleisthenes achieved “unity through division”, combining thirty trittyes he created into ten new tribes. This transformed previous fractions with strife into a political community with order.
Speaker Prof. David Bartosch (Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai, China)
Abstract The advent of AI calls for an existential self-redefinition of humanity. It necessitates the establishment of a pluralistic global humanist culture that enables us to coexist in the new world of active media and autopoietic technology. In this paper, related philosophical questions give rise to the proposal of a novel meta-tradition that elevates human heritages and cultural memories to the plane of a digital AI-based meta-structure. I argue for a balanced and holistic approach to human-to-human and human–machine interactions and meta-culture that can be developed in the form of meta-games that reflect the potential of human consciousness, transcend the boundaries between technology, human embodiment and biology, the arts, sciences and humanities, and philosophy, and, finally, include the element of meaningful coincidence and spontaneity. Hermann Hesse’s final novel, The Glass Bead Game, offers a key to understanding this basic idea. His vision is extremely relevant. Based on this, the concept of cultivating global cultural memories through such an innovative aesthetic-epistemic “Glass Bead Game 2.0” is discussed further. To complement these systematic considerations, reference is made to Novalis’s “encyclopedist” approach to playfully interlink aesthetic and epistemic productivity in the second potency, which had also inspired Hesse’s vision.
Speaker Asst Prof. Peng Peng (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Art, Hong Kong, China)
Abstract This research re-examines the origins of metallurgy in China, emphasizing the often-overlooked role of art in technological innovation. By aligning with Alfred Gell's notion of "art as the technology of enchantment," this study highlights how artistic dynamics and aesthetic motivations significantly affected early metallurgical practices in prehistoric China. It delves into the interplay between artistic expression and metallurgical techniques, exploring how cultural values surrounding beauty could have shaped the production of early alloys. Particularly, it examines some highly controversial artifacts such as the high-zinc brass from Jiangzhai, astonishingly discovered from a site dated to the fifth millennium BCE. By drawing parallels with known practices in other regions, the study aims to provide an art historical perspective on the metallurgical beginnings in China. Ultimately, this research advocates for a nuanced understanding of how art and aesthetics intertwine with technological development, enriching the narrative of early Chinese metallurgy and offering fresh perspectives on its historical significance.
Speaker Dr. Panagiota Manti (Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Conservation of Archaeological and historic; Inorganic objects. Department of Environment, School of Environment, Ionian University, Greece)
Abstract The study of ancient literature sources and painted pottery add understanding of ancient technologies and aesthetics. Homer’s Iliad contains the earliest account of Greek armour technology where Achilles’ shield is described to be decorated with enamel, gold and tin; and Hector’s helmet is said to be flashing and shiny. Warriors are depicted on painted pottery with decorated helmets offering artistic accounts of ancient Greek armour. Some material evidence from archaeological excavations supports the narrative of polychrome decoration on ancient armour but corrosion in the burial limits understanding of their original appearance in antiquity. Scientific analysis of material evidence can provide evidence to further understanding of the past. This paper presents results of scientific analysis of a cohort of ancient Greek helmets (7th-5th BC) as an example of the often-essential synergy between science, history, technology and art to interpreting evidence.
Speaker Assoc Prof. Ioannis Melanitis (Artist, Vice-Rector for International Relations and Extroversion; Associate Professor, ASFA; Phd Candidate (NTUA); MA Digital Arts (ASFA))
Abstract The apparent connection of art to trickery and deceit has been critically examined since antiquity, mainly framed as a tautology of fraudulence against a receiver. Artistic trickery is seen as the ancestor of all artificial practices. Mimicry constitutes the essence of art and AI, and when defined in Platonic terms, a series of inconsistencies arise: functional errors, ambivalent signals, even "fake" errors, or misleading strategies. A novel conceptual framework might reconceptualize artificial intelligence (AI) as a type of prey organism—a creation that, beyond mere adaptation, subterraneously manipulates the very environment of its existence: its creators. As AI evolves in complexity, its behaviour increasingly mirrors the image of a biological entity, whose survival strategy lies in eliciting calculated responses from its creators.
Speaker Dr. Chao Chen (PhD in History, associate professor at the School of History and Culture, Henan University)
Abstract For nearly a century, the statues of the tyrannicides were the only statues of mortals in the Athenian Agora. They themselves were honored with public funerals, and their descendants enjoyed the privilege of dining in the Tholos. Their elevated status was due to the crucial role their image of tyrant-killers played in the democratic political identity of classical Athens. Historians Herodotus and Thucydides detailed their failed assassination attempt, driven by desire, jealousy, and fear. However, in the minds of the Athenian public, they were tragic heroes who successfully assassinated the tyrant and sacrificed themselves. The Athenian democracy elevated them as founders of the democratic system and invoked their example during times when democracy was threatened, calling on citizens to follow in their footsteps and defend democracy by slaying tyrants.
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