Invited Speakers

Qixing Huang 

Associate Professor @ Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin

Qixing’s research spans computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning, with a focus on developing 3D generative models that integrate geometric, physical, and topological priors. His recent work on structure-aware generation and reconstruction directly supports the reconstruction and simulation of heritage sites from incomplete 3D data, a key challenge in spatial intelligence for cultural heritage.

Iro Armeni

Assistant Professor @ Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

Iro leads pioneering interdisciplinary research linking architecture, civil engineering, and computer vision. Her work on data-driven understanding and simulation of built environments, scene graphs, and mixed-reality modeling provides the foundation for digitally reconstructing and preserving cultural heritage spaces, while enabling sustainable and human-centric design.

Hadar Averbuch-Elor

Assistant Professor @ Computer Science Department, Cornell University & Cornell Tech

Hadar’s research explores multimodal computer vision and graphics, combining 2D imagery, 3D geometry, and language for spatial understanding. Her recent work on geometry-aware visual generation and multimodal reasoning offers powerful tools for semantic reconstruction, storytelling, and immersive visualization of cultural heritage sites.

Deblina Bhattacharjee

Assistant Professor @ Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, UK, affiliated with the Visual Intelligence Group and the Centre for Spatial Intelligence

Deblina's research sits at the intersection of computer vision, multimodal AI, visual arts, and cultural heritage, with a focus on responsible AI systems for interpreting, reconstructing, and disseminating complex visual and archival materials. More broadly, her work spans domain adaptation, depth understanding, multitask learning, generative models, 3D reconstruction, and visual saliency. Prior to joining Bath, she completed her PhD and postdoctoral research at EPFL, Switzerland, and worked with Samsung, Google, and Intel. She serves on the organising committee of CVPR.