Section: Application Domains

Quantitative image analysis in science and humanities

We plan to apply our 3D object and scene modeling and analysis technology to image-based modeling of human skeletons and artifacts in anthropology, and large-scale site indexing, modeling, and retrieval in archaeology and cultural heritage preservation. Most existing work in this domain concentrates on image-based rendering, that is, the synthesis of good-looking pictures of artifacts and digs. We plan to focus instead on quantitative applications. We are engaged in a project involving the archaeology laboratory at ENS and focusing on image-based artifact modeling and decorative pattern retrieval in Pompeii. Application of our 3D reconstruction technology is now being explored in the field of cultural heritage and archeology by the start-up Iconem, founded by Y. Ubelmann, a Willow collaborator.