Harvesting Knowledge from Cultural Images with Assorted Technologies: The Example of the ChIA Project

Abstract

: In recent years, cross-disciplinary collaboration for increased knowledge extraction from diverse data sources has been at the heart of interdisciplinary research and related fields, such as Digital Humanities. In particular, knowledge extraction and preservation from cultural heritage data has received increased attention. In this paper, we introduce the ChIA project, a cross-disciplinary Digital Humanities project that aims to perform knowledge design, knowledge extraction and organisation by applying semantic as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on a set of Europeana cultural food images. The collaborative endeavour aims to increase cultural knowledge access and analysis possibilities of images for different user groups and stakeholders, such as content providers or for educational purposes.