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Digital Twins: Understanding 3D images, and thinking of their methods of creation and reuse

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2 May 2024 - 2 May 2024

5:00PM - 8:00PM

Mathematical Sciences & Computer Science Building, Durham University, Upper Mountjoy Campus, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE. 

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Join us for a workshop on creating a digital replica of an existing object, suitable for people without any background in computer science, as well as providing worthwhile content for computing specialists. Come prepared for an eye-opening session! Part of the Durham Centre for Visual Arts and Culture (CVAC) Visual Methods Workshop Series 2023-24.

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Digital Twin of Oil Rig (Image: Sumit Aiwanash; Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

Digital Twins: Understanding 3D images and thinking of their methods of creation and reuse

This workshop aims to provide broad information about the 3D reconstruction process, the intangible objects it creates, and considerations for subsequent steps of making them physical.  The session is suitable for people without any background in computer science, but will also provide worthwhile interest and insights for computing specialists.

The workshop will be broken into four parts with a mix of lecturing and interactive activities.

  • First, the participants will receive a digestible explanation of the Computer Science approach to 3D reconstruction, considering different techniques, sensors, and the resultant models.
  • From this understanding, the session will put these concepts into practice with a hands-on reconstruction of small objects brought along by participants.
  • We will then briefly consider the role of 3D printing to produce a tangible replica.
  • To close, we will run a group-based co-design session to develop ideas for research collaborations using digital twins, consisting of an ideation and presentation phase.  

We plan to make an audio recording of the co-design activity, and take some photographs - both of which will be anonymised and made available later. 

 

Speakers

Dr Stuart James

Stuart James

Assistant Professor in Visual Computing at Durham University, formerly with IIT, University College London (UCL), and the University of Surrey.

Stuart James' research spans the sciences and humanities, focussing on Visual Reasoning to understand visual content and its functions and operations, from Iconography (e.g. sketches) to 3D Scene understanding. He is currently a co-I on the RePAIR EU FET, DCitizens EU Twinning, and BoSS EU Lighthouse, holds an External Scientist at IIT, Honorary roles UCL and UCL Digital Humanities, and an international collaborator of ITI/LARSyS, andwas co-I on the MEMEX RIA EU H2020 project at IIT.

Pricing

Free to attend

Where and when

Mathematical Sciences & Computer Science Building, Durham University, Upper Mountjoy Campus, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE. 

2nd May 2024, 5:00-8:00 pm 

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