Professional profile
Digital Heritage Scientist | Human–Computer Interaction Researcher | Computer Graphics and Visualization Specialist | Computational Imaging and 3D Reconstruction Specialist | Extended Reality Systems Researcher
Researcher and designer at the CNR ISPC Digital Heritage Innovation Lab (DHILab), specializing in photogrammetry (Spherical Photogrammetry), image-based 3D modeling, immersive environments, and interactive multimedia systems for cultural heritage.
The research activity focuses on the integration of digital surveying, immersive visualization, and interaction design, addressing architectural, experiential, and software dimensions of multimedia installations.
Research interests include scientific and museum visualization, multi-projection systems, spatial augmented reality, and VR/AR environments, with a strong emphasis on scalability, technological transferability, and methodological reproducibility. A key objective is the development of flexible digital tools supporting heritage documentation, analysis, accessibility, and audience engagement.
CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors
- PE6_9 Human computer interaction and interface, visualization
- PE6_8 Computer graphics, computer vision, multimedia, computer games
- SH8_6 Architecture, design, craft, heritage, knowledge, conservation, creative industries
Groups & Labs CNR ISPC
Digital Heritage Innovation Lab →
Publications
Highlight
Mercuri F.; Pietroni E; d’Annibale E.; Paoloni S.; Ferdani D.; Zammit U.; Ronchi D.; Fanini B.; Orazi N. (2024). 4D thermo-reflectography of cultural heritage. The Codex 4D project: From data acquisition to the implementation in innovative virtual and mixed reality platforms. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 86. 161-171. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2024.05.007
Ferdani D.; D’Annibale E.; Demetrescu E.;Bigi P.; Pedini D.; Bottazzi G.; Tassinari C.; Faedi M. (2024). La Seconda Torre di San Marino: rilevamenti, analisi e interpretazioni alla luce di nuovi dati e scoperte archeologiche. Archeologia dell’Architettura XXVIII.2 2023, pp. 67-94 DOI: 10.36153/aa28.2.2023.05
Ferdani, D., Ronchi, D., Fanini, B., Manganelli Del Fà, R., d’Annibale, E., Bordignon, A., and Pescarin, S.: BRANCACCI CHAPEL IN FLORENCE: SURVEYING AND REAL-TIME 3D SIMULATION FOR CONSERVATION AND COMMUNICATION PURPOSES, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XLVIII-M-2-2023, 535–540. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-M-2-2023-535-2023