Kelsey Lowe

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       Kelsey Lowe
Kelsey
 
         Occupation:

        Senior Research Associate, Honorary Research Fellow and Senior Heritage Advisor

         Title:

        Doctor of Philosophy

         Professional Membership:

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         Known For:

        Archaeological Geophysics

         Discipline:

        Librarianship, Information Management and Curatorial Studies, Digital humanities

         Sub Discipline:

        Semantic Web, Ontology (information science), Information visualization, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, Humanities

         Workplaces:

        University of Southern Queensland, University of Queensland

         Notable Ideas:

        Wikidemia.info, The Global Rock Art Database, Rock Art Reference Model (RARM)

         Education:

        University of Queensland, University of Mississippi, Minnesota State University Moorhead

         Doctoral Advisor:

        Prof. Paul Taçon

         Influences:

        Aaron Swartz, Tim Berners-Lee, Edward Tufte, Ward Cunningham

         Email:

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         Web Links:

        LinkedIn, Academic.edu, ResearchGate, ORCID

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Robert Haubt is an interdisciplinary researcher and lecturer in Digital Humanities. He is currently a Research Fellow with the Field Acquired Information Management System (FAIMS) project based at Macquarie University and teaches in Communication Design and Digital Media at Torrens University.

In 2016, he founded the online research platform Wikidemia.info. The platform uses an Open Data approach and allows users to explore semantic relationships between researchers and research data.

Robert also founded and developed the Global Rock Art Database project, the first centralized global rock art platform, which currently brings together over 250 rock art projects from around the world. The project was launched in 2012 with the support from the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Unit at Griffith University and Paul Tacon.

Robert's interdisciplinary research within Digital Humanities looks at how humans comprehend and interact with the world around them with interest in information collection, storage and retrieval considering dynamic Human- Spacetime relationships, from early cave paintings to cyber technology. His research is particularly interest in Collaborative Approaches, Crowdsourcing, Human-Based Computation, Semantic Web, Ontology (information sciences) and Information Visualization and explores the potential of scalabale and sustainable technologies.

Early Life and Education

Robert began his studies in audio engineering with interest in engineering, electronics and acoustics and completed a Bachelor of Arts, Honors at Middlesex University in 2004. Throughout his studies he became interested in human-technology interaction and his honors thesis investigated the use of technology for documenting the complexity of tangible and intangible elements in Indigenous Song in Australia. After the completion of his degree he started lecturing in applied digital media technology, media theory, physical modelling synthesis, synthesizer, acoustics and Web development. He received his Master of Arts & Media and Doctor of Philosophy from Griffith University in 2009 and 2016 respectively. His PhD thesis investigated the use of Open Source, data ontology, Semantic Web and visualization technologies within a Radical Collaborative Approach for the development of a global rock art heritage platform.

Career

Entertainment Industry

Robert started his career in the media and entertainment industry in the late '90s working on music, tv and film productions including fabrixx, a tv show for kids that ran on ARD from 2000-2004.

Educational Management & Communication Technology

After completing his honors degree in 2004, Robert started working in educational management with focus on building stronger communication and college administration systems for SAE Institute / qantm college, networking over 55 international campuses on four continents catering to 30.000 students.

The Global Rock Art Database

During his Master's degree in 2009, Robert met Paul Taçon while taking 'Rock Art in the 21st century' at Griffith University. Three years later, in 2012, he founded The Global Rock Art Database project with the support from Paul Taçon at the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University. The project takes a global citizen science approach and currently features over 250 rock art projects and sites from around the world. The Global Rock Art Database explores the use of new technologies for heritage data management and dissemination and looks at ways of making rock art heritage information more accessible and more visible for scholars and enthusiasts alike.

