Our annual networking event this year is focused on opening up collections. This public event presents the latest research on making text and image collections more accessible - what technologies and cultural considerations need to be taken into account.

Programme

12.30 – 13:00 Doors open

13.00 – 13:10 Welcome

13.10 – 13:40 Keynote: ‘On Humans, Machines and Culture’ - Jörg Lehmann, post-doctoral researcher at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin

13.40 – 14:00 ‘Looks Like, sounds Like – How AI helps researchers discover related media’ - Sara Veldhoen, data engineer at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision and Mary-Joy van den Deure, research assistant at Utrecht University

14.00 – 14:20 ‘Improving naming entity recognition on Dutch historical documents’ Vera Provatorova, Researcher in Residence KB & postdoctoral researcher KNAW HuC

14.20 - 14:30 Questions

14.30 – 15:00 Tea break

15.00 – 15:15 ‘Data Quality towards Transparency’ - Gertjan Filarski, project manager datahub ‘Collecties uit Koloniale Context’

15:15 - 15:30 ‘From Text to Data: AI and Human Expertise in Provenance Linked Open Data’ - Fabio Mariani, research associate Digital Humanities at Leuphana University Lüneburg

15:30 - 15:45 ‘Polyvocal Knowledge Modelling for Ethnographic Heritage Object Provenance’ - Sarah Shoilee, PhD candidate Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Pressing Matter project

15.50 – 16:10 ‘How can uncovering stereotypes in data make cultural heritage more inclusive?’ - Andrei Nesterov, PhD candidate CWI, Culturally Aware AI Project

16.10 – 16:20 Upcoming projects carousel

16.20 – 16:30 Wrap up

16.30 – Drinks in museum lounge

Attendance is free, but please register via this form so we can ensure there are enough chairs and refreshments!

Location: Grote Zaal, Wereldmuseum Leiden (Steenstraat 1, 2312 BS, Leiden)