Software for the Past (SfP): Digital Technologies to Study the Past and Present
Presented by Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee
8 December 2020 via Zoom
Advances in archiving technologies, image processing, deep learning, and augmented reality have transformed the experience and understanding of the past. Such technologies enable researchers to better understand historical cultures, events, and peoples. They also enable immersive historical, anthropological, and archaeological experiences for tourism and education.
SfP presents recent work on the design and implementation of new technology tools to study the past and present and results gained from the use of such tools. The conference will address multiple topics and periods. The focus will be on the application of new digital technologies to the fields of history and archaeology from all over the world. Preference is given to those technical approaches that have wider applications and that show promise for general use.
Conference Registration
Conference attendance is free, but requires prior registration.
Conference Program
Opening and Welcome 👋
- 1345 Conference Welcome - Organizing Committee
- 1350 Opening Remarks - Sibylle Heilbrunn, Dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Session 1: Photos from the Past 📷
- Session Chair: Amir Tomer, Kinneret College
- 1400 Keynote: Computation and Grass Root History - Minna Rozen, University of Haifa
- 1440 CemoMemo - Michael J May, Kinneret College, Efrat Kantor, Kinneret College
- 1500 Mapping Ancient Synagogues: The Bornblum Eretz Israel Synagogues Website at Kinneret College - Chaim Ben David, Kinneret College, Mechael Osband, Kinneret College
1520-1535 Virtual Coffee Break ☕
Session 2: Discovering the Past Next Door 🏡
- Session Chair: Giora Goodman, Kinneret College
- 1535 Homestead Hebrews - Tammy Hepps, Homestead Hebrews
- 1555 How To Access Burial Data In Israel From Your Couch - Daniel Horowitz, MyHeritage and The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA)
- 1615 (CANCELLED) Local Story - Dafna Philip, Local Story
1635-1650 Virtual Coffee Break ☕
Session 3: Analyzing the Past’s Data and Media 💾
- Session Chair: Orit Yaal, Kinneret College
- 1650 Constructing the Modern Jewish “Present”: Computational Analysis of Periodical Time Cycles in HaTzfira - Zef Segal, Open University of Israel, Oren Soffer, Open University of Israel
- 1710 (CANCELLED) Towards a Digital Atlas of Greco-Roman Anatomy: Methods and Challenges - Orly Lewis, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- 1730 Engaging with the Visual History of the Holocaust Through Digital Curation: The Case of the VHH-Media Management and Search Infrastructure - Ingo Zechner, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for History and Society, Tobias Ebbrecht Hartmann, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
1750-1805 Virtual Coffee Break ☕
Session 4: Mapping the Past 🗺️
- Session Chair: Reuven Gafni, Kinneret College
- 1805 Kol ha-Nekudot/”All the Points”/”Kull al-Nuqaṭ” An Interactive, Online Map of Israel and the Palestine Territories - Daniel Stein Kokin, Arizona State University
- 1825 Daily Photogrammetry-based Documentation in Hippos Excavations – Efficiency vs Quality / Benefits vs Drawbacks - Michael Eisenberg, The Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa
Closing Remarks 👋
- 1845 Closing and Farewell - Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
SfP was proudly organized by members of the Software Engineering and Land of Israel studies departments of Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee:
- Michael J. May, Software Engineering, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee
- Efrat Kantor, Land of Israel Studies, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee
- Mechael Osband, Land of Israel Studies, Kinneret College on the Sea of Galilee and The Zinman Institute of Archaeology, University of Haifa