Intelligent Advanced Photonics Tools for Remote and/or on-site Monitoring of Cultural Heritage Monuments and Artefacts

Project Information

iPhotoCult

Grant agreement ID: 101132448

DOI

10.3030/101132448

EC signature date 13 May 2024

Start date 1 June 2024

End date 30 November 2027

Funded under

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Total cost

€ 3 997 268,75

EU contribution

€ 3 997 268,75

Coordinated by

IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS
Greece

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (2)

Handbook and documentation standards

appropriate mailing lists, document repositories and tools for web meetings.

User/pilot Requirements

Report of the requirements, including KPIs, to evaluate quantitatively the results obtained by the iPhotoCult

Data Management Plan (1)

Data Management Plan

1st version in M6, 2nd version in M18 and final version in M42

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (12)

Electronic speckle fringe denoising using deep learning

Author(s): Ketao Yan, Weizhi Jiang, Vivi Tornari, Ioannis Vezakis, Yingjie Yu
Published in: Measurement Science and Technology, Issue 36, 2025, ISSN 0957-0233
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6501/ADDF64

Autoencoder Application for Artwork Authentication Fingerprinting Using the Craquelure Network

Author(s): Gianina Chirosca, Roxana Radvan, Matei Pop, Alecsandru Chirosca
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/APP15169014

Non-Invasive Optoacoustic Imaging for In-Depth Cultural Heritage Diagnostics

Author(s): George J. Tserevelakis, Eleanna Pirgianaki, Kristalia Melessanaki, Giannis Zacharakis, Costas Fotakis
Published in: Photonics, Issue 11, 2024, ISSN 2304-6732
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/photonics11100902

Assessing the quality of natural ultramarine blue pigments in old master paintings

Author(s): Iacopo Osticioli, Silvia Rita Amato, Aviva Burnstock, Austin Nevin, Francesco Carta, Daniela Comelli, Giada Magni, Lorenzo Marzini, Sonia Mugnaini, Amelia Suzuki, Salvatore Siano, Juri Agresti, Daniele Ciofini
Published in: Talanta, Issue 311, 2026, ISSN 0039-9140
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.TALANTA.2026.130218

New Material Clues on Execution Processes and Appearance of Ancient Large Bronzes Unveiled by Imaging, Microstructural, and Laser Spectroscopy Characterization of the Arringatore of Pila

Author(s): Salvatore Siano, Sonia Mugnaini, Iacopo Osticioli, Daniele Ciofini, Andrea A. Mencaglia, Lorenzo Marzini, Marco Giamello, Juri Agresti
Published in: Heritage, Issue 9, 2026, ISSN 2571-9408
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/HERITAGE9100402

Documenting Romania’s Wooden Churches: Integrating Modern Digital Platforms with Vernacular Conservation

Author(s): Laurențiu-Marian Angheluță; Amalia Ignuța Acimov; Celina Gora; Ana Irina Chiricuță; Alexandru Ioan Popovici; Vladimir Obradovici
Published in: Heritage, 2025, ISSN 2571-9408
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/HERITAGE8030103

Correlative photoacoustic and nonlinear microscopy measurements reveal ageing signatures in multilayered paint systems

Author(s): Eleanna Pirgianaki, Meropi Mari, Kristalia Melessanaki, Anastasia Giakoumaki, Costas Fotakis, George Filippidis, George J Tserevelakis
Published in: Journal of Physics: Photonics, Issue 8, 2026, ISSN 2515-7647
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/2515-7647/AEA94F

Non-Invasive Optoacoustic Imaging for In-Depth Cultural Heritage Diagnostics

Author(s): George J. Tserevelakis, Eleanna Pirgianaki, Kristalia Melessanaki, Giannis Zacharakis, Costas Fotakis
Published in: Photonics, Issue 11, 2025, ISSN 2304-6732
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/PHOTONICS11100902

Varnish-coated oil paints under laser treatment: Comparative surface- and depth-resolved assessment of 213 nm (15 ns), 266 nm (15 ns), and 2940 nm (160 µs) ablation regimes

Author(s): Daniele Ciofini, Laura Maestro-Guijarro, Paula María Carmona-Quiroga, Iacopo Osticioli, Marta Castillejo, Salvatore Siano, Mohamed Oujja
Published in: Applied Surface Science, Issue 745, 2026, ISSN 0169-4332
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.APSUSC.2026.167446

ATCM-Net: A deep learning method for phase unwrapping based on perception optimization and learning enhancement

Author(s): Min Xu, Jia Cong, Yuxin Shen, Mingming Chen, Vivi Tornari, Ioannis Vezakis
Published in: Optics & Laser Technology, Issue 190, 2025, ISSN 0030-3992
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.OPTLASTEC.2025.113185

Thermally Optimised Raman Spectroscopy for Safe Analysis of Wall Paintings and Application to Lorenzetti's Masterpiece

Author(s): D. Ciofini, J. Agresti, M. Giamello, A. A. Mencaglia, A. Scala, M. Gavazzi, S. Siano, I. Osticioli
Published in: Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Issue 56, 2025, ISSN 0377-0486
Publisher: Wiley
DOI: 10.1002/JRS.6821

Uncovering the spectral signatures of historical ink families using dual-wavelength photoacoustic imaging

Author(s): Eleanna Pirgianaki, Vasiliki Kokla, Vasilike Argyropoulos, Costas Fotakis, George J. Tserevelakis
Published in: The European Physical Journal Plus, Issue 141, 2026, ISSN 2190-5444
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1140/EPJP/S13360-026-07344-X

Conference proceedings (4)

Non-invasive optoacoustic and nonlinear microscopy techniques reveal in-depth aging of CH objects

Author(s): Meropi Mari, Eleanna Pirgianaki, Kristalia Melessanaki, George Filippidis, George J. Tserevelakis, Costas Fotakis
Published in: Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology (O3A) X, 2025
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3062382

Optimising DHSPI-SIRT detection diagnostics through combined thermal and humidity excitation procedures on fresco mock-ups

Author(s): Antonina Chaban, Vivi Tornari, Michalis Andrianakis, Maria Rosa Lanfranchi, Yannis Vezakis, Jana Striova
Published in: Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology (O3A) X, 2025
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3067951

Interference fringe pattern direct defect detection analysis based on deep learning

Author(s): Vivi Tornari, Yannis Vezakis, Michalis Andrianakis
Published in: Optics for Arts, Architecture, and Archaeology (O3A) X, 2025
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3068012

Phase extraction and denoising through deep learning-based interference pattern analysis

Author(s): Yannis Vezakis, Michalis Andrianakis, Vivi Tornari
Published in: Proceedings of SPIE, Issue 13570
Publisher: SPIE
DOI: 10.1117/12.3067887