Wikidemia.info

In 2016, Robert started the online platform Wikidemia.info. The platform allows to connect researchers with research outputs by linking semantic profile data with semantically tagged research information. Using the Semantic MediaWiki extension, RDFIO and RelFinder, Wikidemia.info provides not only a platform for exploring semantic data but also a visualization tool for researchers to explore the potential of linking research data on the Web.

e-Research Initative at Macquarie University

In late 2016, Robert was offered a Research Fellowship in Digital Technologies as part of an e-Research initiative at Macquarie University. The initiative conducted an e-Research audit at the Faculty of Arts and developed an e-Research roadmap for Macquarie University looking at the use of new technologies to support and improve research practice.

FAIMS Project at Macquarie University

As of March 2017, Robert is a Research Fellow at the Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University working on the Open Source digital data collection application project FAIMS project / FAIMS mobile.

Teaching

Robert has been teaching in applied digital media technology, media theory, physical modelling synthesis, synthesizer, acoustics, Web development and communication design since 2004. He currently teaches at Billy Blue College of Design, Torrens University and has previously taught at SAE Institute / qantm College and Southern Cross University.

Ideas and Innovations

Robert's work is particularly interested in the use of technology within international and interdisciplinary humanities and sciences environments. His work looks at collaborative, crowd-sourcing, human-based-computation, Semantic Web, ontological and visualization applications in a range of cultural heritage technologies, including but not limited to metadata approaches in GIS, remote sensing and photogrammetry applications.

The Global Rock Art Database

The Global Rock Art Database using GIS, Interactive 2D & 3D Model Viewer and semantic data visualization integration of RelFinder
Interactive 2D & 3D Model Viewer (test page)
Testing Structure Sensor for iPad photogrammetry implementation for the The Global Rock Art Database

Robert is the Founder and Lead Developer of the The Global Rock Art Database project. The project was launched in 2012 in consultation with Prof. Paul Taçon at the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University, as a responds to an increasing need to protect rock art heritage sites around the world that are threatened by natural and cultural forces such as vandalism, graffiti damage but also climate change and rising sea levels.

Today the platform presents a world first [Ref.1,2,3,4] approach towards global rock art heritage data collection through a centralized Hub. The project uses a Radical Collaborative Approach (influenced by the works on wikis by Aaron Swartz and Ward Cunningham) and takes a Semantic Web (influenced by Tim Berners-Lee ) and Information Visualization (influenced by Edward Tufte) approach towards management of Cultural Heritage [Ref.5,6,7].

As part of the Rock Art Database project, Robert developed an Interactive 2D & 3D Model Viewer that brings 2D images and 3D objects into an interactive virtual environment for visual/perspective and interactive analysis. The viewer allows the user to measure and manipulate the images and models using basic scaling and color adjustment tools. The tool is based on X3DOM and brings together the screenshot function and the annotation function described in the v-must summerschool and makes use of customized JavaScript to manipulate X3DOM attributes in HTML5.

Wikidemia.info

Robert started Wikidemia.info in 2016. The online platform explores the potential of the semantic extension of the MediaWiki, the SemanticMediaWiki within a Radical Collaborative Approach connecting people and research.

Field Work & Public Outreach

Big Screen Installation, Red Zone, Griffith University

Sold Coast project on the Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

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Mobile Field Data Collector training with Park Rangers as part of the Mirarr Rock Art Project

Robert has been involved in a variety of field work and public outreach projects within information sciences and humanities in archaeology, anthropology, environmental sciences, coastal planning and cultural and urban studies. Past projects include field work conducted for the Global Rock Art Database, the Mirarr Rock Art Project, the Red ZONE big screen installation at Griffith University and the Sold Coast Project.

In 2016, the Global Rock Art Database team went to remote rock art locations in the Pacific. The team tested the integration of the Structure Sensor for iPad within the Global Rock Art Database pipeline using .x3d and x3DOM for modelling and disseminating large scale sites (up to 12m) and small motifs (mm accuracy). The pipeline uses realtime photogrammetric processing and .x3d model manipulation using <Appearance><Material> lighting and color properties and values.

