ITI Researchers present at the Digital Heritage Forum 2025 in Abu Dhabi

Professors Valentina Nisi and Nuno Jardim Nunes, from the Interactive Technologies Institute (ITI), were invited to participate and present ITI’s work at the Digital Heritage Forum 2025, hosted by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) from 3–5 November at the Cultural Foundation.

The Forum brought together innovators, academicians, and practitioners to explore how technology is transforming the ways cultural heritage is recorded, interpreted, and shared. Through keynotes, talks, panel discussions, and immersive showcases, the event served as a dynamic platform for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaboration—connecting ITI to leading global experts in digital heritage and collectively envisioning the future of cultural preservation through technology.

ITI’s participation included the session “Data of Experience: AI and Extended Reality in Cross-Cultural Heritage” (4 November), co-convened by Roch Thibault and Dr. Alanood AlShaikh, and featuring Prof. Dr. François Giligny, Prof. Toshikatsu Kiuchi, and Prof. Hye Seung Shim alongside the ITI researchers. The discussion explored how artificial intelligence and extended reality (XR) are reshaping the preservation and communication of cultural heritage, fostering new forms of participation and intercultural understanding.

All images by Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi