Sofia Menconero

Sofia Menconero

Researcher

Rome
sofia.menconero@cnr.it

Professional profile

Architect | 3D Survey Specialist | 3D Modelling Specialist | Architectural Drawing Specialist | Cultural Heritage Visualisation and Enhancement Expert | History of Representation and Perspective Researcher

Architect, PhD in History, Representation and Restoration of Architecture, and holder of a postgraduate Master in Open-Source Technologies for Cultural Heritage. Her research focuses on representation and digital surveying techniques – particularly laser scanning and photogrammetry – applied to the study and documentation of architecture and cultural heritage. She works on 3D modelling and reconstruction, augmented/virtual/extended reality (AR/VR/XR), and the optimisation of 3D models for Web3D and WebXR applications. Her interests also include the history of representation, with particular attention to the development of perspective, and strategies for enhancing knowledge and cultural heritage.

CNR Disciplinary Fields and Research Management Sectors

  • SH8_3 Cultural studies and theory, cultural identities and memories, cultural heritage, architectural heritage
  • SH8_1 Science and Technologies for Cultural Heritage
  • SH5_11 Digital humanities; computational and digital approaches in the cultural sphere

MUR Italian Scientific-Disciplinary Sector

  • CEAR-10/A Design

Groups & Labs CNR ISPC

Digital Heritage Innovation Lab →

Publications

CNR IRIS platform →
ORCID →

Highlight

E. Pietroni, S. Menconero, F. Ghedini, C. Botti (2023). e-Archeo: a pilot national project to valorize Italian archaeological parks through digital and virtual reality technologies. Applied System Innovation, 6, 38, March 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/asi6020038

S. Menconero (2024). AR exploration of the perspective/architectural space painted by Perugino. International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Volume XLVIII-2/W4-2024, 2024. DOI https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLVIII-2-W4-2024-301-2024

S. Menconero (2022). Carceri piranesiane. Analisi e interpretazione di uno spazio immaginario. Roma: Sapienza Università Editrice. ISBN: 9788893772389. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13133/9788893772389

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