FAIR 3D HERITAGE

Igor Bajena

Igor Bajena is a researcher at the Institute of Architecture, Hochschule Mainz – University of Applied Sciences (AI MAINZ), working at the intersection of digital cultural heritage, architectural history, 3D reconstruction and research infrastructures. Trained as an architect, he completed his PhD in Architecture and Design Cultures at the University of Bologna with a dissertation on digital 3D reconstruction as a research environment for art and architectural history.

His research focuses on the documentation, publication and reuse of digital 3D reconstructions, with particular attention to metadata, paradata, CIDOC CRM-based modelling, semantic repositories and web-based publication workflows. In the DFG 3D-Viewer project, he contributes to the development of documentation and interoperability concepts for 3D cultural heritage data, including metadata models, repository workflows and community-oriented dissemination. Within FAIR 3D Heritage, he supports the organisation of the conference, programme development and the broader discussion on how 3D models can be made FAIR, traceable and scientifically reusable.

Piotr Kuroczyński

Piotr Kuroczyński is an architect specialising in digital 3D reconstruction, documentation and visualisation of cultural heritage. Since 2017 he has been Professor for Computer Science and Visualisation in Architecture at Hochschule Mainz – University of Applied Sciences. He previously researched and taught at the Technische Universität Darmstadt and coordinated projects at the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe.

His work focuses on virtual research environments, semantic data modelling, heritage and historic Building Information Modelling, 3D modelling, documentation standards and publication workflows for digital 3D reconstructions. He is co-founder and convenor of the Digital 3D Reconstruction Working Group in the Digital Humanities in German-speaking Region Association and chief editor of the book series Computing in Art and Architecture at Heidelberg University Library. In FAIR 3D Heritage, his expertise frames the conference’s central questions on scholarly 3D models, sustainable infrastructures, publication practices and the scientific documentation of digital reconstructions.

Clemens Beck

Clemens Beck is affiliated with the Chair of Digital Humanities at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, led by Prof. Dr. Sander Münster. Since 2022, he has been working as a research associate at the Professorship for Digital Humanities at the same institution. Alongside his doctoral research, he serves as an editor of the Journal of Historical Network Research (JHNR). He also coordinates the DFG 3D-Viewer project and is involved in several additional infrastructure projects.

Sander Münster

Sander Münster is Professor of Digital Humanities at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. He studied economics, history and educational science at TU Dresden and completed his doctorate in educational technology in 2014 with a dissertation on interdisciplinary cooperation in the creation of historical 3D reconstructions. In 2025, he completed his habilitation in media computing at the University of Regensburg with a thesis on digital 3D technologies for humanities research and education.

His research focuses on digital 3D reconstructions, 3D and 4D data ecosystems, 3D digitisation of cultural heritage, information systems for 3D models, visual research processes, digital infrastructures, informetrics and methodological change in image- and object-related digital humanities. In the context of FAIR 3D Heritage, his expertise is central to the conference’s focus on 3D cultural heritage infrastructures, standards, presentation, documentation, discourse integration and the long-term scholarly reuse of digital 3D models.

Ronald Haynes

Ronald Haynes is a University of Cambridge Senior Computer Officer, liaison for 31 Colleges, the University Library and the Fitzwilliam Museum, and IT Community Development Manager. His research interests include the analytical and cultural potentials of 3D, XR and spatial technologies, as well as digital memory twins.

He is a Darwin College Bye-Fellow, Eckhart Society Trustee, and a member of BCS, ACM, the IEEE Computer Society and IAITI. Ronald co-chairs the IIIF 3D Technical Specification and Community Groups and contributes to COGEnT-HELD, a UK/US universities’ consortium for collaborative digital learning and development. He also serves as advisor and consultant for initiatives including DaSCH.Swiss, XRchiving.London, 3DFrame, Mnemosyne Research and SERIOUS3D.

Katherine E. [Katie] DeVet

Katherine E. [Katie] DeVet, Ph.D., is the Resource Sharing & Recording Studios Librarian at Texas Tech University. Holding a Ph.D. in Fine Arts from Texas Tech, Katie uses her diverse experiences to help colleagues and scholars in all disciplines find the resources they need for their research and use the technology available to assist with interdisciplinary collaboration across the world. Within the departments she oversees, she works to guide staff and student assistants to give excellent service to all patrons, both at Texas Tech and abroad. Through the SHAPES program [Sharing and Helping Academics Prepare for Educational Success­­­], Katie and her colleagues worked to bring 3D data and models to the classroom, facilitating conversation and collaboration between 3D practitioners and non-practitioners. Katie continues to be interested in facilitating ease of access and discovery for all resource types, including 3D models, data sets, XR environments, and more.

Irene Cazzaro

Irene Cazzaro, architect and PhD, is currently a research fellow at the IUAV University of Venice and an adjunct professor at both the IUAV University of Venice and Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna.

Her current research interests include the representation of architecture, morphology, morphogenesis and graphic design, between theoretical knowledge and practical outcomes. She also investigates digital 3D models of destroyed or unbuilt artefacts, with particular attention to uncertainty visualisation and to the development of widely accepted standards.