In 2014, Robert worked on the Red Zone big screen installation at Griffith University. The installation provides exciting interactive learning experiences for visitors. Through hands-on technology and massive projection displays, visitors can immerse themselves in different worlds, expand their knowledge and explore Griffith University's expertise in science, health, business, the arts and rock art. The PERAHU Team worked on the rock art content which can be viewed on the touch wall at Griffith University's Nathan and Gold Coast campus.

In 2013, Robert was part of the Sold Coast initiative, a cultural laboratory for change. The project is a transdisciplinary team with expertise in contemporary art, design, film, coastal science, public art, humanities, cultural production and policy. The Sold Coast curates public experiments at the interstices of art, science and everyday life, ‘Creating change on the Gold Coast'.

In 2012, Robert took part in the Mirarr Rock Art Project. The project studies and promotes rock art sites in Mirarr country and is a partnership between the Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation (GAC) and the ANU Rock Art Research Centre. As part of the field work, the team tested ESS's mobile data recording application for iOS and Android in collaboration with local Park Rangers.


Bibliography

Publications

  1. Haubt, Taçon (2016). A collaborative, ontological and information visualization model approach in a centralized rock art heritage platform. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports.
  2. Haubt, R. A. (2016). A Radical Collaborative Approach: Developing a Model for Learning Theory, Human-Based Computation and Participant Motivation in a Rock-Art Heritage Application, ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., III-5, 65-72, doi:10.5194/isprs-annals-III-5-65-2016, 2016.
  3. Haubt, R. A. (2015). The Global Rock Art Database: Developing a Rock Art Reference Model for the RADB System using the CIDOC CRM and Australian Heritage Examples,ISPRS Ann. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., II-5/W3, 89-96, doi:10.5194/isprsannals-II-5-W3-89-2015, 2015.
  4. Haubt, R. A.(2013). Virtual Heritage Archives: Building a Centralized Australian Rock Art Archive, Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci., XL-5/W2, 319-324, doi:10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-5-W2-319-2013, 2013.

Talks

  1. Haubt, R. (2016). Guest Talk: Use of Cyber and Virtual tools for Landscape Archaeology. Landscape Archaeology. Course Convener Dr. Adela Sobotkova. Department of Ancient History, Macquarie University.
  2. Haubt, R. (2016). Guest Talk: The Global Rock-Art Database Project: Building a Collaborative Open Source Platform for Heritage Management from Information Structure to Information Visualization Using Australian Heritage Examples. LAVA, University of Hawaii. Manoa, HI, USA.
  3. Haubt, R. (2015). The Rock Art Database: Centralizing and Streamlining Heritage Data Using the CIDOC Reference Model. Global Studies in Rock Art Analysis and Interpretation. Society for American Archaeology, 80th Annual Meeting 2015, San Francisco, USA.
  4. Haubt, R. (2014) The Rock Art Database: A Global Information System and Data Repository. The Life of Things. WIP Conference 2014, EMSAH, University of Queensland. Brisbane, Australia.
  5. Haubt, R.A., (2014), Virtual Environment Archives, A Case Study of Cultural Preservation within Australian Rock Art Archives, Emerging Scholars Day, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.
  6. Haubt, R.A. (2014). Guest Lecture: Rock Art in the 21st Century: The State of Australian Heritage Archives. Rock Art in the 21st Century. Course Convener Prof. P. Taçon, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia.
  7. Haubt, R., (2013). An Open Source Approach to Centralize Rock Art Data in Australia. Scale and Granularity in Archaeological Data Management. Australian Archaeological Association (AAA) Conference, 2-6 December, (2013). Coffs Harbor, NSW. Australia.
  8. Haubt, R.A., (2013), Heritage Archives: Digitizing Rock Art Data in Australia, Combined Research Day, Griffith University, South Bank, QLD, Australia.
  9. Haubt, R.A., (2013), Virtual Environment Archives, A Case Study of Socio-Technological Antilogies in Cultural Preservation within Australian Rock Art Archives, Confirmation Paper Presentation, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia
  10. Haubt, R. A. (2004). Preserving Song: An Examination of the Development and Distortion of Indigenous Music in Australia. Honors Thesis. Middlesex University, London, UK.

Projects

  1. The Global Rock Art Database. URL: http://www.rockartdatabase.com
  2. Big Screen Rock Art Installation - Red Zone, Griffith University. SOuthport, Australia. URL: http://www.academia.edu/13090324/Big_Screen_Rock_Art_Installation_-_Red_Zone_Griffith_University
  3. CIPA Ontology Task Group (2016). Ontology. Developing A Rock Art Reference Model Using The CIDOC CRM And Australian Heritage Example. Arbeitsbereich für Vermessung und GEOinformation. Universität Innsbruck. URL: https://www.uibk.ac.at/vermessung/cipa_ontology_task_group/ontology.html
  4. CIPA Ontology Task Group (2016). Semantic Web technologies: Resources. The Rock Art Database. Arbeitsbereich für Vermessung und GEOinformation. Universität Innsbruck. URL: https://www.uibk.ac.at/vermessung/cipa_ontology_task_group/semantic_web_technologies.html


References

  1. Hampson, J. (2017). Recording rock art: strategies, challenges, and embracing the digital revolution. In The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Rock Art Oxford University Press. pp.21 URL: http://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/files/16020849/Brady_et_al_2017_recording_rock_art.pdf
  2. Rock Art Research (2016). A Resource. Rock Art Research, Volume 33, Number 1. pp.117 URL: http://www.afsp-perigord.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/merged.pdf
  3. Georgina Barton, Margaret Baguley. (2017). Editors’ Introduction: The World Alliance for Arts Education: Forging Forward in and Through the Arts. The Palgrave Handbook of Global Arts Education. pp 1-16. URL: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/978-1-137-55585-4_1
  4. LARA. (206). Corpus des signes gravés néolithiques. Laboratoire de recherches archéologiques (LARA) Université de Nantes. pp.100. URL: http://bibliotheque.numerique.sra-bretagne.fr/files/original/8f9df2c6c57936333bafffd3d8d9d07e.pdf
  5. NV Cerveny, RI Dorn, CD Allen, DS Whitley. (2016). Advances in rapid condition assessments of rock art sites: Rock Art Stability Index (RASI). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X16302929
  6. A Amaro, F Flaviani, A Figueroa, R De Valencia. (2016). Ontologıa para las Manifestaciones Rupestres en Venezuela. URL: http://concisa.net.ve/memorias/CoNCISa2016/CoNCISa2016-p101-111.pdf
  7. Aroa,Gutiérrez Alonso,;Mercedes Farjas Abadía; José Antonio Domínguez Gómez. (2016). Morphometric analysis and detection of invisible archaeological elements by spectral treatment of digital images. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. pp.1-10
  8. Taçon, P. (2014). PERAHU research and new initiatives. PERAHU Alumni News Letter. Griffith University, Australia. URL: https://griffithalumni.e-newsletter.com.au/link/id/zzzz5317b337ac3fe000/page.html
  9. Taçon, P., (2013). iPads record Kakadu Rock Art. PERAHU. Griffith Alumni News Letter. URL: https://griffithalumni.e-newsletter.com.au/link/id/zzzz5031e2715963c658Pb5c97486ee41aad53a5e/page.html#zzzz5031e1b69270a278
  10. Faris, Peter. (2015). The Global Rock Art Database. URL: http://rockartblog.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/global-rock-art-data-base.html


External Links

  1. http://whc.unesco.org/en/rocktart/
  2. http://en.unesco.org/news/world-heritage-committee-opens-appeal-protect-cultural-heritage-sites-targeted-destruction
  3. http://theconversation.com/australian-rock-art-is-threatened-by-a-lack-of-conservation-32900
  4. https://theconversation.com/profiles/paul-s-c-tacon-140501
  5. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-05-31/calls-for-national-rock-art-database/2738606
  6. http://www98.griffith.edu.au/dspace/bitstream/handle/10072/69326/101393_1.pdf;jsessionid=ABD9EE1EFE54B7D783B3FC2631A267C5?sequence=1
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