Maurizio Forte

Marco De Pietri – August 2023

Maurizio Forte (mF)

Maurizio Forte (mF)

Staff profile

Processed on April 08, 2009

Professional Preparation

1985	BS and MS Ancient History (Archaeology), University of Bologna
1988	Diploma of Specialization in Archaeology, University of Bologna
1993	PhD Etruscology (Archaeology), University La Sapienza (Rome)
1993-1996	Computing in Archaeology, CINECA, Supercomputing Center

Appointments

1998-2007	Senior Researcher, Institute of Technologies Applied to Cultural Heritage, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
2004-2007	Lecturer and Fellow Professor, IMT, Lucca
2008-present	Full Professor, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, University of California, Merced

2003	M.Forte, (ed. by), The reconstruction of Archaeological Landscapes through Digital Technologies, Proceedings of the 2nd Italy-United States Workshop, Rome, Italy, November 3-5, 2003. Berkeley, USA, May, 2005, BAR International series, 1379.
2005	M. Forte, S. Pescarin, The virtual reconstruction of the archaeological landscape, “Temps et espaces de l’homme en société, analyses et modèles spatiaux en archéologie”, XXVe rencontres internationales d’archéologie et d’histoire d’Antibes, Sous la direction de J.-F. Berger, F. Bertoncello, F. Braemer, G. Davtian, M. Gazenbeek. Éditions APDCA, Antibes, 2005, 55-66.
2006	M. Forte, S.Campana, (eds.by) From Space to Place, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, Rome, December 4-7, 2006, BAR International Series 1568, Archaeopress, Oxford, 2006.
2006	M. Forte, S. Pescarin, E. Pietroni, C. Rufa, Multiuser interaction in an archaeological landscape: the Flaminia Project, in (M.Forte, S.Campana, eds.by) From Space to Place, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, Rome, December 4-7, 2006, BAR International Series 1568, Archaeopress, Oxford, 2006, 189-196.
2008	M. Forte, E. Pietroni: Virtual Reality Web Collaborative Environments in Archaeology, VSMM 2008, Cyprus, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Virtual Systems an Multimedia vol. III, 74-78. BEST PAPER AWARD FOR CULTURAL MERIT.

Other Significant Publications

2005	M. Forte, A digital “cyber” protocol for the reconstruction of the archaeological landscape: Virtual Reality and mindscapes, in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Recording, Modeling and Visualization of Cultural Heritage, 22 - 27 May 2005, Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland, CD rom, Settembre, 2005.
2006	M. Forte, S. Pescarin, E. Pietroni, C. Rufa, Multiuser interaction in an archaeological landscape: the Flaminia Project, in (M.Forte, S.Campana, eds.by) From Space to Place, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, Rome, December 4-7, 2006, BAR International Series 1568, Archaeopress, Oxford, 2006, 189-196.
2006	M. Forte, S. Pescarin, E. Pietroni, Transparency, interaction, communication and open source in Virtual Archaeology, in (M.Forte, S.Campana, eds.by) From Space to Place, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, Rome, December 4-7, 2006, BAR International Series 1568, Archaeopress, Oxford, 2006 535-540.
2008	M. Forte, E. Pietroni, N. Dell'Unto,: 3D Multiuser Domain and Virtual Ecosystems for Transmission and Communication of Cultural Heritage, Convegno DMACH 2008, Digital Media and its Applications in Cultural Heritage, Organized by The Center for the Study of Architecture in the Arab Region (CSAAR), Institute for Digital Fabrication, Ball State University, USA, College of Architecture and Arts, Univerity of Petra, Jordan, 3-6 November, 2008, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan.
2008	M. Forte, S. Pescarin, L. Calori ,, Virtual Rome project: a web-based VR application on the archaeological landscape of Rome, in “Advances in Remote Sensing for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management”, Proceedings of the Earsel Workshop, Rome 30 Sept – 4 Oct 2008, 2008

Awards

2002	Best paper award for the cultural merit” at the VSMM conference (2002), “Creative and digital culture”.
2005	E-content Award, 1st prize, category e-learning (E-content award 2005, Milan, Italy).
2008	Best paper award at the VSMM 2008 conference, Digital Heritage: “Our Hi-tech-STORY for the Future Technologies to Document, Preserve, Communicate, and Prevent the Destruction of our Fragile Cultural Heritage”.
2008	E-content Award, 1st prize, category E-learning (E-content award 2008, Milan, Italy)
2008	E-content Award, 1st prize, category E-culture (E-content award 2008, Milan, Italy)

Synergistic Activities

xxx	Courses and Program Development currently developing curricula and the first undergraduate and graduate programs in World Heritage at UC Merced.
xxx	Virtual Museums: creation of the Virtual Museum of Ancient “Via Flaminia” in Rome, a collaborative digital environment for museum visitors.
2009	Conference Organization Creator and organizer of the bilateral conferences Italy-US on the Reconstruction of the Archaeological Landscape (Boston, Rome, Berkeley). Creator and co-organizer of the III World Conference on Remote Sensing Archaeology, “Space, Time and Place”, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, August, 17-21, 2009.

Collaborators

A. Addison (UNESCO), L. Lancaster (ECAI), S. Campana (University of Siena), S.Pescarin (CNR, Italy), E.Pietroni (CNR, Italy), L.Diaz (University of Helsinki), S.Kenderdine (Museum Victoria, Melbourne)

Graduate and Post-Doctoral Advisors

Nicolo' Dell'Unto (IMT, Lucca, Italy), Fabrizio Galeazzi (UCM), Paola Digiuseppeantonio Difranco (UCM), Marco Valesi (UCM), Elena Bonini ( IMT, Lucca, Italy).

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